In the realm of social media, promoted or paid content refers to posts, videos, or other types of media that individuals or businesses pay the social media platform to display to users beyond their organic reach. This content is typically labeled as “sponsored” or “promoted” to distinguish it from non-paid, organic content. Promoted content is used to reach a larger or more targeted audience, often with the goals of increasing brand visibility, driving web traffic, or achieving specific marketing objectives.
Different social media platforms have various formats and names for their paid content offerings, such as “Promoted Tweets” on Twitter or “Sponsored Posts” on Facebook and Instagram.