RE: STEEM: Do We Really Stand For Freedom Of Speech??? Advertising Ban or Censorship???
Like you, I can't see adverts making it onto Steemit, because it'd never get "voted in" by the community.
But, that's traditional advertising. What about content created by a business?
Smart businesses aren't advertising on social media now - they're creating content around their brand - inserting their brand into the conversation.
What would your thoughts be on this? What if an existing Steemit account, with lots of followers was posting "branded content", like an influencer on Instagram does? What if a business was contributing to the Steemit community and, rather than blatantly advertising with "buy our product/service" posts, was inserting their brand into the conversation?
You could argue that every photographer and artist on Steemit is "advertising" every time they post their work.
I'm with you on not wanting traditional advertising on Steemit, but marketers adapt to any environment. I think what we'll see is that the community will vote with their actions, and it'll come down to a value exchange between entertainment and attention.
I agree @m-ssed-t.
We need to define advertising although we could take the approach it is all advertising. Arent many of us on here building a brand through out writings and interactions? Hence, when we go out "promoting" ourselves via networking, arent we doing the same thing? Sure it isnt a pop up ad, but we are still trying to attract people to our blog (which can have a monetary value).
As for the first part, certainly there is nothing wrong with that. I think smart companies/individuals do that...mix the promotion in with the story line.