Pure sales pitch with no insight
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What triggers it
A video or post that only promotes or sells a product, service or event without useful insight, news or advice.
What LinkedIn says
“Content that solely attempts to promote or sell products, services, or events without also offering useful insights, news, or advice.”
We last checked this against LinkedIn's page on .
How to fix it
Add real value: a tip, a lesson learned, data or a how-to alongside the promotion.
Good to know
Ad-style videos: product shots, prices, 'book now', with no tips or lessons. A product update paired with practical insight is fine.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's said, the words on screen and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: not for this rule
- Speech: looked at for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
Related LinkedIn rules
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