Dark Post

A dark post is a paid social post that does not appear organically on the brand profile or public feed.

Dark posts are often used for ad testing, audience-specific offers, or campaigns that should not be shown to every follower.

They allow marketers to run multiple creative variations without cluttering the public profile.

Dark posts are useful for testing creative and offers, but teams should still document them so reporting and brand review do not become fragmented.

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