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6 Targeting Mistakes Advertisers Make

Jon Loomer

Meta advertising has changed rapidly the past few years, and that leads to several common targeting mistakes. I admit that I miss the old days of Facebook advertising — before it was Meta advertising. It’s a step that’s often missed by beginner advertisers. Prior activity.

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The Interests That Facebook Advertisers Can Use to Target You

Jon Loomer

A recent North Carolina State study suggests that Facebook interest targeting is inaccurate or irrelevant 30% of the time. So, how accurate are the interests that Facebook advertisers can use to target you? This is something that all Facebook users can check. Online Advertising. Does recency of activity matter?

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Choose a Client Who Sets You Up for Facebook Advertising Success

Jon Loomer

The clients you work with can set you up for Facebook advertising success. There are many factors that you can’t control that will immediately make your life as a Facebook advertiser easier or harder. Facebook ad policies will make running ads impossible, or at least difficult. That may seem insane.

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Off-Facebook Activity Launching October 1st

Ignite Social Media

Source: Facebook. The off-Facebook Activity tool , also known as “Clear History”, will be launching in the United States on October 1 st. Many social media advertisers have been awaiting this news and the potential repercussions that might come from it. What is Off-Facebook Activity? Source: Facebook.

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Enforcement of iOS 14 Changes for Facebook Advertisers Begins

Jon Loomer

We were first warned about iOS 14 and how it would impact Facebook advertising in 2020. You are likely seeing messages from Facebook about your custom audiences shrinking. This is related only to audiences that include people who have opted out of iOS tracking (mainly website custom audiences and app activity custom audiences).

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How Apple’s iOS 14 Update Will Impact Facebook Advertising

Ignite Social Media

In the middle of 2020, Facebook began to raise the alarm on iOS updates and its impact on Facebook advertising. Apple’s coming policy updates require App Store apps to ask iOS 14 users for permission to track their activity through apps and websites. As only the highest-prioritized completed event will be reported (e.g.,

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How to Create an App Activity Custom Audience for Facebook Ads Targeting

Jon Loomer

There are numerous ways that you can run Facebook ads to reach those who have engaged with your business or assets. App Activity Custom Audiences allow you to reach and re-engage those who engaged with your game or app. In order to take advantage of these audiences, you’ll first need to register your app with Facebook.