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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. Nonexistent or incomplete use of exclusions.

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Will Facebook Ads CPM Costs Increase This Holiday Season?

Jon Loomer

As advertisers prepare for the holidays, there’s a bit of anxiety about what to expect. The past few years have been anything but normal, so it’s not easy to predict what advertisers should expect this year. In particular, will Facebook ads CPM costs increase?

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Bid Strategies Best Practices for Meta Advertising

Jon Loomer

If you’re a newer advertiser, this will almost always be the recommended approach. Cost Per Result Goal This bid strategy helps you set the amount that will keep your advertising profitable. While using Highest Volume, you can set a Cost Per Result Goal. When should you use this? When should you use this?

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Meta Advertising Expectations and the Most Common Phrase

Jon Loomer

If you’re a Meta advertiser who manages ads for others, it’s important you make this phrase a regular part of your language: “It depends.” Let me explain… The Simplistic Question Those who are ignorant to the complexity of Meta advertising expect direct and specific answers to simple questions.

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Beginner’s Guide to Meta Advertising

Jon Loomer

Much of my content is catered to intermediate to advanced advertisers, but I’m often asked where those who are new to Meta ads should start. Consider this your beginner’s guide to Meta advertising. When Meta unveiled “Advantage” in 2022, most advertisers didn’t fully appreciate what we were in for.

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Brand Lift Tests in Experiments

Jon Loomer

Brand Lift tests are now self-serve… They previously required the help of a rep, but now you can create these tests (along with Conversion Lift Tests) from Experiments. Brand Lift allows you to use surveys to calculate the effect your ads had on brand awareness and recall. Have you heard of this brand?

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How to Cut Costs on Facebook by Exiting the “Learning Phase”

Ignite Social Media

Brands are likely to pay more for advertising as we head into the holiday season and the U.S. This increase in ad spend will likely result in an uptick in costs for those advertising on Facebook and Instagram. How does the Learning Phase impact cost? presidential election. What is the Facebook Learning Phase?

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