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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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How Competition Impacts Facebook Ads Costs

Jon Loomer

It’s important to understand that your Facebook ads costs aren’t determined in a vacuum. It won’t always cost the same amount to get that click or conversion. In fact, the rate at which people act on your ads could remain constant while your costs could fluctuate wildly. The role of competition.

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Facebook Ads Bid Strategies: Lowest Cost, Cost Cap, Bid Cap

Jon Loomer

Facebook advertisers can use bid strategies to help control how Facebook spends your budget in the ad auction. The primary bid strategies are as follows: Lowest Cost. The problem, of course, is that most advertisers don’t understand when and how to use these bid strategies. Lowest Cost. Minimum ROAS.

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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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Common Advertising Mistakes Related to Placement Selection

Jon Loomer

Some advertising mistakes are made due to inaction. Today’s post continues a theme of common advertising mistakes. Over the years, Meta has gone out of its way to make manually adjusting placements more difficult, encouraging advertisers to use Advantage+ Placements. The result was a solid Cost Per Action.

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Effective Meta Advertising: Key Metrics Simplified

Jon Loomer

Meta gives advertisers seemingly limitless metrics that can distract us. There are only two metrics here: Total Desired Actions Cost Per Desired Action The Desired Action is the primary goal of your campaign. If your CPC sucks, but you get a great Cost Per Desired Action, who cares about that CPC? Be careful. Watch them.

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Example: How to Use Custom Metrics in Facebook Ads Manager

Jon Loomer

If you’re a Facebook advertiser, one of the most underutilized features that you may not even know about is the Custom Metric. I wrote about it two years ago , and it’s an option that largely escapes advertisers. I want to take a second look at custom metrics today and provide two specific examples of how I use them.

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