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Is Facebook advertising worth it?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Is Facebook advertising worth it? The numbers speak for themselves: about 3 million businesses are spending more than $30 billion on Facebook ads each year. Facebook ads are radically different from mainstream media and other digital platform ads. It’s a powerful approach that has revolutionized advertising.

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What Chrome’s Elimination of Third-Party Cookies Means for Meta Advertisers

Jon Loomer

On January 4, Google began its test to phase out third-party cookies , with the completion expected in the second half of 2024. What does this development mean for Meta advertisers? Google’s Tracking Protection Google’s Tracking Protection initiative is part of their Privacy Sandbox for the Web. I wish I were.

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Don’t Freak Out: How to Approach Facebook Advertising Changes Inspired by iOS 14

Jon Loomer

There’s a lot of chatter in the world of Facebook advertising right now. You’re likely more confused and frustrated about the state of advertising than you’ve been in some time. Even if you assume worst-case scenarios once the iOS 14 prompt goes live, advertisers are going to be just fine.

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6 Tools to Fine-Tune Your Social Media Advertising Strategy

Convince & Convert

Social media advertising is a great way to quickly generate new customers and create a social media buzz around your (new) product. Apart from the obvious tools (like Facebook and Tweet/Analytics), here are five tools to help you come up with new social media advertising tactics: 1.

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How to Use Google Tag Manager to Manage the Facebook Pixel and Events

Jon Loomer

For the past couple of years now, I’ve used Google Tag Manager to manage the Facebook pixel and events (both standard and custom events). I wish I would have started using GTM to manage my Facebook pixel and events sooner. Within the Google Tag Manager workspace for your domain, go to Tags. Create Standard Events.

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Create a Custom Facebook Event for a Watched YouTube Video in Google Tag Manager

Jon Loomer

You can create a custom Facebook event to track, optimize, and retarget them with Facebook ads. First, know that I use Google Tag Manager to manage my Facebook pixel. For more on using Google Tag Manager for creating custom events, check out the following blog posts: Create Facebook Pixel Events for Scroll Depth.

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Example: Use URL Parameters to Verify Facebook Ads Results

Jon Loomer

Inspired primarily by the negative reporting impact resulting from iOS 14-related changes in 2021, Facebook advertisers are searching for ways to verify and uncover conversion results. I wrote a tutorial previously about using Dynamic URL Parameters with your Facebook ads for this purpose. One approach is using URL parameters.

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