Social Media Strategies Summit

MAY 25, 2021

Facebook can be a helpful resource in that mission. Your ability to build an online community and share updates with your constituents on Facebook has never been stronger. Facebook has developed many tools, resources, and best practices to help you better reach and connect with your followers. Image Source: Facebook GPA.

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Jon Loomer

MARCH 15, 2022

Many Facebook advertisers don’t realize that view-through conversions are a thing. Ads Manager reports on conversions that happen within 7-days of clicking or 1-day of viewing your ad without clicking, by default ( Facebook ads attribution ). Let me know in the comments below! What are your thoughts on view-through conversions?

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Jon Loomer

APRIL 18, 2022

According to a recent North Carolina State University study , Facebook doesn’t account for context when assigning a user an interest that is used for ad targeting. The Facebook algorithm, based on the mention, would infer an interest in green cheese. In the first study, the researchers created 14 new Facebook user accounts.

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Jon Loomer

JANUARY 11, 2023

But, how often should you update your Facebook ad creative? This is a question I get a lot. The reason it’s impossible to provide guidance on how often to update your Facebook ad creative is that there are three important factors that make this variable. Surprisingly, Facebook recommends updating the existing ad.

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Jon Loomer

JANUARY 30, 2023

For example, I wanted to answer the simple question of how Facebook advertisers can leverage ChatGPT and AI. I wrote a blog post about how it can help generate a Facebook ads strategy. And then it occurred to me: What better way to learn the best ways to use ChatGPT as a Facebook advertiser than to ask ChatGPT?

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Jon Loomer

AUGUST 28, 2022

If you run Facebook ads under a Special Ad Category, you should know that Facebook Special Ad Audiences are going away. While this specifically impacts housing, Facebook will be removing Special Ad Audiences for all Special Ad Categories. Facebook isn’t particularly helpful on this point. Deprecation Timeline.

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Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Scroll below his post to add a comment — and be forced to comment through Facebook. Whether or not you choose to share that comment on your Facebook wall is up to you, but it’s either comment with Facebook or don’t comment at all. This time, I want to ask a different question.

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Jon Loomer

OCTOBER 20, 2020

I get a lot of questions related to problems creating Facebook ad accounts. How do you create a new Facebook ad account? Why can’t you create a new Facebook ad account? If you’re running into issues, you may have run into your Facebook ad account creation limit. Have questions? What Is My Limit?

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Jon Loomer

MARCH 14, 2022

When you create a Facebook ad campaign, you have limitless options. When creating your ad set, Facebook uses “automatic placements” by default. When you use automatic placements, Facebook will “maximize your budget” and distribute your ads in placements that will lead to the most results. The Problem.

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Jon Loomer

MAY 4, 2022

A post that I wrote on LinkedIn about Meta pulling the plug on Facebook Podcasts was picked up by LinkedIn News. The result was a whole bunch of comments. But, it certainly felt like there were themes of comments I was getting, and they far outnumbered those that seemed to reflect a knowledge of what this feature actually was.

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Jon Loomer

OCTOBER 24, 2022

After about a year-and-a-half on hiatus, the “Compare Attribution” feature has returned to Facebook Ads Manager. “Attribution” is how Facebook gives credit to an ad for conversions. This setting impacts two things: How Facebook optimizes ad distribution. How Facebook reports conversions.

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Jon Loomer

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Facebook’s ads optimization systems are powerful. This doesn’t mean that Facebook ads optimization is bad. In this post, let’s talk about how Facebook ads optimization works, the scenarios that could create problems, and the ways you can mitigate them. How Facebook Ads Optimization Works. Guess what?

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Jon Loomer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The easiest way to set up Conversions API is with the Facebook for WordPress plugin. The truth is that I attempted to use the Facebook for WordPress plugin originally, and let’s get this out of the way first. ” Search “Facebook for WordPress” ( you can also download it here ). Have any questions?

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Jon Loomer

DECEMBER 1, 2022

You’ve likely heard the advice, whether from a Facebook ads rep or your regular ads “guru.” ” Micro-targeting with Facebook ads is no longer viable. Should you go broad with Facebook ads targeting? Facebook will then show your ad to people within your audience who are most likely to convert.

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Jon Loomer

OCTOBER 9, 2022

As you likely know, there are special rules that Facebook advertisers must follow to run ads related to politics and social issues. But, Facebook specifically lists the following actions that won’t be allowed. Facebook recommends getting this done by October 18. Let me know in the comments below!

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Jon Loomer

OCTOBER 20, 2020

I get a lot of questions related to problems creating Facebook ad accounts. How do you create a new Facebook ad account? Why can’t you create a new Facebook ad account? If you’re running into issues, you may have run into your Facebook ad account creation limit. Have questions? What Is My Limit?

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agora pulse

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

And of all engagement, actual comments rank towards the top. This just as true for YouTube as it is for Facebook or Twitter, even though it isn’t always thought of as a social networking site. Comments in particular generate discussion, which means more engagement and more people wanting to engage with your content.

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Jon Loomer

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Part of the battle is knowing which Facebook ads metrics actually matter. Facebook does a good job of surfacing metrics that are relevant to your objective, but that’s not good enough for me. ” This is a preset that Facebook created. Otherwise, you’d start asking questions. The staples. Amount Spent.

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Keyhole.co

JANUARY 20, 2024

The answer is Facebook marketing. Anyone can market on Facebook–big brands, small businesses, and individuals alike. Facebook marketing is a cost-effective way for a small business to reach a big audience on a minimal budget. In fact, surveys show that the majority of Facebook users follow at least six brands.

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Jon Loomer

MARCH 22, 2022

The changes to Facebook (or Meta) advertising due to iOS 14+ in 2021 were significant. Facebook can count conversions even if no one clicked. Look, Facebook (or Meta or whatever) has its reasons for removing this. This, instead, makes me question the quality of data Facebook reports even more. There is a Reason.

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Jon Loomer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Advertisers can also experiment with Facebook Lookalike Expansion to yield optimal results that scale. You can have Facebook find the people who are in anywhere from the top 1% to 10% within a country or region who are most similar to your source audience. If so, Facebook will dynamically expand to reach these other people.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 9, 2018

One of the most common questions that I get via direct message, comments, or tweets is related to a post a published a while back about moving and organizing Facebook photos into different albums. Facebook just hasn’t extended this feature to Groups at this time. Before you say it…I know. THIS SUCKS!

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Jon Loomer

JANUARY 21, 2020

One of a Facebook advertiser’s primary goals is to generate quality leads. Today, I’m going to walk through how to use Facebook Messenger ads to generate leads. Facebook will then show your ads to people most likely to generate leads. Create Your Questions. Now, let’s create our first question.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 16, 2017

I get a lot of really good feedback from my readers who ask questions that often go quite a bit beyond the articles the I write. Just read the comments in the follow-up article and you’ll see the great input from readers. Your questions and input help me identify common questions and develop content that tries to answer them.

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Jon Loomer

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This process just became a lot easier with Facebook’s new automatic translation feature. For the past couple of years now, advertisers have been able to create copy variations by language using Facebook’s language optimization feature. Facebook actually will offer a translated version of the comment to you.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 3, 2023

You don’t need to wait for the Facebook algorithm to notice you: You already have everything you need to get more eyeballs on your content. Put on your best sweatpants and try out these 16 engagement posts on Facebook to become the hero of your own marketing story, er, strategy. What is a Facebook engagement post? Easy peasy.

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Jon Loomer

APRIL 20, 2022

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. And that, to me, is a question I have. Manage Your Interests.

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Jon Loomer

APRIL 19, 2023

One of the most common questions I get is related to scaling Facebook ads: Once you get good results, how do you increase your budget while continuing to get those good results? Finally, there is a simple question that needs to be addressed: How much should you increase your budget? Let me know in the comments below!

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Jon Loomer

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

And yet… Facebook still sucks at detecting basic fraud. Facebook/Meta is one of the techiest of all tech companies and is known for advancements in ads optimization and machine learning. Facebook/Meta is one of the techiest of all tech companies and is known for advancements in ads optimization and machine learning.

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Jon Loomer

JANUARY 29, 2021

When iOS 14 goes live and users begin acting on prompts related to sharing their data, Facebook advertisers are likely to see a drop in conversion reporting. While this could at least partially be attributed to performance, the primary reason will be a fundamental change in Facebook ads attribution. Let me know in the comments below!

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Jon Loomer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The Facebook parent company has been re-branded as Meta to reflect its future focus on the “Metaverse” (primarily AR and VR experiences). The Facebook parent company is being replaced by Meta. Meta is the umbrella over Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. Facebook/Meta are betting that people will.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 16, 2023

Facebook Messenger marketing can be a powerful part of your digital strategy. Below, we’ll explain how to use Facebook Messenger for marketing. We’ll also explore the best Facebook Messenger marketing strategies for 2023. What is Facebook Messenger marketing? What is the benefit of marketing on Facebook Messenger?

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Jon Loomer

MARCH 14, 2021

As advertisers configure their Facebook web events in preparation for iOS 14, we’ve been hearing from many experiencing hidden Facebook events. If the custom conversions in question don’t appear in this list in Business Manager, they are only currently used at an ad account-level. Let me know in the comments below!

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 22, 2018

Believe it or not, I get asked this question A LOT. In fact, I would get that questions relating to content restriction are probably one of the most common questions that get via my contact form or direct messages on the various social networks. The most recent request came in the form of this question: Heya, Sean.

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Ari Herzog

JUNE 18, 2014

If you look at every blog post I wrote in 2014 in reverse chronological order from yesterday’s post rationalizing why I tweet to my first post on branding , the above numeric series indicates how many comments people wrote on each post. This includes my comments, too. Why do I allow people to comment if few do?

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Jon Loomer

MAY 17, 2022

Historically, the low quality of leads has been a knock on Facebook lead ads. Meta says that you’ll soon be able to use responses to a multiple-choice question to help filter leads. Let me know in the comments below! This update could help. Do you have access to any of these yet? What do you think?

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Jon Loomer

JULY 26, 2021

One of the biggest Facebook advertiser complaints related to iOS 14 changes and Aggregated Event Measurement is the limitation to eight events per website for optimization purposes. In those cases, Facebook would only receive a user’s highest-ranking event, and receipt of that conversion would be delayed for up to 72 hours.

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