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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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Top five: Messaging gets a lot more engaging

Sherrilynne Starkie

This weeks’ must-know news from Google, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram. Top five: Messaging gets a lot more engaging. News from Google, SnapChat, Facebook and Instagram. Voice search is about to get a lot more important to local business as lead generation comes to Google Assistant and Google Home.

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Facebook Profile Suffers Negative Attack

Bill Hartzer

My main, Meta Verified personal Facebook profile , which is different than my Facebook Page , is currently suffering a “negative social media attack” over the past 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, I’ve received reports of at least 81 of my personal Facebook posts be attacked–they have been reported to Facebook.

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Understanding Facebook View-Through Conversions

Jon Loomer

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 ). That user may have seen it and even engaged with the ad without clicking to your website.

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The Problems with Facebook Ads Optimization

Jon Loomer

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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Facebook Metrics: New Ways to Measure Ad and Page Engagement

Jon Loomer

Facebook has announced several metrics that will give marketers better insights into user engagement with their ads and page. It’s one more step to further clarify click engagement. It’s one more step to further clarify click engagement. Click engagement often confuses advertisers. Page Interactions.

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Top five: Google Chrome to detect fake news with new AI extension

Sherrilynne Starkie

Facebook, Google, CES, BBC all make this week's list of top social media must-knows. Facebook’s answer to Amazon Echo and Google Home. Rumours have it that Facebook will launch its answer to Amazon Echo and Google Home at the annualy F8 Conference in May. Top Five: Marketing Trends and Stats for 2018.

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