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Study Suggests 30-Percent of Facebook Interests Are Inaccurate or Irrelevant

Jon Loomer

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. They then tracked the interests that Facebook generated.

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6 Brands Achieving Amazing Results on Facebook

Social Media Strategies Summit

Brands have many reasons to move away from the social media giant Facebook. From its slowing growth to its constant algorithmic changes , the environment on Facebook gets more challenging every day. But despite all of these reasons to move away from Facebook, there is no denying the platform’s continued influence.

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Study shows social media drives sales

Sherrilynne Starkie

Complete findings from the study can be found in a white paper titled The Social Media Payoff – Establishing the Missing Link Between Social Media and ROI. Related posts: Facebook advertising facts. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Social media in call centres. Wikipedia rules the waves. Related articles. ROI in social media.

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Studies Determining The Value of a Facebook Fan

Mindjumpers

However, making some research on the subject, we found that the Danish company named Digital Works has recently published a great article about the actual value of a Facebook fan in their newsletter. They have gathered some interesting cases where several companies have decided to examine and analyse the value of a Facebook fan.

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Social Media Case Study: Discover Boating

Ignite Social Media

You can read more about our social media case study below. Utilizing the platform’s targeting options, we implemented the Facebook pixel on Discover Boating’s website to re-target visitors to push them through the purchase funnel. Social Media Case Study Results. Campaign Objective. point lift over the control group 12.3-point

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New Study Finds Facebook's Interest Targeting is Inaccurate Around 30% of the Time

Social Media Today

For Facebook advertisers, this could provide more insight into your targeting and performance tracking.

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What You Need to Know About Conversion Lift Studies

Ignite Social Media

Have you ever wondered how much of an incremental impact your Facebook ads have on your business? Facebook conversion lift studies now make it easier than ever. We’ve outlined a few of the basics so you can get started with their self-serve conversion lift studies, awareness lift, and more! Conversion Lift). Brand lift).

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