3. The most popular website in the world!
• 500 million active users
• 150 million active users on mobile devices
• 900 million interactive objects (pages, groups, events, communities, etc.)
• 1 million websites integrated with FB platform
Why Advertise On Facebook?
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4. One of the most interactive channels on the Web
• 50% of Facebook users login at least once per day
• More than 1 million websites link to Facebook
• Advertisers can use profile information to reach specific users
• True demographic targeting
Why Advertise On Facebook?
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5. 1. Google AdWords Demographic Targeting
• Content network only
• Data provided by website owners describing target audience
2. Microsoft “targeting” = demographic bidding
• Uses Windows Passport data to determine who’s searching
• Searchers must be logged into Passport account
• Age and Gender targeting only
Demographic Targeting
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6. Facebook users provide a lot of valuable information (almost everything!)
• Age
• Gender
• Location
• Education
• Career history (including current position)
• Connected individuals and groups
• Books, music and movies we like
• Relationship status!
• Everything!
Demographic Targeting
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7. Setting up a Facebook advertising campaign is easy!
• Login and click “Advertising”
• Drive traffic to your website or to your Facebook page?
• Selling something, generate leads, or build a fan base?
Demographic Targeting Goals
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8. Who do you want to target?
• Location
• Demographics (age, gender, relationships, languages spoken, etc.)
• ‘Likes’ and interests
• Education and work
• Connections on Facebook
Demographic Targeting Goals
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9. True power of Facebook: Ability to target ‘likes’ (not just keywords)
• Ads only show to users with one or more ‘likes’ and interests
• Try starting with a broader audience and refine targeting
• Relevant ‘likes’ = Higher CTR and Conversion Rate
• Estimator Tool
Affinity Targeting – ‘Likes’
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10. Best way to promote a social event or occasion
• Promote specific page, application, event, or group
• Warrior Dash!
• Continuous engagement
Demographic Targeting Goals
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11. Best way to promote a social event or occasion
Demographic Targeting Goals
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12. Facebook ads – much more compelling
• 25 character headline
• 135 characters of body text (no ‘description line’ limitations)
• Enticing images – amateur photo look, local settings & personalities, etc.
• Image size = 110 pixels wide x 80 pixels tall
Make Your Ad Standout
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13. Monitor ad performance closely (make necessary changes)
• Click Through Rate (CTR)
• Change ads frequently to prevent viewer fatigue
• If CTR declines, pause ad … re-activate later
• Call-to-action not working? Change it!
• Need more visitors? Adjust targeting to less restrictive
Evaluate Performance
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14. Professional Social Media Marketing
Steve Burnett
Director of Paid Search Strategies
steve@engineworks.com
http://facebook.com/EngineWorksSEM
http://twitter.com/1trackjack
Don’t Wait!
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