@andreavahl
About me
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Social Media Coach, Strategist and Speaker
Co-author of Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies
Community Manager for Social Media Examiner
Grandma Mary @GrandmaMaryShow
Agenda
• How to set up a Facebook Ad campaign goals and
budget
• Optimizing your ads with the best photos
headlines and copy
• Getting the cheapest clicks
• When you need to use the Facebook Power Editor
• Setting up your Facebook reports
• Q&A
Do Facebook Ads Work?
What we don’t want
4 Things You Need to Make Facebook
Ads Work
1. Advertising strategy
– Goal, Budget, Measurements

2. Right type of ad to match your goal
3. Good Targeting
4. Split Testing
New Likes
Engagement
E-mail
optins
Sales

Largest part of
your Budget
Facebook Ad Budget Allocation
Get Likes

Get Optins

Boost Posts
Monthly Budget = $50

10%
20%

70%

$35 – Drive to Optin
$10 – Boost Post
$5 – New Likes
New Likes
Engagement –
Current Fans

• Page Likes
• Promoted Post or Boost Post – Target by
Interests
• Boost Post– Target Fans + Friends
• Promoted Post – Target Fans

Convert E-mail
Subscribers to Fans

• Page Likes – use Custom Audience
• Contest with a Like Gate (Page Post Engagement or
Page Likes with Landing View to Tab with Contest)

Increase E-mail
Subscribers

• Website Conversions
• Page Likes – Landing View to Optin tab
• Contest with a Like Gate (Likes ad with Landing Tab)
• Facebook Offer

Event Promotion

Sales

• Facebook Event ad (shows in sidebar only)
• Website Conversion

• Website Conversions
• Facebook Offer if on sale for a limited Time
• Promoted Post (Not the best method)
Setting up Your Campaign
Split Test
Campaign 2

Campaign 1

Ad #1

Ad #2

Ad #3

Ad #1

Ad #2

Ad #3
Split Test – Ads running simultaneously
Campaign 1

Campaign 2

Campaign 3

Ad #1

Ad #2

Ad #3
Split Test Targeting
Split test photo
Check Results
Getting the Cheapest Clicks
• Split testing is key
• Optimize for your goal
• Target countries with
“known click farms”
– India, Bangladesh, Indonesia,
Egypt, Sri Lanka

• Ignore Split testing
How to Create an Ad?
#1

#2

Or:
www.Facebook.com/advertising
Targeting

I try to keep the
Audience size at
200,000 or more if
possible
When DO you need Power Editor?
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Create a Similar Audience from a Custom Audience file
Saved Target Groups
Remarketing Pixel (targeting website visitors)
Partner Categories
More controlled bidding and placement model
Bulk Campaigns
Creating a “dark” post (unpublished)
Lookalike Audiences
When You DON’T
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Accessing Similar Audiences
Creating News Feed Only ads
Using Call-to-action buttons
Creating Conversion pixels
Creating Reports
Most of the time
Use Conversion Pixels
Facebook Reports
• Snapshot while Ads are running
• Reporting gives more data
Facebook Reports
Add Important Data
Final Thoughts
• Don’t be afraid to try things
• Click prices can vary by industry
and targeting
• Split Testing, Targeting, Call to
Action will bring your costs
down
Special Offer
Facebook Advertising Secrets Course
• Deep dive
• Remove the guesswork
• 4 Modules – over 8 hours of
classes, reference material
• Private Facebook Group
• Bonuses
Bonuses
• Facebook Ads Workbook
• Facebook Advertising terms guide
• Lifetime Access to private Facebook
Group
• Lifetime Access to updates
Two Options
• Basics – Self-paced course and bonuses: $97
• Premium: $147 (limited to 30)
– Includes 2 live group Q&A Webinars
– Facebook Ads Client Intake Form
– Facebook Ads Client Prep Work
www.fbadvertisingsecrets.com/open
Price goes up March 6th!

Facebook Advertising Secrets

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    About me • • • • Social MediaCoach, Strategist and Speaker Co-author of Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies Community Manager for Social Media Examiner Grandma Mary @GrandmaMaryShow
  • 3.
    Agenda • How toset up a Facebook Ad campaign goals and budget • Optimizing your ads with the best photos headlines and copy • Getting the cheapest clicks • When you need to use the Facebook Power Editor • Setting up your Facebook reports • Q&A
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    4 Things YouNeed to Make Facebook Ads Work 1. Advertising strategy – Goal, Budget, Measurements 2. Right type of ad to match your goal 3. Good Targeting 4. Split Testing
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    Facebook Ad BudgetAllocation Get Likes Get Optins Boost Posts Monthly Budget = $50 10% 20% 70% $35 – Drive to Optin $10 – Boost Post $5 – New Likes
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    New Likes Engagement – CurrentFans • Page Likes • Promoted Post or Boost Post – Target by Interests • Boost Post– Target Fans + Friends • Promoted Post – Target Fans Convert E-mail Subscribers to Fans • Page Likes – use Custom Audience • Contest with a Like Gate (Page Post Engagement or Page Likes with Landing View to Tab with Contest) Increase E-mail Subscribers • Website Conversions • Page Likes – Landing View to Optin tab • Contest with a Like Gate (Likes ad with Landing Tab) • Facebook Offer Event Promotion Sales • Facebook Event ad (shows in sidebar only) • Website Conversion • Website Conversions • Facebook Offer if on sale for a limited Time • Promoted Post (Not the best method)
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    Split Test Campaign 2 Campaign1 Ad #1 Ad #2 Ad #3 Ad #1 Ad #2 Ad #3
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    Split Test –Ads running simultaneously Campaign 1 Campaign 2 Campaign 3 Ad #1 Ad #2 Ad #3
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    Getting the CheapestClicks • Split testing is key • Optimize for your goal
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    • Target countrieswith “known click farms” – India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt, Sri Lanka • Ignore Split testing
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    How to Createan Ad? #1 #2 Or: www.Facebook.com/advertising
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    Targeting I try tokeep the Audience size at 200,000 or more if possible
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    When DO youneed Power Editor? • • • • • • • Create a Similar Audience from a Custom Audience file Saved Target Groups Remarketing Pixel (targeting website visitors) Partner Categories More controlled bidding and placement model Bulk Campaigns Creating a “dark” post (unpublished)
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    When You DON’T • • • • • • AccessingSimilar Audiences Creating News Feed Only ads Using Call-to-action buttons Creating Conversion pixels Creating Reports Most of the time
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    Facebook Reports • Snapshotwhile Ads are running • Reporting gives more data
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    Final Thoughts • Don’tbe afraid to try things • Click prices can vary by industry and targeting • Split Testing, Targeting, Call to Action will bring your costs down
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    Special Offer Facebook AdvertisingSecrets Course • Deep dive • Remove the guesswork • 4 Modules – over 8 hours of classes, reference material • Private Facebook Group • Bonuses
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    Bonuses • Facebook AdsWorkbook • Facebook Advertising terms guide • Lifetime Access to private Facebook Group • Lifetime Access to updates
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    Two Options • Basics– Self-paced course and bonuses: $97 • Premium: $147 (limited to 30) – Includes 2 live group Q&A Webinars – Facebook Ads Client Intake Form – Facebook Ads Client Prep Work www.fbadvertisingsecrets.com/open Price goes up March 6th!