Facebook Advertising
Leveraging Facebook to Acquire New Customers
Carly Rogers | @crodgers311
Why Facebook?
Reach and scale
1.32B monthly active users 829M daily active users
1.07B mobile monthly active users20% of the world population
62% revenue from mobile ads92% of social marketers
Targeting capabilities and audience segmentation
Device
•Type
•OS version
•Wi-fi connectivity
Affinities/Behavior
•Actions taken with sites
and apps
•Offline purchase behavior
•Likes, interests, convos
Human Experience
•Local
•Real time (weather, events)
•Seasonality (mothers)
Demographics
•Age
•Gender
•Language
•Location
Social
•Relationship status
•Education level, college,
major
•Employer, position
CRM
•Customers from your CRM
database matched to
Facebook profiles
•Friends of your fans/users
Case study: Leading Online Retailer
Goal: Find new shoppers like their best shoppers
Strategy: Use lookalike audiences modeled after their most loyal customers
to increase new customer base during the competitive holiday season
Results:
4X higher return on ad spend compared to other display ad channels
A top performing channel for new customer acquisition during the holidays
60% higher CTR using Facebook lookalikes over other display media
Case study: Mobile Travel Company
Goal: Acquire new customers who would download their hotel-booking app
and ultimately use it to book rooms
Strategy: Combine Facebook’s News Feed mobile app install ads with
powerful targeting aimed at iOS users with interests such as “travelers,”
“parents” and “golf.”
Results:
10X higher click-to-install rate from mobile app install ads compared to
standard mobile banner ads
30% lower cost per install in key markets
Social vs. Search
1. Create intent
2. Capitalize on
intent
3. Drive real results
How will you leverage Facebook ads?
AcquisitionAwareness Engagement
How you define success will shape your marketing strategy on Facebook:
Leveraging Facebook for customer acquisition
What you need to get started
How to create successful campaigns
- How to identify and reach your target market
- Which ad units to buy and why
Optimizing for best results
Maximizing your advertising budget
Getting started
Facebook Ads Account
(personal or business)
Credit card
Facebook Page for your
business
Content
Target customer profile
(or CRM data)
Landing page with
conversion tracking
Tools to create your Facebook ads
Basic:
Ads Manager
More Advanced:
Power Editor
Most Advanced:
Facebook PMD
Facebook Ads Manager
• Simple, easy to use
• Auto-generate ads from the content
on your page or website
• Optimize to get new users, increase
app engagement, or manually bid
for clicks
• Define your audience using
demographic information, broad
categories, and precise interests
• Track conversions off Facebook
• Create one ad at a time
Benefits of Facebook Power Editor
Custom
Audiences
Lookalike
Audiences
Saved Target
Groups
Partner
Categories
Track conversions
off Facebook
Optimize to
conversions off
Facebook
Ad Placement
Customization
Bid Types: CPM,
CPC, or Optimized
CPM
Bulk Ad Creation
Getting started
Creative Targeting Optimization
Identify and reach your target audience
Create compelling ads which drive intent
Collect data and optimize to your performance goals
Who are you trying to reach?
Start with what you know
Location
Demographic
Online behaviors
Relationships
Education
Workplaces
Email, Phone User ID
Leverage first and third party data
Interests
Broad Categories
Custom Audiences
Website Custom Audiences
Lookalikes
Partner Categories
What do you want them to do?
How to create a compelling ad
• Attract eyeballs with engaging
imagery
• Ensure relevancy (targeting &
delivery location)
• Drive purchase intent
(demonstrate value, strong CTA)
• Focus on product (self-identifiable)
• Keep messaging to the point
• Focus on the newsfeed
Facebook ad specs
Photo Ad
Image: 1200 x 900 pixels, 4:3 ratio
Text: 500 character “safe zone”
Facebook ad specs
Link Ad
Image: 1200 x 627 pixels, 1:1.91 ratio
Post Text: 500 character “safe zone”
Link Headline: 1-2 lines
Display Link: 1 line
Description: 2-3 lines
Facebook ad specsFacebook ad specs
Right hand column
Image: 254 x 133 pixels, 1:1.91 ratio
Post Text: 90 characters
Link Headline: 25 characters
Display Link: 1 line
Delivery locations
Desktop
Delivery locations
Mobile
It’s all about relevancy
Demographic
Seasonality
Events
Online and offline behavior
Interests and activities
Post click experience – landing page
Who am I? • Female
• Born on March 11
• Living in Boston, MA, USA
• Married
• University of Delaware Alumni
• Employed at Nanigans
• Interests:
• The Handle Bar
• BostInno
• Back Bay Yoga
• Zappos
• Fab.com
• Allfacebook.com
• Gilt City
• Piperlime.com
• Recent Activity:
• Ran 10.94 miles with MapMyRun
• Favorited Culture at Nanigans on Slideshare
• Added boots to shopping cart at SoleSociety.com
Effective ads • Relevant to interests
• Include social context
• Seasonal
• Product focused
• High quality imagery
• Drive intent through strong call to action
Steps to setting up your campaigns
Upload Custom Audiences, create Lookalikes, and build Saved Target Groups
Build campaigns & ads
Define budgets and select bid type
Leverage Facebook’s conversion tracking
Facebook account structure
Ad Account
Campaign
Ad set
Ads
Facebook bid types
CPM (cost per 1000 impressions)
CPC (cost per click)
oCPM (cost per optimized* impressions)
CPA* (cost per action)
Facebook conversion tracking
Create the pixel
Add the pixel to your website
Leverage oCPM bid type
How to maximize your advertising budget
To start, use what you know about your target audience and build from there
Focus on creating high quality ads that will be relevant to your target audience
Limit test variables to glean meaningful learnings
Put your ads where the eyes are (in the News Feed!)
Not that all audience segments are the same, optimize for best results
Leverage oCPM bidding and offsite conversion pixels for better return
Pro Tips: Optimization
Segment your target audience
Set up one ad set per audience segment
Test 2-4 ads per ad set (depending on budget)
Use oCPM bids to optimize to off-Facebook conversion events
Pro Tips: Creative
20% text limit
Leverage call to action buttons with link
posts
Use image sizes larger than the minimums
to ensure highest resolution
Bold colors
Refresh creative often
Questions?
Carly Rodgers
Additional Resources:
Thank You!
• https://www.facebook.com/advertising
• http://www.nanigans.com/blog/
• http://www.allfacebook.com/
carly@nanigans.com
@crodgers311
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/carly-rodgers/8/122/b93
Intro to Facebook Advertising
2014 Marketer’s Guide to Facebook Advertising
Getting Creative: The Secret to Facebook Advertising Success
e-books:

Facebook Targeting: User Acquisition

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    Facebook Advertising Leveraging Facebookto Acquire New Customers Carly Rogers | @crodgers311
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  • 3.
    Reach and scale 1.32Bmonthly active users 829M daily active users 1.07B mobile monthly active users20% of the world population 62% revenue from mobile ads92% of social marketers
  • 4.
    Targeting capabilities andaudience segmentation Device •Type •OS version •Wi-fi connectivity Affinities/Behavior •Actions taken with sites and apps •Offline purchase behavior •Likes, interests, convos Human Experience •Local •Real time (weather, events) •Seasonality (mothers) Demographics •Age •Gender •Language •Location Social •Relationship status •Education level, college, major •Employer, position CRM •Customers from your CRM database matched to Facebook profiles •Friends of your fans/users
  • 5.
    Case study: LeadingOnline Retailer Goal: Find new shoppers like their best shoppers Strategy: Use lookalike audiences modeled after their most loyal customers to increase new customer base during the competitive holiday season Results: 4X higher return on ad spend compared to other display ad channels A top performing channel for new customer acquisition during the holidays 60% higher CTR using Facebook lookalikes over other display media
  • 6.
    Case study: MobileTravel Company Goal: Acquire new customers who would download their hotel-booking app and ultimately use it to book rooms Strategy: Combine Facebook’s News Feed mobile app install ads with powerful targeting aimed at iOS users with interests such as “travelers,” “parents” and “golf.” Results: 10X higher click-to-install rate from mobile app install ads compared to standard mobile banner ads 30% lower cost per install in key markets
  • 7.
    Social vs. Search 1.Create intent 2. Capitalize on intent 3. Drive real results
  • 8.
    How will youleverage Facebook ads? AcquisitionAwareness Engagement How you define success will shape your marketing strategy on Facebook:
  • 9.
    Leveraging Facebook forcustomer acquisition What you need to get started How to create successful campaigns - How to identify and reach your target market - Which ad units to buy and why Optimizing for best results Maximizing your advertising budget
  • 10.
    Getting started Facebook AdsAccount (personal or business) Credit card Facebook Page for your business Content Target customer profile (or CRM data) Landing page with conversion tracking
  • 11.
    Tools to createyour Facebook ads Basic: Ads Manager More Advanced: Power Editor Most Advanced: Facebook PMD
  • 12.
    Facebook Ads Manager •Simple, easy to use • Auto-generate ads from the content on your page or website • Optimize to get new users, increase app engagement, or manually bid for clicks • Define your audience using demographic information, broad categories, and precise interests • Track conversions off Facebook • Create one ad at a time
  • 13.
    Benefits of FacebookPower Editor Custom Audiences Lookalike Audiences Saved Target Groups Partner Categories Track conversions off Facebook Optimize to conversions off Facebook Ad Placement Customization Bid Types: CPM, CPC, or Optimized CPM Bulk Ad Creation
  • 14.
    Getting started Creative TargetingOptimization Identify and reach your target audience Create compelling ads which drive intent Collect data and optimize to your performance goals
  • 15.
    Who are youtrying to reach?
  • 16.
    Start with whatyou know Location Demographic Online behaviors Relationships Education Workplaces Email, Phone User ID
  • 17.
    Leverage first andthird party data Interests Broad Categories Custom Audiences Website Custom Audiences Lookalikes Partner Categories
  • 18.
    What do youwant them to do?
  • 19.
    How to createa compelling ad • Attract eyeballs with engaging imagery • Ensure relevancy (targeting & delivery location) • Drive purchase intent (demonstrate value, strong CTA) • Focus on product (self-identifiable) • Keep messaging to the point • Focus on the newsfeed
  • 20.
    Facebook ad specs PhotoAd Image: 1200 x 900 pixels, 4:3 ratio Text: 500 character “safe zone”
  • 21.
    Facebook ad specs LinkAd Image: 1200 x 627 pixels, 1:1.91 ratio Post Text: 500 character “safe zone” Link Headline: 1-2 lines Display Link: 1 line Description: 2-3 lines
  • 22.
    Facebook ad specsFacebookad specs Right hand column Image: 254 x 133 pixels, 1:1.91 ratio Post Text: 90 characters Link Headline: 25 characters Display Link: 1 line
  • 23.
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    It’s all aboutrelevancy Demographic Seasonality Events Online and offline behavior Interests and activities Post click experience – landing page
  • 26.
    Who am I?• Female • Born on March 11 • Living in Boston, MA, USA • Married • University of Delaware Alumni • Employed at Nanigans • Interests: • The Handle Bar • BostInno • Back Bay Yoga • Zappos • Fab.com • Allfacebook.com • Gilt City • Piperlime.com • Recent Activity: • Ran 10.94 miles with MapMyRun • Favorited Culture at Nanigans on Slideshare • Added boots to shopping cart at SoleSociety.com
  • 27.
    Effective ads •Relevant to interests • Include social context • Seasonal • Product focused • High quality imagery • Drive intent through strong call to action
  • 28.
    Steps to settingup your campaigns Upload Custom Audiences, create Lookalikes, and build Saved Target Groups Build campaigns & ads Define budgets and select bid type Leverage Facebook’s conversion tracking
  • 29.
    Facebook account structure AdAccount Campaign Ad set Ads
  • 30.
    Facebook bid types CPM(cost per 1000 impressions) CPC (cost per click) oCPM (cost per optimized* impressions) CPA* (cost per action)
  • 31.
    Facebook conversion tracking Createthe pixel Add the pixel to your website Leverage oCPM bid type
  • 32.
    How to maximizeyour advertising budget To start, use what you know about your target audience and build from there Focus on creating high quality ads that will be relevant to your target audience Limit test variables to glean meaningful learnings Put your ads where the eyes are (in the News Feed!) Not that all audience segments are the same, optimize for best results Leverage oCPM bidding and offsite conversion pixels for better return
  • 33.
    Pro Tips: Optimization Segmentyour target audience Set up one ad set per audience segment Test 2-4 ads per ad set (depending on budget) Use oCPM bids to optimize to off-Facebook conversion events
  • 34.
    Pro Tips: Creative 20%text limit Leverage call to action buttons with link posts Use image sizes larger than the minimums to ensure highest resolution Bold colors Refresh creative often
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    Carly Rodgers Additional Resources: ThankYou! • https://www.facebook.com/advertising • http://www.nanigans.com/blog/ • http://www.allfacebook.com/ carly@nanigans.com @crodgers311 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/carly-rodgers/8/122/b93 Intro to Facebook Advertising 2014 Marketer’s Guide to Facebook Advertising Getting Creative: The Secret to Facebook Advertising Success e-books: