Buying ads on Facebook is easy -- launching a Facebook ad campaign that that actually brings in more customers and generates good ROI get's a little more complicated. Enter Carly Rodgers. Carly's been rocking Facebook ad campaigns for years (see her article on how she generated 1 Million Dollars in Revenue from Facebook Ads) and can help answer any of your questions from how to find your target audience to knowing if CPC or CPM is a better tactic for your company.
3. What will we cover?
The key components to a successful Facebook adverAsing
campaign
• How to idenAfy and reach your target audience
• Which ad units to buy and why
• Using Power Editor for best results
• OpAmizing to your performance goals
8. Start with what you know
•LocaAon
•Demographic
•Likes and Interests
•RelaAonships
•EducaAon
•Workplaces
9. Create Custom Audiences
•Find you current customers on Facebook
•Match email addresses or phone numbers
•Segment by demographic, interests and/or acAons for best
results
11. Leverage 3rd party data
Expand your reach using Partner Categories
Over 500+ categories:
• Off Facebook acAvity
• Lifestyle
• Online & offline purchase behavior
• Job role
15. How to create a compelling ad
• A^ract eyeballs with engaging imagery
• Ensure relevancy (targeAng & delivery locaAon)
• Drive purchase intent (strong call to acAon)
• Focus on products
• Keep messaging to the point
• Focus on the newsfeed
21. • Female
• Born on March 11, 1985
• 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 AcAvity:
• Ran 10.94 miles with MapMyRun
• Favorited Culture at Nanigans on Slideshare
Who am I?
27. Link Page Post qEngaging imagery
qRelevant
qCreates intent to purchase
qFocus on product
qMessage is short & sweet
qNewsfeed placement
28. Link Page Post qEngaging imagery
qRelevant
qCreates intent to purchase
qFocus on product
qMessage is short & sweet
qNewsfeed placement
29. Photo Page Post
qEngaging imagery
qRelevant
qCreates intent to purchase
qFocus on product
qMessage is short & sweet
qNewsfeed placement
30. Photo Page Post
qEngaging imagery
qRelevant
qCreates intent to purchase
qFocus on product
qMessage is short & sweet
qNewsfeed placement
31. Photo Page Post
qEngaging imagery
qRelevant
qCreates intent to purchase
qFocus on product
qMessage is short & sweet
qNewsfeed placement
32. Photo Page Post
qEngaging imagery
qRelevant
qCreates intent to purchase
qFocus on product
qMessage is short & sweet
qNewsfeed placement
33. Photo Page Post
qEngaging imagery
qRelevant
qCreates intent to purchase
qFocus on product
qMessage is short & sweet
qNewsfeed placement
Bonus points for Social
Context!
36. Tools to create your Facebook ads
Basic: Ads Manager
More Advanced: Power Editor
Most Advanced: Facebook PMD
37. Overview of Ads Manager
•Simple, easy to use
•Auto-‐generate ads from the content on your page or website
•OpAmize to get new users, increase app engagement, or manually bid
for clicks
•Define your audience using demographic informaAon, broad
categories, and precise interests
•Track conversions off Facebook
•Create one ad at a Ame
38. Overview of Ads Manager
•Simple, easy to use
•Auto-‐generate ads from the content on your page or website
•OpAmize to get new users, increase app engagement, or manually bid
for clicks
•Define your audience using demographic informaAon, broad
categories, and precise interests
•Track conversions off Facebook
•Create one ad at a Ame
39. Benefits of Power Editor
Custom Audiences
Lookalike
Audiences
Saved Target
Groups
Partner Categories
Track conversions
off Facebook
OpAmize to
conversions off
Facebook
Ad Placement
CustomizaAon
Bid Types: CPM,
CPC, or OpAmized
CPM
Bulk Ad CreaAon
40. Benefits of Power Editor
Custom Audiences
Lookalike
Audiences
Saved Target
Groups
Partner Categories
Track conversions
off Facebook
OpAmize to
conversions off
Facebook
Ad Placement
CustomizaAon
Bid Types: CPM,
CPC, or OpAmized
CPM
Bulk Ad CreaAon
41. Setting up your campaign
qSet up conversion tracking
qUpload Custom Audiences, create Lookalikes, and build
Saved Target Groups
qBuild campaigns & ads
qDefine budgets and select bid type
48. Best practices
•Segment your target audience
•Set up one campaign per audience segment
•Test 2-‐4 ads per audience segment (depending on budget)
•Use oCPM bids to opAmize to an event that occurs at least 1/10
clicks
49. Need more? Work with a PMD
•Make opAmizaAon adjustments in real Ame
•Leverage custom bidding and budgeAng algorithms
•Robust tracking and reporAng
•OpAmize to and report on revenue earned
•Boost return with FBX retargeAng
•Professional services
50. Key takeaways
•To start, use what you know about your current customers and build from
there
•Focus on creaAng high quality ads that will be relevant to your target
audience
•Put your ads where the eyes are (in the newsfeed!)
•Not all audience segments are the same
•Leverage oCPM bidding and offsite conversion pixels for the be^er return