13/11/2019
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF FACEBOOK ADS
Facebook advertising can be overwhelming for business owners. I don’t blame them—there are more than 1,300 targeting options, 15 objectives to choose from, and 6 main ad formats available. Unless you’ve got a team dedicated to cracking the best Facebook ad combinations or some seriously insane social media skills, your Facebook advertising strategy will probably be mediocre at best.
In this post, I’ll break down all your Facebook ad type options including ad objectives and ad formats, how business owners should use each one, and sneaky tips to improve results.
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✅ Awareness
- Awareness ads are meant to help people discover your brand. They’re good for building your base audience and creating awareness of your brand.
If you’re a business owner, you should invest in high-quality imagery and creatives for this stage. Infographics, 15-second videos, Did You Know creatives, and photos that really pop are all great examples of ads that typically perform well, as long as they truly are high-quality.
The idea is to build awareness, which means your ad creative needs to be memorable.
✅Consideration
- As a business owner or marketing manager using this Facebook ad type, I would recommend identifying your top content and amplifying it. Funnel people to that lead-generating blog post with an infographic traffic ad.
Got a great special? Create an offer ad people can’t resist. Is your email newsletter your biggest source of leads and sales? Create a lead generation ad to get more subscribers.
✅ Conversions
- Conversion ads are used in conjunction with your Facebook pixel, which is a snippet of code that follows users around the web.
This pixel not only enables you to remarket to website visitors, but it also enables you to track behaviors on your site.
We suggest business owners and marketing managers place conversion codes on thank-you pages or other relevant pages that mark your goals.
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👉Video
Facebook prefers native videos, so your videos get up to 30% more views when you upload them directly to Facebook instead of linking from somewhere else.
👉 Photo
The best tip to make a good photo ad? Use powerful imagery. This means realistic photos that tell a story, capture attention, and leave a lasting impression. Invest in digital design through social media management services, or at least use a free photo tool to create captivating images.
👉Slideshow
Use the highest-quality images you can find, and use your most captivating images first. Pay especially close attention to your thumbnail (the image displayed before the play button is clicked); it’s the most important image of the bunch because it has to capture the user’s attention from the getgo.
👉Carousel
Even though the carousel Facebook ad type was created with product catalog sales in mind, carousel ads are also a great option for generating awareness with numerous photos or encouraging consideration with a variety of relevant links.
👉Canvas Ads
This is a great ad format to go old-school on. Get out the scissors, print and cut out mockups, layout all the elements on a table (like a real, live table), and take in the entire experience. Is it cohesive? Does it flow? Seeing the entire project laid out will give you a broader perspective than seeing parts on a screen.
👉 Dynamic Product Ads
Have clear, quality images in your ads, and make sure your product catalog on your website is tight. Dynamic ads continually auto-populate, broken links, out-of-date items, and wrong pricing are deal-breakers.
👉Lead Form Ads
Use the lead form ad as a way to gather email addresses for an email newsletter. Email marketing is one of the best–and cheapest–ways to get leads and sales. Using Facebook’s lead form ads are a great way to build that email marketing list, sort of like an alley-oop.
Each ad format has different specs, uses, and best practices. The best way to make sure your ad formats are delivering the results you want is to work with a social media marketing company like Blue Corona.
I hope you found this resource useful, and if you want to take your company to the next level with social, get your quote today, and contact us with any questions!
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