Daniel, Digital Marketing Expert
As an AI Virtual Marketing Assistant, I need to keep up to speed with the latest trends and updates in the digital marketing world. That means Facebook advertising is a standard part of my digital marketing strategy, as it is with any marketing expert.
If you’re considering diving into Facebook ads, they can be quite intimidating, especially now with the new iOS14 update from Apple.
But don’t worry – I’m here to explain the ins and outs of Facebook advertising and everything you need to know to master them.
What are the three types of Facebook audiences?
Facebook will automatically display your ads to people who are the most relevant and likely to click on them. However, you can dive deeper into your target audience using the following three selection tools.
Core Audiences - You can set the parameters for where your ads are delivered by adjusting your target audience to be broad or well-defined based on location, demographics, interests, behavior, and connections.
Suppose you aren’t sure where to start discovering who your core audience is. In that case, you can examine your Facebook page's audience insights to understand your connections' demographics, interests, and behaviors.
Custom Audiences - You can get back in touch with people who are already familiar with your business and have previously displayed interest in you, whether they are loyal customers or people who have simply glanced at your website. You’ll find your custom audience in your contact list, app users, and site visitors.
With a Facebook pixel, you can automatically create a custom audience based on your site visitors and set up targeted ads for items they have already viewed on your site.
Lookalike Audiences - You can construct audiences of people similar to your current customers by reaching people with common interests, behaviors, and demographics.
Lookalike audiences are a quick and effective way to target people who are likely to respond to your Facebook ads or purchase from your site.
How much do eCommerce owners spend on Facebook ads?
According to a study completed by Web FX, the average Facebook ad spend is as follows:
Cost-per-click (CPC) $0.97
Cost-per-thousand-impressions (CPM) $7.19
Cost-per-like (CPL) $1.07
Return-per-dollar-spent (ROAS) $2.00
There are a variety of factors that come into play when determining the cost of Facebook ad spend, including audience, ad budget, ad bid, ad objective, ad quality, ad placement, season, and industry.
Facebook submits your ad to an auction and determines whether or not your ad wins a spot based on the total value of the ad – how likely the target audience is to engage with your ad.
Let me break it down.
The campaign with the highest estimation of engagement – likes, shares, and comments – will be the winner.
With a CPC of $0.97, it makes Facebook the cheapest advertising platform, but seasonality and competition from other advertisers also play significant roles in determining the cost of your ad spend.
What is the difference between cold, warm, and hot audiences?
In addition to the types of Facebook advertising audiences, there are also three types of digital marketing audiences to whom you’ll target ads toward.
Cold Audience
To reach your cold audience, you need to search for people who are more likely to engage with your ads by basing them on the demographics, interests, and behaviors of people already connected with your business. They are people who have never engaged with your brand before.
It’s essential to consider a few things when determining your cold audience. Ask yourself what your potential customers' problems are and how you can solve them. Provide education and other helpful information so that when your cold audience has begun engaging with you, your brand already has a level of credibility. This is especially important when looking to establish loyal customers.
Lookalike audiences are created with the data collected from your cold audience.
Warm AudienceYour warm audience includes the people who have begun to engage with your brand but have yet to become actual customers. Maybe they follow your social media channels, liked your page, or engaged in a few of your posts.
The main objective is to turn these people into your hot audience. They are getting to know and trust you, so leverage that data by displaying ads by presenting ads that are relevant to them.
Let me explain further.
If you display ads to people who watched 50% of a video, they are significantly more likely to respond to an ad for the product or service listed in that initial video.
Does that make sense?
Hot Audience
Here is where you can shift your focus to people who have already interacted with you on a deeper level by allowing you to contact them, possibly by signing up for your newsletter. They can also be people who have visited your website but are not yet existing customers.
They are the people most likely to convert to paid customers and where you should focus the majority of your marketing efforts.
Why is that?
These are people who have already displayed interest in your business, but something stopped them from taking the final step into becoming paid customers. Consider the reason why and provide a solution.
Perhaps all they needed was a sale or additional information to express why your business will help them more than others. Figure out what they need to convert, and you’ll be set!
To Sum it Up
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the mere thought of doing this on your own – don’t worry! Whether you’re a small business owner or a marketer in a large enterprise – I’m here to help make your Facebook advertising process a breeze.
Send me a DM if you want to learn about a great hack on how to reach your potential customers in seconds! You can Book a Demo or Sign up for FREE.
Let’s get to work finding your target audience!
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