Don’t build your house on rented land, they say. It’s not that simple. Having something you own is less than half the battle. You should have your own website. You should own an email list. You should own as much as you can. But you will rely heavily on platforms…
Be wary of strategies that are easy to agree with. Ask yourself WHY people agree. Here’s an example… "You can’t be everywhere. Focus on one platform and be great there." People love that advice. Those who are focusing on one platform now will agree. It doesn’t matter whether they’re having…
Today is the 300th day of 2023, which also means that it's the 300th consecutive day that I've published at least one video. Here's something important that I've learned...
Facebook is removing Rooms from Groups. We received the following message when starting a Room in my private Facebook group: “Rooms in groups will be removed on November 16. Starting November 10, new group rooms can’t be created. Following 30 days of no activity in a group room, any data…
Custom events are one of my favorite tools for Meta advertising. This is a deep dive to help you learn more about what they are and how you can use them. 1. Custom events are conversion events that occur on your website and fall outside of the predefined standard events.…
This NEVER works! Before making or accepting this type of statement related to Meta advertising tools, features, or strategies, ask WHY it didn’t work. It didn’t work for YOU THIS time. But what are the factors that could have contributed to it not working? What might you have been able…
I don’t technically batch my videos... I’m often asked about my routine for recording and editing. The assumption is that I batch them. In other words, I set aside a specific day to record a bunch at once. That doesn’t work for me. I don’t set a specific day and…
What makes for a successful Meta ad campaign? It's evolved from micro-targeting and pulling multiple levers to a greater acceptance and trust of the algorithm and Meta's machine learning. This comes from when I was a guest on a podcast by FMO Media. https://www.youtube.com/@FMOMedia/podcasts
This is intentionally bad design... Meta is burying manual placements, and it’s not clear if this is a test or the rollout of an official change. In this version, the Placements section of your ad set appears to be locked in. If you click “Show more options,” you can click…
"Trust, but verify." Meta ads advertising has evolved, requiring fewer inputs from the advertisers and more trust in the algorithm. There are some specific situations, particularly with optimization for delivery, where we need to verify that it's working the way we want it to. This comes from when I was…
Here’s how I set up my lighting for video recording... 1. I use two Neewer 90 Watt LED lights that are mounted to each side of my desk. You can adjust the brightness and warmth for each light using a remote. 2. I have a small, 12 x 11 office…
What are the best ways to leverage ChatGPT and AI to improve our business and content creation? It's not about allowing AI to create your content or direct exactly what you should do. It's about idea creation and improving the user experience. Here's an example. This comes from when I…
Here’s how I maximize video quality on an iPhone... 1. I have an iPhone 14 Pro, and I record using the rear-facing camera. I mirror my phone to my iPad so that I can center myself before recording. 2. I record in Cinematic mode, which adds that fuzziness to the…
Does it make sense to use ads to reach more people? How does that fit in with an organic strategy? This comes from when I was a guest on a podcast by FMO Media. https://www.youtube.com/@FMOMedia/podcasts
This is my prediction for the future of Meta ads targeting. If you’ve paid attention the past few years, none of this will be shocking... Advantage Detailed Targeting, Advantage Lookalike, and Advantage Custom Audience will all be eliminated. They just won't be necessary anymore. Advantage+ Audience will become a fixed…
What does it mean to remain relevant? I took for granted how relatively quickly and easily everything came together for me more than 12 years ago. That success allowed me the freedom I desired to spend more time participating in my sons' lives. In the meantime, I ignored the evolution…
Your ad does the targeting now... We’ve heard this phrase a lot lately. Here’s what it means. Facebook ads of old prioritized targeting. Advertisers separated themselves by finding the perfect combination of demographics, interests, and lookalikes. Broad targeting and machine learning changed everything. Meta’s been expanding audiences, in some cases…
Is Meta going to offer a paid ad-free subscription option? That's possible, at least in the European Union. Why would they do this, and what would it mean? This comes from when I was a guest on a podcast by FMO Media. https://www.youtube.com/@FMOMedia/podcasts
These DM scams on Facebook are a joke... Each of these DMs follows the same playbook. 1. They claim to be Meta. 2. They even use Meta logos. 3. They claim you’ve violated community standards. 4. If you don’t reply within 24 hours, your page will be locked or removed.…
Should you publish the same short-form video to five different platforms? Here's why I do it and the potential benefits. You never really know where you're going to hit! This video comes from an appearance on a podcast by FMO Media. https://www.youtube.com/@FMOMedia/podcasts
Make sure you verify your custom website events! I was greeted by this warning message at the top of my Events Manager (you may also see it in your Account Overview): “Verify your custom website event(s). As part of Meta’s continuous system improvements, you must complete a one-time verification of…
In this video, we'll dig into Advantage+ Audience: What it is, how it's different from other options, and how you might use it. if you have Advantage+ Audience, you'll know it. It replaces the prior targeting options (you can switch back to the old way). Advantage+ Audience utilizes machine learning…
The marketing skills that were needed to be successful when I started were perfect for me. But when marketing evolved, it became a much bigger challenge. This is a closer look at that evolution and struggle. This video comes from when I was a guest on a podcast by FMOMedia.…
We have an update to Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns... When you create an Advantage+ Shopping Campaign, you may see a drop-down menu for the performance goal. If you don’t have the drop-down, you don’t have this change yet. By default, the performance goal is “Maximize number of conversions.” Click that drop-down…