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Meta has a problem related to the prompt they are rolling out in the EU to choose between a paid, ad-free subscription option or using those apps the way they always have, free and without ads. Users completely misunderstand what it means.

If you're hoping to run Meta ads to promote your Facebook group, there are actually two different ways to do it. If you don't see the first, you may see the second.

Meta announced several lead ads updates for the updates. Most interesting may be more full campaign automation powered by AI, which sounds a lot like Advantage+ Shopping, but for lead generation.

If you subscribe to an ad-free Facebook or Instagram in the EU, your ability to run ads may be limited. Make sure you read the fine print before subscribing. And maybe just don't subscribe at all...

Meta is partnering with Amazon to allow users to purchase through Amazon on Facebook and Instagram ads without leaving those apps. Here's how that works...

Meta and Amazon are partnering to bring Meta ads that allow you to purchase through Amazon without leaving Facebook or Instagram. Unfortunately, this will not solve the tracking and attribution issues associated with Meta ads to Amazon.

You can finally promote Facebook groups in Ads Manager. More advertisers are getting access to this now. Use the Engagement objective, select the Facebook Group conversion location, and then select the group you want to promote under Destination when creating the ad.

You've likely seen that behavioral targeting related to Facebook and Instagram may get banned in the EU. But, what does that actually mean? I have not seen a definition of "behavioral advertising" from regulators. I did find this one in relation to this case from the AP: "Behavioral advertising, used…

Facebook users in the EU are starting to get this prompt to choose whether they will continue using Facebook and Instagram for free with ads or ad-free through a paid subscription.

You can now choose the Flexible format when creating an a using the Traffic location and Website conversion location. You can add a combination of up to 10 images and videos.

Why aren't your custom events updating? It's probably because you haven't verified them yet. Here's what you need to do...

Meta is rolling out a lead form update that allows you to create a new form based on a template. Here's how it works...

Meta is rolling out Greater Daily Budget Flexibility, allowing them to spend up to 75% more than your daily budget to take advantage of opportunities. Here are the details...

We need to talk about this... If you’re an advertiser, you’ve probably seen an article recently about how Meta will be banned from behavioral targeting in the European Union within two weeks. I’ve had so many people send it to me. Here's one of those articles: https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebook-owner-faces-eu-ban-targeted-advertising-norway-says-2023-11-01/ It sounds scary,…

Meta is rolling out Budget Scheduling to allow you to schedule budget increases for specific time periods. Here's how it works...

This is a deep dive into Meta's Attribution Setting. Here are some notes... WHAT IS THE ATTRIBUTION SETTING? This comes into play when using the Website conversion location (found when using the Sales, Leads, or Engagement objectives). It utilizes your pixel and a conversion event. By default, the Attribution Setting…

After a nearly year-long absence, Conditional Formatting has returned to your custom ad reports. It allows you to add conditional formatting to your columns based on the results.

And now it's official. Meta is rolling out an ad-free subscription option for Facebook and Instagram in the European Union. Here's what you need to know...

Reminders Ads provide a new optimization option in Ads Manager to allow users on Instagram to request reminders about an upcoming online or offline event. Here's how it works...

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.…