As we draw closer to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, we wanted to provide an update on ad spending on Facebook and Instagram. We’ll share some trends we’re seeing and recommendations for social ad placements during election time. Trends on Facebook/Instagram As of 8/27, Facebook is reporting...

One week ago today, we wrote a blog post on how to think about social media marketing during the COVID-19 outbreak around the globe. After what felt like the longest week in history, I’ve decided to update the post with the latest thinking as things...

This blog post was updated in June of 2020 to reflect the most recent data in regards to social media ad spending. Source: Adobe When it comes down to ad revenue, 2020 seems like a pretty good year for the major social media platforms.  Facebook/Instagram...

In 2019, Snapchat announced the newest addition to its ad offerings: dynamic ads. By joining Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest in offering dynamic ads, Snapchat gave e-commerce advertisers an easy way to get their products in front of its users. Using Snapchat technology (Product Catalog and...

Source: Facebook The off-Facebook Activity tool, also known as “Clear History”, will be launching in the United States on October 1st. The full roll-out should be complete by the end of the year. This tool has been in testing phases for a while and has rolled...

In experimenting with our own e-commerce platform, we thought long and hard about what these targets should be and how we should determine parameters for spend, optimization, and profit.  From this, we put together a few calculations to help you determine what ROAS benchmarks are...

LinkedIn has been stepping up their ad targeting capabilities to better compete with the options of other platforms. They recently opened up Objective Based Advertising, updated their Campaign Manager, and will launch retargeting for engaged users. We conclude with some tips to improving your LinkedIn...

Last month, Facebook released another cost control bidding option, Cost Cap bidding. This bid strategy allows advertisers to indicate the average cost per action they would like to stay under to get the maximize results possible. This is the newest addition to the cost control options (Bid Cap and...

With so many targeting options available on Facebook, it can be difficult to know which audiences will give you the biggest bang for your buck. Having a solid targeting strategy, optimizing your audiences, and taking learnings from previous campaigns are key to running cost-efficient campaign on Facebook. Here are...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eqQb4R5TQQ&feature=youtu.be Facebook's Clear History Tool Facebook's clear history tool is scheduled to roll out later this month. The clear history tool, which is officially called off-Facebook activity, will give people more transparency and control over the data shared with Facebook from other apps and websites. When someone...