Facebook Ads: Why They Make Sense as Part of Your Marketing Campaign

The premise

  • Marketing your business or product requires a combination of promotion, publicity, consistency and tenacity.
  • Your goal with any marketing is to attract attention you can turn into relationship and, ultimately, profit.
  • Your best marketing efforts will speak directly to your target audience.

The problem

  • Marketing takes time.
  • Resources are precious.
  • Traditional avenues of advertising are expensive.

A solution

Facebook Ads offer:

  • The power of targeted delivery. Your customers have volunteered oodles of information on their profile pages. We use this information to develop a strongly focused target audience.
  • Nearly instant control. We can change your message, audience, and delivery rates mid-campaign if your message isn’t working the way you hope,
  • The most affordable advertising option for small business owners, authors, and online entrepreneurs.

Consider this example for a traditional newspaper ad:

Seattle Times 2011 Open Rate for a weekday ad = $425.50 per column inch

Let’s assume a minimum sized ad of 2 columns wide x 4 inch tall ad (8 column inches).

That’s $3,404 for one ad! For one day.

With so many ads clamoring for space, too small ads will be lost in the jumble of black and white.

Now consider this:

Facebook offers only one size ad.

Ads are delivered on the right hand side of a User’s Home or Profile page.

All ads are equal in visibility.


Facebook allows you to set a budget. Even $5/day will deliver your ad to thousands of targeted users per day.

Let’s compare a five-day campaign

Traditional print

Seattle Times

$3,404 x 5 days = $17,020 (reaching 884,100 households of varied and unknown interests). Design assistance from your newspaper ad rep.

vs.

Facebook

$5/day x 5 days = $25  Plus Professional services hired to hone your audience, optimize your message, create ad text, and monitor campaign = $200

A professional piece of your campaign that costs THOUSANDS less than traditional media.

Which ad dollar is better spent?

Things to remember about marketing

  • Never bank your business on one promotional medium. Facebook can and should be part of your strategy.
  • Consistency is key. Fresh, frequently changing, but always present representations of your brand will be most effective over time.

Why have Blogging Bistro assist you in your Facebook Ad campaigns?

  • We are passionate about understanding your business and your desired audience.
  • We are marketing professionals who understand…
    • how Facebook Ads work
    • how Facebook crawl data and deliver ads, and
    • we know how to craft and bid your campaign to effectively target users.
  • We will monitor your ads daily during your campaign to ensure optimum performance.

Here’s a sneak peek at our Facebook ad campaigns:

Single Shot

For when you need a one-time campaign
  • Use for special events (book signings, contests, special sale)
  • Periodic announcements

Price includes initial consultation, target audience development, ad creation, bid consultation, and daily monitoring plus results analysis. Specific ad costs are billed separately by Facebook.

Daily Shot

Make Facebook a regular part of your marketing mix
  • Drive traffic to your website or FB page
  • Keep your name and brands in front of your target audience
  • Promote a rotating array of brands and products
  • Allows for ongoing and concurrent FB ads

Retainer will include development of up to six unique campaigns per month, initial consultation, target audience development, ad creation, bid consultation, and daily monitoring plus results analysis. Specific ad costs are billed separately by Facebook.

Pricing

We serve up your order the way you need it. Ask us for a free, no-obligation estimate.

Learn more about Facebook ads from Carrie:

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  • Ava

    I tried Facebook ads when my first book was released last October. Since it was a one-year devotional, I chose a one-week period in the beginning of January. The add seemed to generate quite a few click-throughs.
    For my ad, instead of linking to my Facebook page, I linked directly to my website page that provided links to buy the book through various markets. I had quite a few sales that week, but of course, I don’t know how many were generated by the ad and how many were a result of general beginning-of-year devotional purchases.
    Thinking of trying it again now (since sales have fallen off), but once again, I’m not sure if I should link to my Facebook page or to my website book page.
    Hmmm. Thanks for giving me something to think about!

  • Carrie Schmeck

    Ava,

    Thanks for your comments. I would ask a few questions in regards to your previous FB ad results.

    1. How else would buyers have discovered your book? Where does your title land in Google searches for “devotionals?” Would they have been looking for it there?
    2. Do you have Google Analytics on your webpage? There are tools that can tell you from where your traffic comes. Using both the FB ad analytics and the Google analytics, you should have a pretty good idea what worked that week.

    In the future, consider linking to your Facebook Page. Once a person has “liked” your Page, you have a wealth more information about them than you do if they simply make a purchase through, say, Amazon. This can come in future for subsequent works. But be sure to tend your Page. It’s your opportunity to build trust and expertise with your readers.

  • http://bloggingbistro.com/ Laura Christianson

    Excellent suggestions, Carrie! (This is why we hired Carrie — her knowledge of advertising — particularly Facebook advertising — is a huge asset to our clients and to the Blogging Bistro team.)

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  • http://www.reunitedrelationships.net Lisa Hayslett

    I am actually looking for someone to run a facebook ads campaign on a commission base.  Have you heard of this or know anyone who does it?

    I am offering $200/sale.  It seems easier for me to just pay someone commission than have the hassle of running the campaign.  I have a way to track since it is just an opt in for a free consult. It should be pretty easy for someone who understands Facebook.

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