social media marketing

Facebook offers all appreneurs the opportunity to utilize its limitless platform for user acquisition. Whether your budget is impressive or mediocre is of no concern to Facebook – all that’s required is a valid credit card account and an accessible Facebook profile. Note that our ad will automatically be placed on either Facebook or Instagram depending on its performance on either platform.   Whether you have Android or iOS app, before diving in, we highly advise that you: 1. Getting Started Follow the link here and click “Create Ad” Next, click and choose the Get installs of your app objective under the Consideration column; click Create Ad Account Enter in the appropriate information and click Continue Choosing your target audience The success of your Facebook ad is contingent on how effectively it can reach its intended audience. After entering in your app’s URL, select who your ad will target based on their gender, age, location, interests, behavior, and language Specifying a Custom Audience Take the extra time to familiarize yourself with Facebook’s vast optimization capabilities – we highly suggest that you create a Custom Audience plan! With the proper amount of care, you’ll increase the accuracy of your ads, meaning that your ads are that much more likely to target and convert potential users into actual paying customers. For more on creating a Custom Audience plan. Facebook allows us access to its splendor of data for no extra cost. Scroll through the following targeting options to access Facebook’s detailed optimization system: 2. Choosing your budget Scrolling down, the budget that you input represents the average amount of money that Facebook will utilize for your ads. We suggest that you start with a small budget until you’ve tested just how well your ads are performing. You can organize your budget on a per-day basis, but note that Facebook may automatically allocate more than your determined daily budget on a single day if your ad incites more conversions on that day; however, to make up for the extra spending, Facebook will spend less money on subsequent days to maintain the average of your allocated budget. It’s wise to toggle on the Set a start and end date option and select those dates for when you might expect to find peak user interest in your advertisements. Optimization is the key to spending your budget as efficiently as possible. Next, click the drop-down labeled Show Advanced Options Optimization for Ad Delivery If it’s not already selected, change the objective of your ad under Optimization for Ad Delivery to App Installs. That way, your ads will be optimized to reach only those people who are the most likely to install your app. This option is always the most preferred for tighter budgets. Otherwise, change it to Link Clicks for a broader target audience. Bid Amount A bid is a representation of your interest in showing your ad to a potential user. Your bid will compete against other advertisers whose ads are also eligible for display on a particular user’s News Feed. If you win during such an auction, you’ll often be charged less than your designated maximum bid. When You Get Charged You can choose to either be charged whenever Facebook displays your ad to users or whenever your Facebook ad converts a potential user into an actual user. The former choice affords you with the freedom of bidding at different rates, whereas the latter demands a definitive amount of payment per app installation. We suggest that you pay by impressions until you’ve conducted further budget testing. Ad Scheduling The Ad Scheduling function is limited to advertisers who select the Lifetime Budget plan. The minimum limit for this plan is $1240.00. Gaining access to Ad Scheduling allows you the freedom of specifying the time-of-day for when your ads will be served to your prospective audiences. Delivery Type We suggest that you leave this toggled to Standard. Accelerated ads are typical for time-sensitive requests, and manual bid pricing would also be required. 3. Formatting your ad Facebook allows for up to six individual ads with their own unique images and headlines per order. Note that although other formats are available, the Single Image option is the most efficient pick. Create a Facebook Page To get the most out of your budget, we highly advise that you create a Facebook Page. Doing so will afford you access to more advertising opportunities. Your Facebook Page will effectively host your ad; without a host, your ad can only be displayed to the right-hand side of Facebook’s News Feed, instead of in the News Feed itself. Choosing an Image/Video The images or videos you choose should capture the attention of your audience while accurately illustrating the app’s function. To avoid poor reviews, you should only set up those expectations that your app can promise to meet. To avoid advertisement fatigue, be sure to include a new and unique image or video. In other words, don’t overuse the same visual theme throughout each of your different ads. And when in doubt, look to your competitors for new ideas! Adding text Facebook determines your ad’s performance in part by how much text overlays the ad’s image. Use this tool here to determine if your image meets text proportion expectations. Before adding text, we recommend that you abide by these general principles: Call To Action As is appropriate with the theme of this guide, for the purpose of increasing conversion rates, change the Call To Action button to Install Now All Finished! Once you’ve formatted your ads, click Place Order, located at the lower right-hand corner! To view how well your ads are performing, make sure to routinely visit your Ads Manager: locate and click “close” at the lower left-hand corner You’ll then be redirected to this screen You can manage your account’s dashboard by clicking the upper-right hand prompt Ads Manager as is displayed in the image above.