Introduction to Facebook
With 2.93 billion monthly active users Facebook needs no introduction. FB has become a household name worldwide and is the leading social media networking site. It was started in the year 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg from the USA.
Facebook is the number one site for social networking, and it nurtures virtual relationships between family and friends daily in cyberspace. To describe it as a living platform would be apt as the social site has become a virtual extension of our lives.
Though entirely meant for personal networking FB today has become a major commercial entity and the FaceBook Pages facilitate advertisement on the platform. Facebook is now Meta and advertisements on Meta in the year 2020 earned a revenue of 80 billion plus dollars.
How to Advertise on Meta?
Meta Business Suite
(https://business.facebook.com/)
Meta Platforms now comprise FaceBook, Instagram & WhatsApp and enable advertisement using one common business suite known as Meta Business Suite. The suite allows the integration of FaceBook and Instagram messaging platforms for the purpose of online Ads in one place. Yes, the suite allows response to messages and notifications and the facility to post stories or content based on a content calendar. You can also manage ads using Meta Business Suite.
Posting Ads on Meta Business Suite
You can make simple posts that could be shared on Facebook and Instagram Platforms after you have linked with each. There is an option to add links, videos, or photos to your post and stories. You can post immediately or use the content calendar to schedule posts, stories, and Ads. The business suite provides a calendar to meticulously post as desired based on suitable events, festivals, and weekends for example.
You can place ads based on demographics, location, gender, and profession and limit them to a certain area where you wish your ads should be visible.
But first, you must set the goal among the options given:
- Get more messages
- Get more calls
- Get more leads
- Get greater engagement
- Get more traffic
- Automatic
Audience
Next, you must choose the audience type
- Student
- Local Residents
- People who like your page
- People who like your page and similar pages
- People you choose to target
- Create Custom Audience
- Create Saved Audience
- Create Lookalike Audience
Ad Spend & Duration
Here you can specify the ad spend and duration the amount of money you deposit with Facebook will limit your ad display. Before your ads begin to show you must specify the mode of payment and deposit the required amount at the meta business suite.
Pathway for Marketing Solutions
All ads utilize the same funnel for achieving the goal Meta offers many types of Ads that can be used suitably. Ads can be displayed across 15 platforms for wider coverage. The sales funnel works exactly like that used everywhere.
- Attraction or Awareness
- Engagement or Consideration
- Goal Conversion or Action
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