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Social media ads allow you to target audiences that may not have seen your post otherwise while also increasing brand awareness and product awareness. In addition, paid social is a great driver of micro-conversions, whether they be for trials, free samples, or just funneling additional traffic to your website.
For maximum social media advertising effectiveness, a campaign should be used in conjunction with other forms of media, such as TV ads, newspaper ads, direct mail pieces, and more.
Types of Social Media Advertising Platforms
Within âsocial media advertisingâ are different platforms you can use to reach your goal. Â Each one is different, has a different audience, and serves different purposes. We can help you track and test paid social media campaigns, including:
Facebook advertising â Facebook allows for both text and photos to be displayed on your advertisement for maximum audience engagement. Youâre able to target your audience based on interests, demographics, and geography while also determining how much you want to pay per click or pay per mille (cost per 1,000 impressions).
Twitter advertising â Twitter allows you to choose the objective of your campaign, including tweet engagements (retweets, favorites, replies), website clicks, app installs or engagements, followers, or even leads, and it only charges you when your specified action occurs. Additionally, Twitter allows a maximum daily budget and maximum cost per action.
YouTube advertising â YouTube is the second largest search engine and has a larger adult audience than any cable network. Over 90 percent of Internet users claim that video plays a big role in purchasing decisions. On top of that, by 2019, video will account for 80 percent of global Internet traffic and 85 percent in the US. Unlike television, you can target your ad only to your target audience. Plus, advertising on YouTube is as easy as connecting it to your Google Ads account.
Houzz advertising â Houzz is a great way for home improvement companies to connect with customers who are looking for home improvement ideas. Houzz Pro+, the networkâs paid platform, allows you to increase your photos and visibility, get more insights about your profile, and choose multiple categories and service areas.
LinkedIn advertising â Social media plays an important role in B2B relationships; 64 percent of brands follow other businesses on social media. LinkedIn Ads allows you to engage with these B2B customers. There are two paying options in LinkedIn Adsâcost per click or cost per mille (cost per 1,000 impressions).
And more â We can also help you test ads on platforms like Google+, Instagram, and Pinterest.
TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ADS
Within each platform, there are specific types of ads that work to help meet a specific goal. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest all have similar objectives:
Build traffic to your website
Lead generation (Facebook and Instagram only)
Boost engagement with your page or posts
Increase conversions (on the social platform itself or on your website)
LinkedIn has a smaller (but growing) buffet of options:
Increase traffic to your website
Increase post or page engagement
HOW MUCH DO PAID SOCIAL ADS COST?
Depending on your industry as well as a number of other factors, the cost per lead and cost per click you receive in Google Ads may be cheaper or more expensive than for a paid social media campaign. However, the typical cost per interaction is cheaper than Google Ads and Bing Ads.
The platforms themselves differ as well; if youâre measuring cost per click (CPC) Facebook advertising costs on average about $0.27 per click. If youâre measuring cost per thousand impressions (CPM), Facebook advertising costs about $7.19 CPM. However, LinkedInâs numbers are much higher, as the target audience is smaller and the goal is largely B2B.
Once you consider what your goals are, contact us and weâll send you some social media advertising examples as well as help you decide where your budget is best allocated.
Which Channel Is the Best Social Media Advertising Platform for My Business?
THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING THE RIGHT PAID SOCIAL ADVERTISING CHANNEL
With so many social network platforms and more emerging every day, it can be difficult to determine where to allocate your social media advertising spend. However, if you choose the wrong social media platform to advertise on, youâll be wasting your money. Blue Corona can help. Take a look at the infographic below (or click on it to read the accompanying blog post) to determine which platform is best for your individual business: