Category: Facebook

  • You Ask, I Answer: Identifying Complementary Brands for Collaboration?

    Taiylor asks, “We are a small air-freshening brand with a subscription service… who should we collaborate with?! I’m struggling to come up with a complementary brand or even a TYPE of brand.” This kind of question is really important, because very often people will immediately look for businesses with similar styles and types of product.

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Remarketing Strategy and Tips?

    Dominique asks, “What type of remarketing are you using / on which platforms have you been the most successful?” Remarketing, the art of showing ads to people who haven’t converted, on the surface seems like a pretty simple tactic – show ads to people who haven’t converted. The question is, which kinds of conversions, and

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  • You Ask, I Answer: The Fading Utility of Facebook?

    Darlene asks, “How have you adapted to the fading utility of Facebook? I’m sure we’ve all shifted energy and dollars into other social networks, but what’s been really worthwhile for you, regardless of your industry?” At the end of the day, I focus on what I own and control to the best of my ability.

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Programmatic Facebook Ads and Social Attribution?

    Maggie asks, “How reliable is using programmatic impressions data that’s collected in GA (with an understanding of its value and the contribution of programmatic to website conversions), to use this value as a proxy and apply to social to give us a better idea of Facebook performance?” This is an interesting question that will require

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Social Platforms to Leave Behind

    Lisa asks, “Which social platforms do you wish you could (or are planning to) leave behind?” Without a doubt, Facebook. On the one hand, it’s a rich source of data. On the other hand, it’s an unethical company that is willfully permitting hostile foreign agents to manipulate societies with no serious effort at prohibiting such

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Instagram Business Profile Reach?

    Taylor asks, “Is there any fear that Instagram is going to set up their algorithm to marginalize business profiles that aren’t paying for advertising like they did with Facebook’s Pages. We still have our IG profile set up as a personal page for fear of this.” In a word: yes. Facebook has made it abundantly

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  • You Ask, I Answer: How to Track Facebook Without a Pixel?

    Scott asks, “How do you track Facebook activity without installing the Facebook Pixel?” Companies may have good reason to not install Facebook’s pixel. The company hasn’t exactly behaved in a trustworthy way as a responsible data steward. Other companies may have serious regulatory concerns like GDPR compliance or other PHI. So how do you determine

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  • You Ask, I Answer: How Often to Check Facebook Analytics?

    Deb asks, “How often should you check your Facebook Analytics?” This is an interesting question because it’s predicated on a key assumption about Facebook Analytics. Watch the video to learn more about how often and why you should or shouldn’t check your Facebook Analytics. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Social Media Placeholder Accounts

    Eduardo asks, “Does it make sense to have an active social media account like Facebook if you’re not really active on it, I.e. putting likes, leaving comments?” There are three primary reasons you’d want to have an active social media account. Watch the video to learn what they are. Can’t see anything? Watch it on

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  • Friday Feeling: Facebook Trustworthiness Scores

    According to this report by the Washington Post, Facebook scores users on false reporting of fake news on a scale of 0 to 1. First clues: 0 to 1 is a major hint that this is simple probability calculations Based principally on how often you report something as fake when it’s true For those who

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