Category: Facebook

  • You Ask, I Answer: Facebook as Influencer Marketing Agency?

    Summary In today's episode, I evaluate Facebook's brand collabs manager with Instagram integration and explain what it means for influencer marketing agencies. Here's what this means for you. You'll understand whether this tool threatens agency business models today and how agencies can build defensive value through analytics and relationships. You'll also learn these concepts: why…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Instagram Content Strategy and Following?

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through how to use Facebook Audience Insights to uncover what your actual customers care about instead of just copying what competitor brands do on Instagram. Here's what this means for you. You gain a research-driven approach to building a content strategy that resonates with your real audience rather than…

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  • 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 Best Way to Grow Instagram Followers?

    Summary In today's episode, I break down the best way to grow Instagram followers for a client, tackling the business "why" behind the goal, the pay-to-play reality of the Facebook ecosystem, and the kind of content that actually cuts through the noise. Here's what this means for you. You will shift from chasing vanity metrics…

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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: The Fading Utility of Facebook?

    Summary In today's episode, I break down how to adapt to the fading utility of Facebook by shifting your energy toward owned media rather than rented social platforms. Here's what this means for you. You gain a long-term strategy that survives algorithm changes and platform shutdowns by building on assets you actually control. You'll also…

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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: Programmatic Facebook Ads and Social Attribution?

    Summary In today's episode, I break down whether programmatic impressions data from Google Analytics can serve as a reliable proxy for evaluating Facebook's organic audience performance. Here's what this means for you. You'll gain a structured two-part framework, requiring both audience match and behavioral match, to decide whether your paid and organic channels are truly…

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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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