The Pubcast with Jon Loomer (advertising, content marketing, marketing, social media)

Some of the most popular content attempts to tell us how easy it is to accomplish some of the most difficult things. We want easy when we are unable or willing to do the hard stuff. Embrace the difficulty. That's how you'll grow!


There are a couple of updates Facebook advertisers desperately need that could drastically improve the quality and effectiveness of video views audiences.


Should you go completely broad with your Facebook ads targeting? No interests, no lookalike audiences, nothing? The strategy actually has some merit, but only for certain circumstances.


The frustrating part about short-form video is that it's not always evident that you're making an impact. If you create videos the way I do, you will rarely see direct ROI. But I was given two powerful examples recently of the impact that these videos are making.


There are countless factors that contribute to the performance of your ads -- some that you can control and some you can't. Here are 20 in under 60 seconds...


The Audience Expansion products should work, in theory. But there's one underlying problem with how they work now. And that problem could easily be solved with the addition of a very basic feature.


If you're new to TikTok, you're not ready to create ads yet. Take a step back and go through this process first...


You cannot assume that all platforms are the same. Your goals can change because people on some platforms consume content differently. Here's what I learned...

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Category:advertising, content marketing, marketing, social media -- posted at: 2:00am MDT

As we head into Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holiday shopping season generally, know that this time isn't ideal for every brand. It's possible you should consider pulling back on ads by either lowering your budget or pausing for now.


Traffic and engagement campaigns for Facebook advertising are mostly unusable. But that could instantly change if Facebook made this one option available...