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Budgeting and Bidding for Social Ads
Social platforms make it easy to start advertising with a small budget. They also make it easy to spend money without learning anything. A structured approach to budgets and bidding gets better results from every euro.
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Social platforms make it easy to start advertising with a small budget. They also make it easy to spend money without learning anything. A structured approach to budgets and bidding gets better results from every euro.
Start with goals and economics
Before setting a budget, know what a result is worth. If a lead turns into a customer one time in ten, and a customer is worth a certain amount, you can calculate an acceptable cost per lead. This turns budget discussions into business discussions.
Three types of budget
- Testing budget: small amounts to test audiences, offers and creative. Expect some tests to fail.
- Scaling budget: more spend behind proven combinations, increased gradually.
- Always-on budget: steady spend for retargeting and retention.
Choosing a bidding strategy
- Automated bidding aims for the most results within the budget. It works well once there is enough conversion data.
- Cost-per-result targets keep costs within a range, at the risk of lower volume.
- Bid caps give the most control but need careful management.
New accounts often start with automated bidding and add controls as data grows.
Allocate across the funnel
Balance spend between reaching new people, retargeting engaged audiences and re-engaging existing customers. Over-investing in retargeting can look efficient while the pool of prospects shrinks.
Give the algorithm time
Frequent edits reset learning. Make changes in planned steps and judge results over a meaningful period.
Watch creative fatigue
When frequency rises and results drop, refresh creative. Fresh creative is often the biggest lever in social advertising.
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