Finding success with Facebook ads

In recent years, creating and executing successful Facebook ad campaigns has become daily business at Marketing 24/7. One campaign in particular that was a success was for Birmingham author Debra H. Goldstein’s first mystery novel, “Maze in Blue.”

This campaign was specifically focused to identify University of Michigan alumna since the setting of the book takes place on UM’s campus in the 1970s.  The cover of the book was used as the graphic and the words of the ad read, “Headlines Scream: U of M Co-ed Murdered!”  Once you clicked on the ad, you were taken straight to the book description on Amazon.com.

As social media continues to grow and evolve, marketing and public relations experts will continue to learn to use these social media outlets to their fullest capacity.

Today we welcome guest blogger Zac Johnson of www.zacjohnson.com.  Zac is considered an expert on making money online. If you are considering or already using Facebook for advertising, you may find this article from his blog archive quite useful.

Breakdown of a Profitable Facebook Ads Campaign

With the latest backlash of articles coming up on TechCrunch about deceptive and scammy ways to make money on Facebook, I wanted to provide you with a full breakdown on how to create a successful CPA Facebook ads campaign. Step and step details on a campaign I had running months ago.

The best way to do this, is by looking over an old campaigns that I have on pause and aren’t running anymore. A lot of the offers I have on pause are still available, but I never went on to monetize them enough to bring in a higher ROI. This campaign in particular is just under a year old, but the offer is still running actively on ClickBank. The product is for an ebook on skateboarding tricks and easily gets passed through the FB Ads team. During this $300 test campaign, the ROI was around 10%, and that is with very little monetizing and real targeting. Yes, I know… 10% isn’t much of a margin, but this wasn’t monetized or split tested at all. Instead of continually tweaking this campaign, I moved onto others. Now it’s your turn to turn it into something better.

To read the rest of Zac’s article, click here.

Motivated to Mentor

Tuesday night, I was honored to be part of an amazing group of 20 women from around the state recognized by the Birmingham International Center as “Motivating Women” at this year’s International Women’s Day Dinner.

As part of the effort to promote mutual understanding among cultures, the Birmingham International Center sponsors International Women’s Day, a global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. According to the Birmingham International Center, these awards are given to women who inspire and motivate others to live successfully and significantly by making differences, large and small, every day in the world around them.

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Organizational patterns can take speech and speaker to higher level

Today I would like to welcome guest blogger Patrick O’Mara. Patrick is a professional speaker, collegiate speech instructor, corporate trainer and speech coach. I met him online, through the Birmingham Business Alliance’s LinkedIn Group. After researching his profile, I asked him to share his expertise on one of the 10 elements of public speaking that drives the success of any presentation.

Similar to the way my personal branding techniques can increase your visibility as a credible professional, Patrick’s speech formatting techniques will help you begin presenting like a pro!

I’ll never forget driving through Vicksburg, Miss., when I came upon a sign that read, “Left lane closed – one mile,” then I quickly came upon another sign that read “Right lane closed – one mile.” The only problem was that I was on a two-lane highway!

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Power of Personal Branding

One of the most powerful and readily available tools to market your company is personal branding. Actors and actresses learned long ago that publicity designed to create a certain image in the public’s mind would lead them to greater success in the entertainment industry. Stars with highly recognized personal brands soon became commercial spokespeople for services and products. Companies quickly recognized that when the public likes and admires the person advocating a product, they are more likely to purchase the product.

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What does your voice communicate about you?

Successful communication often begins with properly preparing the written word. But the spoken word is just as important. Today I’d like to welcome guest blogger Donna Francavilla, owner of Frankly Speaking Communications. With years of experience as a broadcast reporter, Donna is a true professional when it comes to properly delivering a verbal message. Enjoy Donna’s article on putting your strongest voice forward.

What does your voice communicate about you?
By Donna Francavilla

Do you picture a face when you hear a new voice over the telephone? Do you wonder what the person looks like? Where they are physically located? What kind of personality-type would you group them in? Can you guess their age?  What region of the country are they from?  Do you want to engage in business with them? Can you trust the voice on the other end of the line? Are they credible?

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Lessons in the “like” button

What do you like these days?

If you’re a Facebook user, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Every business on Facebook covets the precious “like” button. But getting Facebook users to quickly click the “like” button can be a baffling process.

Recently, I read about a study revealing that only nine percent of internet users will “like” a businesses’ fan page on Facebook. Granted, building a brand and a Facebook following for a company online is quite a challenge. But it is not impossible.

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Why keeping your bio current counts

In working with individuals and executives on their personal branding, the first step is often to draft and create a well-written, solid biography that meets the needs of their target audience.

I just finished working with Anna Marie Dobbins, a 20-year old dancer, actor, singer, choreographer and song-writer. For the release of her new single, “So Long Good Bye,” she needed a professional biography which was complete, yet compelling for her listeners. Here is her bio that reflects not only the facts but also delves into her wide variety of experience.

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Birmingham Business Women Travel to New York City for Stevie Awards

Since I recently shared with you the good news of five Birmingham business women being honored as Stevie Awards Finalists, I wanted to be sure to update you on the results of the awards. Several of us flew to New York City last Friday to celebrate.  Although we weren’t named Stevie winners we were honored as Finalists.  There were over 330 people at the Awards Gala.

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Birmingham business women honored as Stevie Awards Finalists

In the Birmingham regional business world, we have a strong community of leading business women. I feel thankful to be a part of this community.  I think it’s important for you to know who some of them are and what they do, especially when a group of them are being honored as FINALISTS for the prestigious Stevie Awards for Women in Business (this year marks the 8th annual event).

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Master the “Power Phrase” to promote your company more effectively!

Warren Smedley

Today, I’m happy to welcome my first guest blogger to the Marketing 24/7 blog. I participate in a business leaders roundtable with today’s guest writer, Warren Smedley. I have enjoyed getting to know Warren through the group.  He is a superb leader and has great insight when it comes to networking.  I’d like to share this blog post he wrote for my readers.

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