While "set it and forget it" may work as a mantra in the infomercial world of Ron Popeil and small rotisserie ovens, it should most certainly not be the mantra of your Facebook ad campaign. True, digital media planning has always relied on constant optimization, but Facebook advertising has done to media planning what social media as a whole has done to most things -- changed the game. So, what is a media planner to do when trying to plan a successful Facebook campaign? Well, Facebook already offers some tips and best practices, but the truth is, because of how dynamic Facebook advertising is, every campaign needs to be approached individually. Full story...
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