3 Ads Every DMO Should Be Running Right Now!

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“Creative without strategy is called art. Creative with strategy is called advertising” – Jef Richards

Only a few years ago an organization could build a Facebook following, post information, and their Fans would see every update. As the saying goes, “all good things must come to an end” and as we all know, that happened with Facebook and it’s much talk about algorithm. Organizations can no longer execute their digital marketing plan without an advertising strategy. Here are three ads every DMO or tourism organization should we utilizing.
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1. Audience Builder

Usually called a Followers or a Likes Ad. This one is simple to create and pretty cheap to maintain (as low as a $1/day!). We call this an “always on” ad, because it should be always on and running in the background of your ad strategy that changes based on priorities. With such a low buy-in, every DMO should utilize an Audience Builder Ad. These can be changed up seasonally or left to run as long as your CPR (Facebook calls this, cost per result) or ROI (what us normal folks use) stays within an acceptable range.

2. Event Ads

Have you ever seen a friend’s Facebook Event RSVP in your feed and thought, ‘hey I want to go to that!” Yea, me too. You can create ads that target your fans and potential event attendees… AND sell tickets! Did you know:

“Integrating ticket sales directly with a Facebook event can DOUBLE ticket sales so it’s worth considering.”-AdEspresso

Facebook Event Ads can help spread the word about your event, increase ticket sales, and boost attendance. You can target your fans, as well as others who might be interested in your event. And if you really want to get fancy (and by fancy, we mean effective), you can ‘retarget’ your Event Ad to people who have interacted with or expressed interest in your event. Time to get those attendees confirmed!

Learn more about Event Ads here.
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3. Boosts – aka Engagement Ads

When people thing of Facebook Ads they usually think of a Boost, but as we’ve shared, it’s much more than that. Boosts can be an easy way for an organization or event to get their feet wet in the Digital Advertising game, but it’s only the beginning. Boosts are used to get more eyes (or awareness) on a post on your Page. Decide a few important posts each month that you REALLY want your audience to see and plan a Boost for these. Your budget for these can be as low as a few dollars, but we recommend you save any BIG budgets for actual Ads you create through Facebook’s Ads Manager. Trust us!

1. Audience Builder

2. Event Ads

3. Boosts – aka Engagement Ads

These three ads are a great foundation for any Organization’s Ad Strategy. Now, go forth and advertise! Or you can just call us!