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5 Foolproof Facebook Lead Ad Headlines

July 13, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

In some ways, landing pages are easier for copywriters to take on: there’s an endless page to be filled with copy. But does anyone read all that? Not really. As you embark on generating leads without landing pages, space is at a premium. Each word must be carefully selected to help move people through the funnel.

Headlines may be the trickiest part of any advertising campaign. Not too long…but not too short, either. One word won’t do, but a Facebook Lead Ad has limited space. You’ve only got 25-40 characters to play with. So every word has to count! Your headline should be straightforward and to the point. No superfluous, flowery language here! Make it succinct and direct with a clear Call To Action in the headline, as well as the CTA button.

Facebook Lead Ads, Facebook Tips,

Top Tips For Testing Your Facebook Lead Ads

July 5, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

Whether it’s your first or your fifteenth time running Facebook Lead Ads, your campaign can almost always benefit from testing and optimization. Even top-performing campaigns eventually become stale or oversaturate their audience. A few tweaks at various points can keep your Facebook Lead Ads running efficiently, providing you with high-quality leads to nurture and convert into customers.

Ad Targeting, Facebook Lead Ads, Facebook Tips, Lead Ad Creative,

How To Tell When It’s Time To Refresh Your Facebook Lead Ads

May 31, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

It can take a few days to get up and running, but once those Facebook Lead Ads are at full steam, you should be seeing strong clicks to your Facebook lead form and lead completion rates. Hooray! You’re running a successful leads without landing pages campaign. But then, something happens. Slowly, your completion rate dips and over time you notice a distinct downward trend. This doesn’t mean your Facebook Lead Ad campaign is doomed. It just means it’s time to refresh all or part of the campaign.

Facebook Lead Ads, Lead Ad Creative,

A Slamdunk For One Facebook Lead Ad Campaign

May 11, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

Facebook offers a wealth of creative and targeting options to help your brand reach the right people. But sometimes, all those options can feel overwhelming. And if you have a limited budget or are anxious to see results, you might not want to wait to test and re-test your own creative over and over again. That’s where Facebook Case Studies can come in to help guide your Facebook Lead Ad strategy before you get started.

These high-performing Facebook Lead Ad examples can take some of the guesswork out of your first Facebook Lead Ad campaign, but they’re no substitute for real data about your target audience and converted customers. Think of these examples as “cheat sheets” to get you up and running and gaining Facebook Leads quickly. As your campaigns generate more and more leads, take the time to run your own tests and finetune your Facebook Lead Ad creative and targeting. But first, let’s look at one example of a “slamdunk” in Facebook Lead Ad success.

Facebook Lead Ads, Lead Ad Creative,

How To: Write The Perfect Facebook Lead Ad

March 30, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

A Facebook Lead Ad can be a pretty powerful lead generation tool, when run effectively. But there are a lot of moving pieces in each Facebook Lead Ad Campaign. How can you be sure you’re optimizing for the highest quality leads and lowest cost per lead? The key is to break it down piece by piece and optimize step by step, continually testing along the way. To start, let’s tackle the Facebook Lead Ad itself: the creative.

Facebook Lead Ad Headline

As with any type of advertising, your Facebook Lead Ad headline needs to entice users to click. Highlight the key selling proposition of your company, or the main benefit of your lead generation offer. The Facebook Lead Ad headline is the largest text they’ll see but space is limited, particularly on mobile devices. Keep it to 40 characters or less. Think short, sweet and to-the-point. It’s OK to be direct and somewhat salesy here; your supporting copy and Context Card can tell more of the story, but your headline is what will convince users to read on and continue clicking. Your headline is one of the easiest items to test and highly correlated to clicks, so be sure to test multiple headline variations of your Facebook Lead Ad.

Visual Media

Your headline and visual will do most of the heavy lifting in your Facebook Lead Ad; if a user isn’t interested in those they will quickly move on. A video will naturally attract more eyeballs in the crowded Newsfeed, so if you’ve got one, use it. Video not in the budget? You can create a moving slideshow right within Facebook to still include motion in your Facebook Lead Ad. In some cases a carousel of static images may be preferred; just make sure there’s no text in the image and that you elect to have Facebook show the top-performing graphic first. The visual creative is not quite as easy to swap in and out as a headline, but it is the most powerful part of your ad, so experiment with a variety of ad formats, media types and visual look and feels to find the one that works for your business.

Post Text

Once your catchy headline and compelling visuals have drawn in users, your Facebook Lead Ad copy comes into play. If they’ve read this far, you can do a little more storytelling here or expand on the key features of your offer, product or service. But keep it short! Think of this as the caption for a Facebook post. Aim for a maximum of 130 characters; 90 is even better as it presents best for mobile viewing. (And Facebook Lead Ads are extremely powerful on mobile, where users are less likely to browse away from Facebook.) This is the most complex part of the ad to test, so you may want to save it for after you’ve optimized all your other Facebook Lead Ad components.

Call-To-Action Button

The final piece of your Facebook Lead Ad is the CTA button. Facebook has pre-selected a set of Call-To-Action buttons for use with a Facebook Lead Ad: Apply Now; Get Quote; Download; Learn More; Sign Up; and Subscribe. Your business may more closely lend itself to one over others, but test different CTAs to see what works. Again, these are very easy to swap but can have a large impact without a lot of overhead.

While you’re testing, keep in mind that there is no one right answer for any piece of your ad. Each one interacts with the next, and the right combination for once audience may be very different than another target. Got your Facebook Lead Ad in a good spot? Then it’s time to improve your Context Card and Lead Form.

Advanced Lead Tactics, Facebook Lead Ads, Facebook Tips, How To Guides,

How To: Split Test Your Facebook Lead Ads

March 28, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

One of the key components of Facebook Lead Ad optimization is split testing. Also known as an A/B test, split testing entails splitting an audience into two random segments and showing them creative that differs in one key way. This can be your Facebook Lead Ad copy, imagery, offer, CTA or any other element of your ad. The key is to test one item at a time, keeping all the rest the same, in order to find the variable that works best.

Facebook Lead Ads, Facebook Tips, Lead Ad Creative,

Why Your Facebook Lead Ad Needs A Video

February 28, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

According to Facebook, people watch over 100 million hours of video every day on the site. And with 1.23 billion active users, that’s pretty powerful stuff. Facebook is investing a significant portion of their resources to video, adding new audio features, livestreaming and more. These developments come with new measurement tools as well. It’s clear Facebook is all about video. But does that mean marketers need to be, too? And why does that matter for a Facebook Lead Ad? Read on to find out.

Facebook Lead Ads, Lead Ad Creative,

Newsfeed Post Types For Your Facebook Lead Ad

February 16, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

The true power of a Facebook Lead Ad is in the lead form, but before you get to that point it looks remarkably similar to any other Facebook ad or sponsored post. There are a few subtle differences, but nothing that the typical user would really notice as specific to a Facebook Lead Ad over any other type. So how do you stand out and get them to click? First, you have to select the right visual media for your initial ad post. There are four main types to choose from; we’ll look at the unique features and pros and cons of each one.

Ad Targeting, Facebook Lead Ads, Facebook Tips, How To Guides, Lead Ad Creative,

8 Ways to Optimize Your Facebook Lead Ads Campaign

February 14, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

Now that you’ve started running your first Facebook Lead Ads, it’s time to gauge performance, analyze results and optimize your Facebook Lead Ads. By fine-tuning the various feature of your ad, you can find the best set of attributes for lower cost per lead and higher lead quality.

Ad Targeting, Budget Optimization, Facebook Lead Ads, Facebook Tips, How To Guides, Lead Ad Creative,

How To: Reduce Cost Per Lead by 75% On Facebook

February 3, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

If you’ve run a few Facebook campaigns but haven’t tried Facebook Lead Ads yet, now is a great time to start. Facebook Lead Ads are a powerful way to connect with customers right on Facebook, without interrupting their browsing experience or making your team build yet another landing page. But they are also a little more challenging to set up. We’ve created this introduction to Facebook Lead Ads to guide you through what you need to know, and how to setup your first Facebook Lead Ad campaign.