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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, Landing Pages, Leads Without Landing Pages,

4 Reasons To Skip The Lead Generation Landing Page

March 22, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

Why you don't need a lead generation landing page

For years a landing page was the gold standard in online ad destinations, particularly for lead generation. For some a lead generation landing page was simply a destination url, an existing page already part of their site navigation and merely assigned as the designated landing page for an ad without any changes or optimization based on the campaign. But many marketers would spend countless resources crafting unique landing pages for each campaign, and sometimes for each piece of creative in that campaign. What started as a way to more easily track and convert customers could quickly become unmanageable. We’ve all been there. And you know what we say? Skip the landing page! Here’s why:

Ad Targeting, Facebook Lead Ads, Facebook Tips,

Top 3 Tips To Fine-Tune Your Facebook Lead Ad Campaign

March 9, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

Your first Facebook Lead Ad Campaign can be quite a learning experience. There are more parts to a Facebook Lead Ad than most other advertising types, making more pieces to create and manage. So once your Facebook Lead Ad is up and running, it can be tempting to sit back and just let it go. But you can learn a lot from your Facebook Lead Ad Campaign quite quickly, and it’s in your best interest to fine-tune as the ad runs. But that doesn’t mean change everything all at once! Here are a few places you can make small tweaks for big results:

Budget Optimization, How To Guides,

How To: Set a Facebook Lead Advertising Budget

March 7, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

Facebook Lead Advertising allows you to generate leads completely on Facebook. Their targeting capabilities are second to none, and their Lead Ad placement doesn’t require a user to click out of the Newsfeed. In fact, Facebook even pre-populates the Lead Form with the user’s supplied profile information. This makes users much more likely to provide their valuable personal data to you. Everything is handled right on Facebook, so there is no landing page to create. Sound like an effective and efficient lead generation strategy? It is! So let’s set a budget and get to work.

Ad Targeting, Budget Optimization, Facebook Lead Ads, Facebook Tips,

3 Ways Facebook Lead Advertising Saves You Money

March 2, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

Reducing cost per lead and increasing conversions is the ultimate goal for any lead generation campaign. Countless solutions offer new ways to optimize ads and improve conversion rate. But one of the quickest and easiest ways to reduce cost per lead might be right in front of you: Facebook Lead Advertising. While not entirely new, this is one of Facebook’s most recent ad product launches and one they continue to invest and improve upon.

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, Facebook Tips, Lead Ad Creative,

Facebook Lead Advertising Glossary

February 22, 2017 / By Opt Intelligence

Facebook Lead Advertising is an effective and efficient way to grow your email database and gather potential customer information, also called sales leads. Thanks to Facebook’s wealth of user data, their targeting capabilities are second to none. And their Lead Ad placement doesn’t require a user to click out of Facebook. They are able to submit all their information without having to leave the site and interrupt their browsing experience. This makes them more likely to quickly hit submit on the Lead Form and pass their personal information on to you. Facebook even pre-fills the form with the user’s verified information! Best of all, there is no need for you to set up multiple landing pages on your website. Everything is handled right on Facebook.

Now that we’ve defined Facebook Lead Advertising itself, there are a few other key terms you should know before you start running your first Facebook Lead Campaign.

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.