{"id":3276,"date":"2017-12-13T21:55:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T21:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2023-10-01T21:44:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T20:44:26","slug":"four-reasons-why-facebook-new-ad-transparency-option-will-be-good-for-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/four-reasons-why-facebook-new-ad-transparency-option-will-be-good-for-business","title":{"rendered":"Four Reasons Why Facebook’s New Ad Transparency Option Will Be Good for Business"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cWe\u2019re going to make advertising more transparent, and not just for political ads. Starting next month, people will be able to click \u201cView Ads\u201d on a Page and view ads a Page is running on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger \u2014 whether or not the person viewing is in the intended target audience for the ad. All Pages will be part of this effort, and we will require that all ads be associated with a Page as part of the ad creation process. We will start this test in Canada and roll it out to the US by this summer, ahead of the US midterm elections in November, as well as broadly to all other countries around the same time.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em>–\u00a0Rob Goldman, VP of Ads<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So, Facebook announces new advertising transparency options and as a marketer, you are already panicking? No need to be worried, this is actually good news for your brands, and I\u2019ll tell you why.<\/span><\/p>\n Dark posts were a valid option for targeted adverts, if you wanted to specify who could see your ads. It was a complicated job segmenting different target groups based on geography, interest, job title, etc. and you would not have 100 percent assurance you were reaching the final purchaser. <\/span><\/p>\n Whether you are representing a fashion, automotive<\/a> or FMCG<\/a> brand, your Facebook page will now have a tab where all your ads are shown. <\/span><\/p>\n As we know, it is hard for brands to fight through the noise and get its message seen by as many of its audience as possible. Getting as many eyeballs as possible to see your ad is impossible as everyone is fighting for the same space and audience. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Therefore, Facebook has realised this challenge and is rolling out its transparency ads option, which I believe will be more advantageous for brands. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Users will have the whole Facebook page to rant about your product but won\u2019t waste time to check your ads and mess up your ad post. What they want right now is not knowing which offer you are rolling out, they want to complain to \u00a0you and have you resolve the issue immediately..<\/span><\/p>\n The result will have two benefits: <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One downside would be for small business and brands who are still fighting to get known by the crowd. The dark post would have helped them reach those who were not even aware of their existence, with a 50\/50 chance to gain new customers who could visit and follow the page. The new Transparency rules will make these brands fight more than ever to get followers.<\/span><\/p>\n Let\u2019s hope Facebook will consider giving small brands more visibility to reach their target audience. Perhaps by opening a \u201cmarketplace\u201d to display all the new (transparency verified) ads from small brands, enabling users to see \u201cwhat\u2019s new out there\u201d. Or by giving the brands with less than a certain number of followers a chance to still reach a wider audience after having their ads approved to go (the old way), to everyone\u2019s feeds in a dedicated tab.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To sum it up: well done Facebook, I applaud you for thinking of a way for brands to gain more trust from fans and make the job for marketers more efficient. Just do us one last favour: do it fast, we need this soon!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What do you think? I would be interested in your views and feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Tiziana Vinciguerra is a Social Media Specialist at the The Social Element. She has a love for all social media, particularly Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. A Sicilian with an unstoppable, tireless case of wanderlust, she is an enthusiastic traveller who is currently based in Italy.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cWe\u2019re going to make advertising more transparent, and not just for political ads. Starting next month, people will be able to click \u201cView Ads\u201d on a Page and view ads a Page is running on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger \u2014 whether or not the person viewing is in the intended target audience for the ad.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":23279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sync_status":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"series":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Facebook-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Genuine-Humans.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"amazon":{"key":"amazon","url":"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/3abc34c3-ff60-4a78-b347-6119461b7ed1\/GENUINE-HUMANS","label":"Amazon","class":"amazon","icon":"amazon.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/genuine-humans\/id1561811296","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVzb2NpYWxlbGVtZW50LmFnZW5jeS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q?sa=X&ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwiQz-mM7dzvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7jkfw0qeUlwrauhfy2pCGU","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/feed\/podcast","embedCode":"The Good News<\/h2>\n
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