Category Archives: FBX

Coming to a Newsfeed Near You: FBX and Video

Over the past few years, the advertising landscape of Facebook has shifted pretty dramatically. Once confined to humble URL ads, featuring diminutive images and a pittance of text, we’re now able to take out Sponsored Story Ads, Mobile-only Page Post Ads, and more. It looks like they’re just getting started, however, as Facebook will soon be rolling out a few … Continue reading

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Ten Frequently Asked Facebook Exchange Questions

Today’s post is by Prachi Mishra, Marketing Associate at Triggit. Since the Facebook Exchange went live, we’ve been fielding questions from hundreds of the world’s largest e-commerce and travel advertisers. And while we’ve gotten nearly every question in the book when it comes to retargeting on Facebook, we’ve noticed that there were several that kept coming up. So we decided … Continue reading

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Tackling FBX Truth and Myth, Part II – Optimizing

In my last post, I discussed some of the truths and myths surrounding FBX. While many have been making some fairly lofty claims about using FBX and the success rates surrounding Facebook retargeting campaigns, our data shows that there are aspects of it that work wonderfully, while others leave a little to be desired. That is not to say that … Continue reading

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Which verticals are the big FBX winners?

Facebook attracts a massive audience (over 1 billion people a month) throughout the day for extended, though not always undivided, periods of time. This gives advertisers of the Facebook Exchange (FBX) a great opportunity to connect with potential customers who have already visited their site, and a better chance that those prospects will interact with the ads and finally purchase. … Continue reading

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FBX and the Future of Facebook Advertising

Today’s post is by Daniel Ho, Director of Marketing at Optimal. Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it will be extending its retargeting product, Facebook Exchange (FBX), into the News Feed, which expands the placement of these targeted ads beyond the network’s right-hand panel. Although this update is currently an “alpha test,” its upcoming release points towards a future with more powerful … Continue reading

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Does FBX produce different time-of-day conversion patterns?

  Today’s post is by Beth Logan, PhD, Director of Optimization at DataXu. Despite recent reports that users sometimes “take a break” from Facebook, the site is phenomenally popular. It is a highly engaging place where many users spend a disproportionately large amount of time, both viewing and creating content. Therefore, when we started running campaigns on Facebook Exchange (FBX), we … Continue reading

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FBX dynamic ad copy – a new technique revealed

Today’s post is by Steve Palombo, Sr. Account Executive at Triggit. I often read and hear skepticism from industry pundits, conference attendees, and even potential clients regarding the viability of the format of Facebook Exchange, or the Marketplace ad. I’m asked, “What can Triggit possibly do within the confines of the Facebook ad unit? And how do you do it in … Continue reading

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Tackling FBX Truth and Myth, Part 1

The Facebook Exchange is a hot topic for every online marketer right now. Some jumped in with both feet, while others are opting to test the waters, or see how others fare. There have been some very bold statements made about how well one’s ads can perform via FBX, and, as marketers who have made use of it from the … Continue reading

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