TripAdvisor advertisers can now run co-branded ads on Facebook, Instagram
October 10, 2019 • advertisers, TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor launched TripAdvisor Connect this week. The branded content ad product pairs the travel site's audiences with the ad inventory and targeting capabilities of third-party sites. It is rolling out first on Facebook and Instagram, and the company said it plans to bring the ads to more media channels soon.
The ads will appear as co-branded content posts with TripAdvisor's logo and company name and the "Paid Partnership" language at the top of the ad:
he TripAdvisor website and app," said Christine Maguire, Vice President, Advertising Revenue, TripAdvisor, Inc. in a statement.
According to the company, 49% of travelers claim the site "inspired" them to visit a new destination. In other words, a large segment of consumers searching for a new travel or dining experience have visited TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor advertisers can now retarget those audiences on Facebook and Instagram.
The TripAdvisor Connect ads will link to the advertiser's website, or to the advertiser's business listing on TripAdvisor if one exists.
Pricing varies depending on audience size and targeting and can be based on a CPM model or performance model, including CPC, cost-per-engagement or cost per video view.
TripAdvisor reports that 60% of travelers who book online say they visit the site during the decision-making process.
Facebook advertisers can now use Stories ads to start conversations in Messenger
October 1, 2019 • advertisers, Facebook
Users can click to message with brands and businesses from Stories ads on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger.
Heads up, advertisers: Facebook is shrinking mobile News Feed ad space
July 21, 2019 • advertisers, Heads
changes to the aspect ratio for posts and ads in its mobile News Feed. Beginning August 19, posts and ads in the mobile News Feed will display at a 4:5 aspect ratio, which means they'll be shorter than at the original 2:3 aspect ratio.
For advertisers, this means ads will show fewer lines of text and the maximum height for photos or videos in the ad will be reduced to fit new design: "The tallest supported aspect ration for images without links and for videos is now vertical (4:5). Media taller than 4:5 will be masked on Facebook's mobile News Feed."
According to Facebook, the new ad layout will only allow for three lines of text, after which users will see a prompt to display more of the text. That's a change from displaying as many as seven lines of text before the "See More" prompt. Ad copy will need to be tighter than ever to get your messages across — or entice users to click to "See More."
Videos will also need to be optimized for the new size, otherwise they will be automatically "masked" when the changes take effect next month.
Susan Wenograd, VP of marketing strategy at Aimclear, was the first to note the coming changes on Twitter. She says, while its part of Facebook's efforts to do some "housekeeping" by creating a more consistent mobile experience, the move points to the larger needs of social media marketing: that less has to be more.
"Less text, so it's skimmable. Imagery that gets to the focal point quicker. These two things force marketers to synthesize their message into something instantly understandable," said Wenograd, "It makes sense given the insane amount of content we are now seeing on a day-to-day basis."
Wenograd believes that if an advertiser is going to interrupt a user's primary reason for being on a platform, the message needs to be focused, concise and adaptable. She also noted the timing of Facebook's announcement, coming at a time when brands are currently lamenting their declining direct-ROI from the platform.
"The slimming down of creative real estate furthers the need for marketers to be thinking in terms of the long game on their branding. They have less space to try and sell, so they need shorter messages delivered more frequently to cut through the noise," said Wenograd.
Facebook first introduced the newly redesigned mobile News Feed redesign during its F8 conference, calling it FB5.
The company says these changes were designed to simply formats and improve mobile experience consistency.
Last month, Facebook rolled out new editing and resizing options to its Video Creation Kit, making it easier for advertisers to create videos with multiple aspect ratios.