Facebook Ad Copy, How To Improve In 5 Simple Tips

Creating Facebook ads with Honeysuite is the easiest most effective way to make ads online. But creating the Facebook ad copy for your ads can be a challenge. If you are anything like most of us, you have experienced advertising writer’s block.

Here are a few tips and tricks that help to improve Facebook Ad Copy:

1. Always keep in mind the main objective for and choose the right CTA (Call To Action):
   

   For example, an ad with a web traffic objective should be a Learn More CTA, or something that will guide the potential customer to click onto the site. Maybe See Menu etc.

2. Keep your Facebook ad copy short and sweet
   

   Facebook recommends only 125 characters or less for the body text and 40 characters or less for the headline. There is a simple reason for this: people are easily distracted and you only have a few seconds or less to catch their attention when they are scrolling through their feed. Here is a good example of a short and sweet ad from a Honeysuite customer, Imbriglio’s Pizzeria: Margherita of Pepperoni Pizza only $9.95
   Wednesday Nights Are Pizza Nights!

3. Keep in mind the Landing Page or where the customer will land when they click.
   

   Again, using the above Imbriglio’s example. They are using the See Menu CTA. The landing page is in fact the menu.
   Think of your ads as a mini callout of what someone will see when they click and land on your landing page. If you are selling chocolate bars, you should be sending the customer to a page with chocolate bars available for sale, NOT just your candy company’s homepage.

4. Brand Voice:
   

   Once you understand and have the first three tips mastered, start to think about your company’s or client’s brand voice. First of all, what is a brand voice?
   Well our friends at 99 Designs define it as: “Brand voice is the way you talk to your customers and is defined by your brand’s style of communication. Your brand voice is directed to your target audience, and it can have any style, as long as it feels true to your brand values and persona—be it authoritative, playful, intellectual, ominous, kind or fun.”
   

   Why is brand voice important in your Facebook ad copy?

   People buy from brands they trust. When done correctly, brand voice is a way to relate to your audience to build that trust. Here are some great examples of brand voice: Apple: The rule-breakers. Apple has always pushed the boundaries of what is possible and they let you know it. Apple lovers feel an emotional connection to their products and are confident that their devices are sophisticated and top of the line. Chiat/Day and Apple are responsible for arguably one of the best commercials ever made, the ad-based off of George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984”. Marking the release of The Macintosh, the first widely available personal computer with a GUI interface, the messaging of breaking through the status quo and escaping conformity is still in line today with Apple’s branding.

   Dollar Shave Club: DSC has a simple message: “You don’t need to spend big on quality razors.”You most likely have heard of DSC from the original viral video of the founder, Michael Dublin. I couldn’t do it justice, but check it out here. Their brand voice is compelling, funny, and approachable.

   Dove: Dove’s brand voice is friendly, supportive, and inspiring. Their long-standing Real Beauty Campaign showcases Dove’s inclusivity and their message: “Dove is for everyone.”When you are writing copy for your ad, ask yourself: Is this something that is in line with my brand’s voice? If the answer is no, try to write as if you are speaking to one of your customers. (This is the most difficult part of copywriting in my opinion, and I could go on forever about this, but Distilled has already done this for me, check out their great piece on finding your brand’s voice.

5. Make sure your ad copy is relevant to your target audience:
   

   When writing copy for your ads or creating any content for your brand in general, it is imperative to think about who your customer is and what is relevant to them. Paid Social Media Marketing is a great way to quickly and relatively easily target individuals who exhibit traits or buying patterns similar to your target audience. But the targeting only takes you so far. You need to write copy that is both relevant and actionable, to drive the desired action. Here is a good example of ad copy that is relevant to a brand’s target audience from one of our clients Tone House: Tone House TV: Subscribe Free
   Our signature conditioning workouts are now available at your fingertips. Start training today from home, the park, or anywhere.

   

   Tone House is a boutique high-end fitness studio in the heart of New York City. At the time of writing this, COVID-19 is still crippling fitness studios and gyms across the United States. Tone House created a stunning app and online workout program to engage current members and attract a new nationwide audience. Tone House used effective messaging to grow their audience during a time of contraction in the fitness industry.

Summary:

1. Always keep in mind the main objective and choose the right CTA

2. Keep it short and sweet (40 Characters – Headline | 125 Characters Text)

3. Keep in mind the Landing Page (Use similar messaging on your LP and Ad)

4. Brand Voice (Write in the same brand voice across all mediums)

5. Make sure your ad copy is relevant to your target audience

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