If you aren’t already running your own paid ads, it’s definitely a route to invest in!
We’ve put together a quick guide with everything you need to know about Facebook ads and their learning phase so that you can make the most of your paid ad strategy.
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Facebook的广告学习阶段是什么?
The learning phase starts as soon as you launch a new Facebook ad set, and resets when you make an edit to an existing ad.
在最初的学习阶段, Facebook will be optimising or ‘learning’ everything about your ad based on the creative, 广告文案, 观众, 兴趣和其他一切! The overall aim is to optimise the ads and create more conversions for your brand.
你得到的转化就越多, the better Facebook understands the top-performing factors and what is most likely to convert in future.
How does the Facebook ads learning phase work?
当你的广告处于学习阶段, Facebook gains insights about the ad set and analyses data such as ad placement, 观众, 创造性和更多. The more frequently an ad is shown, the more relevant data it can collect. Once Facebook harvests this data, it can show the ad to the right person at the right time.
例如, if you’re searching for a dress to wear to a concert, being targeted by an ad once the concert has been and gone is pointless. You’ll need to be targeted with an ad ahead of time for the impression to convert into a sale.
How long does the Facebook ads learning phase last?
Once an ad set goes live, Facebook needs around 30 - 50的转换 within the space of a week to exit the learning phase. 七天之后, 您的广告将变为“活动”, “学习”, 或者“学习受限”, depending on how many conversions the ad achieves. You can determine which phase you’re in by looking at the delivery column in your ad account:
1. 学习
When the delivery column reads ‘learning’, your ad or ad set is in the learning phase. Facebook analyses your content and optimising to improve your ad results and visibility.
2. 学习有限
几天之后, if your ad set is still within the learning phase, 上面写着"学习受限". Not exiting the Facebook learning phase can happen for various reasons: budgets being too low, 观众规模太小, 或者有太多的广告集在运行, 等.
3. 活跃的
When your ad set is set as “active”, your ad is officially out of the learning phase! It’s crucial that once the ad set gets to this phase, you avoid making any changes. Otherwise, you’ll be back to square one, and you’ll have to begin the process all over again.
What are best practices for the learning phase?
在学习阶段, ad sets usually have a higher CPA (cost per action) - the process that allows you to pay only for actions that people take because of your ad. The whole aim of Facebook ads is for them to convert into purchases, views or whatever measurement you’re aiming for. 有效地退出学习阶段, there are best practices you should be consistently following:
1. 避免任何编辑
Whenever you edit your ad set, the learning phase will be impacted. Making any unnecessary changes to creative, 复制, or any components that make up your ad will send you back into the Facebook learning phase. To avoid this, make sure you’re completely happy with your ad before you set it live.
2. 使用现实的预算
以最大限度地利用学习阶段, it’s beneficial to set a budget large enough to gain at least 50 conversions.
3. 避免高搜索量
根据Facebook, 当您增加AD集的数量时, the delivery system learns less about each ad because there are more to analyse. By using fewer ad sets, the system can analyse all of the ads in more depth.
4. 要有耐心!
Finally, another best practice for the Facebook ads learning phase is to be patient. Remember that during the initial learning phase, it’s completely normal for performance to fluctuate and change drastically. If performance drops off within the learning phase, it’s easy to panic and rush to amend the ad. However, this could be detrimental to the overall outcome. The key is to simply be patient; any amends can wait until you know the outcome of the learning phase.
