By Sommer Burbank
Thanks to complex social media algorithms, your organic posts will only ever reach a small portion of your total audience. So, no matter how good your content is, it will never be seen by everyone who could benefit from it. Whether you need to introduce a new product, announce an event, or just spread awareness about your brand, some goals can be reached by boosting a post, while others are better reached by creating an ad.
Not sure whether you should be investing ad dollars for your update or announcement? Check out our guide to boosted posts and paid ads below.
A boosted post is an organic post from your Page's timeline that you can boost to an audience of your choosing with a set budget. Boosted posts differ from ads on Facebook or Instagram because they are not created in Meta Ads Manager, and don't have all of the same customization features.
When you boost a post, it'll show up in your audience's Facebook (and/or Instagram) Feed as an ad. To set up your boosted post, you'll need to set the below parameters:
Because boosted posts require a budget to be shared with a larger audience, they are still considered ads and are identified as such in any bills you receive from Meta. This is the core similarity it shares with Meta Ads.
Meta Ads are created through Meta Ads Manager and offer more advanced customization solutions, targeting Facebook and Instagram. Within Ads Manager, there are many advertising objectives to help you reach the audiences you care about most and bring you closer to achieving your business goals.
Beyond what a boosted post may initially optimize for, Meta ads can additionally optimize for app installs, website conversions, video views, shop orders, and more.
Compared to boosting posts, running Meta Ads offers more advanced tools, whether that's more placements, more objectives, more targeting capabilities, or more control.
It's important for any business to identify exactly what they're hoping to achieve with an ad. For example, if you want audience engagement on your Page or to develop your brand awareness, boosting a post is a great way to maximize visibility and grow your audience. To create more advanced ad types and campaigns targeting more specific audiences, the better alternative is to create Meta Ads using Ads Manager.
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