Creating Your Ad

Facebook and LinkedIn have very specific constraints for the ads appearing on their sites. All ads must follow the same four basic parameters:

1. Title: Each social media ad must have a title with a maximum of 25 characters (24 on Facebook), including spaces.

2. Body Text: Facebook and LinkedIn give you 135 characters, including spaces, for body text in each ad, to express your value proposition, CTA, and offer.

3. Image: You can create and upload your own ad image. In general, it must be a .PNG, .JPEG, or .GIF file. The image will be extremely small, but visible on the ad. Each social media site will shrink your image down to their preferred size (Facebook: 35 × 35 pixels; LinkedIn: 50 × 50 pixels).

Note: Social media ads ...

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