120. A True Facebook Ad Strategist Tells All with Amanda Bond

Today's guest, Amanda Bond, is an expert in Facebook ad strategy. She uses her contagious enthusiasm and wealth of insight to change Facebook advertising from something intimidating into something understandable and fun. She offers clear advice, tips, and strategies on how to make the most of your Facebook advertising. She digs into topics about connecting with potential customers, helping your audience engage with your brand, and finding the best tools to use.

Find Out More About Bond Here:

The Ad Strategist
@TheAdStrategist on Twitter
@theadstrategist on Instagram
@bondtourage on Instagram
@theadstrategist on Facebook

In This Episode:

• [01:32] - We start out with the topic of strategy. Bond digs into tactics and strategy as they relate to Facebook, and emphasizes the importance of prioritizing strategy over tactics. She and Stephan then joke about clickbait strategies.
• [03:55] - In discussing the strategic processes she puts her clients through, Bond invites listeners to picture a funnel that’s broken into three pieces. She offers examples for how to interact with customers in the different phases represented by the three funnel pieces.
• [06:48] - What are some of the things that Bond would do for someone who is putting the cart before the horse by trying to make the sale before helping customers feel connected to their brand?
• [09:47] - Bond recommends going as deep as possible into the funnel first to make sure your business can sustain Facebook ads.
• [11:38] - Stephan offers himself and his online course as an example to illuminate the points that Bond has been making. She then offers him a tactical way to figure out the answers to his questions.
• [17:20] - What would be an example of an objection somebody would have, and how would Bond preempt it?
• [21:07] - Bond discusses bringing a powerful video into ad format so that people see it at the right time in the process.
• [23:22] - Stephan makes an important clarification about Facebook Live, and why it’s so important to do it from your business page. Bond then elaborates on this point.
• [25:21] - Bond discusses the terms “retargeting” and “remarketing,” which she uses interchangeably. She then defines the concept.
• [27:42] - How long does the Facebook Pixel last on your website?
• [29:02] - Bond returns to the topic of using Facebook Messenger to talk to potential customers.
• [31:14] - Stephan discusses the power of open-ended questions, which you can use anywhere (not just on Facebook).
• [33:12] - We hear about Bond’s use of ManyChat, which she explains isn’t as robust as it could be. She then brings us back to the three steps of connect, commit, and close.
• [36:28] - Is Bond using people’s names in voice messages to make clear that it isn’t recorded? She answers, then discusses the system she’s using on the backend.
• [40:07] - Bond is at the point where she is going to be incorporating webinars into her process. She then gives a quick and persuasive pitch for the system that she’s launching very soon. She also discloses the price and explains that you can find the system at theadstrategist.com/stradegy to buy the system once it launches.
• [43:24] - What is Bond’s favorite ad format for each of the three steps (connect, commit, and close)?
• [47:21] - Bond shares her thoughts on whether listeners should be using Facebook Ads Manager or Facebook Power Editor
• [49:06] - We learn about EdgeRank and Bond’s thoughts on it. She also explores why it can be more economical to keep people inside the Facebook ecosystem than drive people to your own website.
• [53:20] - Stephan discusses some ways to manufacture or incentivize engagement behavior. Bond then points out that Facebook is penalizing engagement baiting, and Stephan offers some suggestions to get around that.
• [56:43] - Bond talks about the disclosures, disclaimers, and so on that you need to include on your landing page.
• [58:28] - What would be Bond’s ninja best tip that she hasn’t already talked about in this episode?
• [61:15] - Bond lists some places where listeners can find her online

Links and Resources:

• The Ad Strategist
• @TheAdStrategist on Twitter
• @theadstrategist on Instagram
• @bondtourage on Instagram
• @theadstrategist on Facebook
• Marketing funnels
• The Art of War by Sun Tzu
• Tony Robbins
• Facebook Live
• Facebook Pixel
• Dean Jackson
• Kent Littlejohn
• ManyChat
• Infusionsoft
• Ontraport
• Active Campaign
• The Ad Strategist’s new system
• Facebook Ads Manager
• Facebook Power Editor
• EdgeRank