Key Takeaways
- Customer Persona Research
- Customer Match Audiences
- Lookalike Audience Strategy
Meta audience targeting has evolved since iOS 14. Interest targeting has become less precise, but first-party data audiences and Advantage+ audience expansion have become more powerful. Building the right targeting strategy starts with understanding who your best customers are.
Customer Persona Research
Before building Meta audiences, interview your best customers: what do they do professionally, what media do they consume, what other brands do they buy, what communities are they part of? This qualitative research informs better interest targeting than guessing from Meta's interest categories.
Customer Match Audiences
Upload your existing customer email list to Meta as a Customer List Custom Audience. This directly targets people who already know your brand — the warmest possible prospecting audience. Use different Customer Lists: high-value customers (for high-value lookalikes), past purchasers (for retargeting), and leads who did not convert (for specific messaging).
Lookalike Audience Strategy
Build lookalikes from your best signals: 1% lookalike from recent purchasers, 1% lookalike from high-value customers (top 20% by revenue), 1% lookalike from engaged Instagram followers. Test each lookalike source in separate ad sets to identify which generates the best ROAS.
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