Facebook ads are a huge waste of money

[vraiblonde]

I constantly see ads in my feed for restaurants in Michigan, home services in New Hampshire, festivals in Colorado. Somebody paid good money for those ads to be shown to a targeted audience....and FB wasted that money on me, and no doubt countless other people who will never be the audience for that ad.

For some reason this pisses me off to no end. Probably because I TOLD local business owners that FB is a terrible way to advertise, and an even more terrible way to get a "free" website. They snubbed me, a human being that they know and have worked successfully with, to go with a faceless billion dollar tech giant who won't respond to their calls/emails and pisses their money away, then laughs all the way to the bank.

So it really shouldn't piss me off, I should be saying HA HA at their stupidity. No doubt those businesses in MI and NH and CO also had someone tell them that shotgun advertising on FB is a waste of money, and they were ignored as well.

 

[LightRoasted]

If I may ...

Thinking something is living rent free in your head. Let it go and let other business folks figure out for themselves, and feel the unnecessary financial pain, after you share your thoughts.

 

[black dog]

I would bet more so your phone is giving you ads for what it has listened to with the conversations its overheard.

 

[Kyle]

I would bet more so your phone is giving you ads for what it has listened to with the conversations its overheard.

That might explain all the pop-ups i get for gambling and hookers.

 

[black dog]

That might explain all the pop-ups i get for gambling and hookers.

Say, "packing soft, black double dong, Mr Hankey, big box of dildos" really loud...

 

[Sneakers]

I would bet more so your phone is giving you ads for what it has listened to with the conversations its overheard.

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[vraiblonde]

I would bet more so your phone is giving you ads for what it has listened to with the conversations its overheard.

I don't use my phone for social media. And I'm not sure why my phone would think I need a plumber in New Hampshire anyway.

 

[herb749]

I constantly see ads in my feed for restaurants in Michigan, home services in New Hampshire, festivals in Colorado. Somebody paid good money for those ads to be shown to a targeted audience....and FB wasted that money on me, and no doubt countless other people who will never be the audience for that ad.

For some reason this pisses me off to no end. Probably because I TOLD local business owners that FB is a terrible way to advertise, and an even more terrible way to get a "free" website. They snubbed me, a human being that they know and have worked successfully with, to go with a faceless billion dollar tech giant who won't respond to their calls/emails and pisses their money away, then laughs all the way to the bank.

So it really shouldn't piss me off, I should be saying HA HA at their stupidity. No doubt those businesses in MI and NH and CO also had someone tell them that shotgun advertising on FB is a waste of money, and they were ignored as well.

You can remove them, then they want to know why.

 

[Kyle]

You can remove them, then they want to know why.

Report them as sexually explicit.

 

[WingsOfGold]

The one that gets me is a REALLY cool small sit down hydraulic backhoe for 100 dollars, yeah that could happen. Not sure they still advertise it or not.

 

[black dog]

I don't use my phone for social media. And I'm not sure why my phone would think I need a plumber in New Hampshire anyway.

You dont have too, it overheard someone talking...

 

[vraiblonde]

You dont have too, it overheard someone talking...

Nobody in my house is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire. Nobody on my block is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire. Probably nobody in my state is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Nobody in my house is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire. Nobody on my block is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire. Probably nobody in my state is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire.

Nobody said "Vrai, you're going to have to stop dropping those giant logs, the septic system won't handle them." ?

 

[vraiblonde]

Nobody said "Vrai, you're going to have to stop dropping those giant logs, the septic system won't handle them." ?

Not yet. And we certainly wouldn't call a plumber in New Hampshire for it anyway.

 

[Kyle]

Nobody said "Vrai, you're going to have to stop dropping those giant logs, the septic system won't handle them." ?

Damn man… She’s not Amber Heard.

 

[herb749]

The one that gets me is a REALLY cool small sit down hydraulic backhoe for 100 dollars, yeah that could happen. Not sure they still advertise it or not.

I keep seeing the ones from multiple sites talking about Jeopardy. At least people stopped clicking on the ones about are you this type of person.

 

[black dog]

Nobody in my house is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire. Nobody on my block is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire. Probably nobody in my state is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire.

Sorry, I forgot you were the sharpest knife in the drawer...

 

[vraiblonde]

Sorry, I forgot you were the sharpest knife in the drawer...

You should write yourself a sticky note.

 

[Hijinx]

The one that gets me is a REALLY cool small sit down hydraulic backhoe for 100 dollars, yeah that could happen. Not sure they still advertise it or not.

I remember that one. I wonder how many fell for it.

 

[Bluecrqbe]

Nobody in my house is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire. Nobody on my block is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire. Probably nobody in my state is talking about a plumber in New Hampshire.

Are you on a VPN that scrambles your origination IP? I’ve found FB ads targeted incredibly well, I mean it’s a company pulling in 25bil in ad revenue a year….that doesn’t happen by accident.

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