📦 - Meta’s Reminder Ads Got An Update 🔔

DTC 653 - Meta Ad Updates, Art of Storytelling, and Moo Deng Search Surge Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Good morning, Last week, we welcomed an amazing group of DTC brand founders and executives to our home base in Victoria, BC, for C-Suite Mastermind. The energy in the room was electric, and the learnings, tactics, and growth tips were 🤯 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us! Here’s what you’ll find in today’s DTC: 🛷 Learn how these five Meta Ad updates can help you sleigh your holiday sales. 🚀 One of the most listened to podcast episodes this year: we sit down with Niclas Bornling from Craft Sportswear and discuss the art of storytelling. ✏️ And…this baby pygmy hippo has become an internet phenomenon. You’re reading this newsletter along with new subscribers from: [Ervin USA](, [Charb Arts](, and [We Are Humanoid](. 👋 TV 📺 Could Your Next Campaign Be a Star? Picture This: Your Ad on America’s #1 TV Streaming Platform* Ready to make your big screen debut? 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[Start Advertising with Roku]( *Based on hours streamed; Dec 2023, Hypothesis Group *Sponsored PLATFORM UPDATE 💰 Meta Improves Reminder Ads and Introduces Way to Target Tourists With Christmas being less than 100 days away, Meta has improved their ad tools and added a few new features to help DTC brands with a physical storefront drive foot traffic and target tourists online. Want to sleigh your holiday sales? Keep reading! 1️⃣ Discount promo options Meta has updated this feature with a more prominent code notification. Advertisers can now highlight their discount code in an overlay ad, making it easier to view through mobile. Users who click through will automatically add the code at checkout. 👇 Currently, Meta is testing personalized discounts, which can help map out user journeys in the future. 2️⃣ Reminder Ads Meta's also giving Reminder Ads a fresh new look. The text overlay on the image makes the promotion's end date more apparent and adds more urgency. 🔔 Meta will also increase the number of reminder notifications an advertiser can send to grab the attention of high-intent shoppers searching for deals. 3️⃣ Site Links Meta will now allow advertisers to add multiple site links to an image of a video ad in the Facebook Feed. Brands can now lead shoppers to different landing pages. The categories will appear as tabs at the bottom of the ad. 4️⃣ Drive In-Store Purchase Activity For ecommerce brands with a brick-and-mortar presence, there's a new way to drive in-store traffic and purchases. This new promotion type will allow advertisers to target people most likely to shop in person by looking at their past engagement history and location settings. 5️⃣ Targeting tourists If you’ve been searching for flights to New York, don’t be surprised when you start getting Meta Ads about stores near your hotel. ✈️ Meta is targeting winter break tourists so brands can capture seasonal sales. Advertisers can now target users who are in the middle of trip planning and looking for things to do in a particular city. Which Meta update are you most excited to test? ROKU ADS MANAGER 👀 Highly Engaged Audiences, Intuitive Targeting, Real-Time Results—Is This Your Next Unlock? [Roku Ads Manager]( makes it easy to bring your campaigns to life on TV. With intuitive targeting and measurement tools at your fingertips, you can drive results in real-time as you reach highly engaged audiences on premium, ad-supported content. 🎯 Simply: 1️⃣ Create your account 2️⃣ Choose your objective and target audience 3️⃣ Upload your creative for approval 4️⃣ Launch, measure, and scale your campaign Plus, Roku’s interactive Action Ads allow consumers to engage directly with your ads, even shopping right from their Roku remote. 🛍️ Set up your first Roku Ads Manager campaign today and discover performance with every ad you run. 🚀 [Start Advertising with Roku]( *Sponsored PODCAST ⭐ Mastering The Art of Storytelling with Niclas Bornling Today, we're digging into the DTC vault for one of this year's most listened to episodes with Niclas Bornling on the power of storytelling in footwear. Niclas has masterfully woven the art of storytelling into the fabric of branding, transforming iconic brands like Salomon, New Era, Keen, Houdini, and currently [Craft Sportwear](, a trail-running brand cashing in on the newish wave of niche purpose sportswear, headlined by billion-dollar brands On running, and Hoka. In this episode, we delve into the pivotal moments of brand evolution and the power of a compelling narrative in shaping a brand's journey. We'll explore the intersection of brand identity and performance marketing and the crucial role of storytelling in creating an authentic and engaging brand experience. In this podcast, we cover: - The Eureka Moment: When Niclas realized everything is a story and how it revolutionized his approach at Salomon and Houdini. - Crafting Iconic Brands: Learn how Niclas helped transform these outdoor brands into cultural icons, blending innovation with captivating stories. - The Future of Branding: Why you should never call what you make CONTENT, instead focusing on the fusion of brand storytelling and strategic marketing. 👉 You can listen to the full episode with Niclas [here](. 🎉 CELEBRATE THIS! 🍺 Sept 28: Drink A Beer Day, Save Your Photos Day, Poke Day 💗 Sept 29: National Coffee Day, World Heart Day, Silent Movie Day 🫒 Sept 30: Pet Tricks Day, Mud Pack Day, Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day 🎶 Oct 1: Music Day, Black Dog Day, World Vegetarian Day, Pumpkin Spice Day 🥬 Oct 2: Kale Day, Pumpkin Seed Day, Walk To School Day 💅 Oct 3: Mean Girls Day, Techies Day, Boyfriend Day 😀 Oct 4: Improve Your Office Day, Cinnamon Bun Day, World Smile Day 📈 SEARCH SURGE Trending This Week: [Moo Deng]( Why is this happening? This baby pygmy hippo has become an internet sensation and has gained over 2.8 million followers on the zoo’s TikTok page. The two-month-old animal has become so popular that the zoo limits viewings to five minutes. 🦛 Who should hop on this trend: Brands like Sephora Thailand already feature the animal in their campaigns, encouraging customers to ‘wear your blush like a baby hippo’ to highlight pink cheeks and create a youthful appearance. ⚡ QUICK HITS 📺 Try interactive CTV ads built for performance. Roku's interactive Action Ads lets viewers use their TV remote to learn more about your product and even check out on-screen thanks to Roku’s new Shopify integration. [Learn more about Roku Ads Manager](. * 📰 NEWS - Perplexity’s new ad model [allows advertisers to bid on follow-up questions users ask](. - Levi's [teases an upcoming collaboration with Beyonce to help revive the denim brand](. - Nike [replaces their CEO with longtime executive Elliott Hill to revive the sneaker brand](. 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