In Advance of Facebook's Q3 2013 Earnings Call, Spruce Media Releases State of Facebook Advertising Report
Facebook Strategic Preferred Marketing Developer (SPMD) Offers an Inside Look at the State of Advertising for Its Clients on the Social Network, and an Outlook for 2014 as It Relates to Simplification of Ad Products, Mobile, and Video
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - October 28, 2013) - Spruce Media (www.sprucemedia.com), a provider of enterprise-class marketing solutions for advertisers on Facebook, and a Facebook strategic Preferred Marketing Developer (sPMD), today announced the release of its State of Facebook Advertising Report for Q3 2013.
In this latest quarterly report, Spruce Media provides statistical and trend analysis of client data across key performance metrics, including cost per thousand impressions (CPM), click-through rates (CTR), and cost per clicks (CPC) across Facebook's mobile and desktop inventory. In addition, Spruce offers a look at how much its advertisers are paying for mobile app installs, Page likes, and engagements. The report also takes a look ahead at 2014, and offers perspective on the social network's ad products, mobile, and video advertising opportunities and potential areas for growth in the coming year.
Q3 2013 represented the second consecutive quarter that Facebook has mainly been focused on simplifying its ad product line-up. To this end, Spruce Media compared its clients Q2 data with its clients Q3 data and found:
Innovation around Facebook's new simplified ad formats have reduced Spruce Media's advertiser costs while maintaining same yield
CPC prices have decreased in all ad placements except for Desktop placement (+ 2%)
On average CPMs are showing mixed results (across all ad placements)
Spruce Media's Ad Resonance with users have increased
Click Through Rates (CTR) have increased by an average of 22% in 3 out of 4 ad placements
Spruce Media's Advertising Cost By Goal had mixed results
Cost Per Mobile App Install decreased from $1.67 in Q2 to $.93 in Q3
Cost Per Page Like increased from $.58 to Q2 to $.66 in Q3
Cost Per Engagement decreased from $.36 in Q2 to $.31 in Q3
Spruce Media's Percentage of Advertiser Spend in Mobile continues to rise
In Q3, 51% of advertiser spend was allocated to Facebook Mobile (up from 38% in Q2).
Outlook for Q4 2013 and Beyond
Simplification of Ad products
Social network's renewed focused on simplifying its ad offering is paying off
We expect CPCs to normalize in Q4, and over time we expect Facebook users to grow accustomed to the new ad formats
Mobile
The two mobile ad releases recently launched this month will result in advertisers increasing their spend on mobile ads, thus increasing Facebook's share of the overall mobile advertising market
Video Ads
New video based Mobile App Install ads should help grow mobile app install revenue. Recent changes to auto-pay user generated videos may indicate that new video ad formats may be on the way soon.
Instagram
Facebook announced in October that it will finally begin rolling out ads to select brands on Instagram. Don't expect any immediate impact in Q4 financials though. Facebook has a history of rolling out new advertising slowly to ensure a good user experience. 2014 could see hundreds of millions of revenue from Instagram alone.
You can access the full report here: http://clearslide.com/v/f43wgk
About Spruce Media:
Spruce Media is a leading provider of enterprise-class social marketing technology for the most successful advertisers, agencies, and trading desks on Facebook and is one of 14 Facebook strategic Preferred Marketing Developers. With over 400 billion impressions managed through its software, Spruce is the technology and service of choice for many of the largest advertisers on Facebook. For more information visit: www.sprucemedia.com.
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