{"id":980,"date":"2022-02-21T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T18:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/?p=980"},"modified":"2022-09-16T06:27:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T06:27:28","slug":"facebook-interest-targeting-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/facebook-interest-targeting-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Power of Facebook Interest Targeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you just entering the market or do you want to target new audiences as quickly as you can? There\u2019s no better or more effective&nbsp;way to achieve this than by using the power of <strong>Facebook Interest Targeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-background-color has-background\">Facebook\u2019s Interest targeting is the primary option to use to reach out to people who are not yet familiar with your business, have never heard of you before but who have expressed some interest in the industry your business operates in. Therefore, they might become your ideal customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook gives you access to multiple interest categories and subcategories from Business Industries to Hobbies &amp; Activities and Shopping &amp; Fashion and many more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, no one can deny the advantages of custom and lookalike audiences over interest-based ones. So, custom audiences have already engaged with your business in this or that way and lookalike audiences are very similar to the people who have already engaged with your business, while interest audiences, on the other hand, have had zero interaction with you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n                <div id=\"adscook_sidebar_banner\" class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <img class=\"custom_media_image adscook-sidebar-banner--img\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Facebook-Ads-Automation-1.png\" alt=\"Increase Your FB Ads ROAS with Automation\">\n                        <div class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner--content\">\n                            <div class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner--form\">\n                                <p>Increase Your FB Ads ROAS with Automation<\/p>\n                                <form class=\"sidebar_form\">\n                                    <input class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner--input\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Business Email\" required>\n                                    <input class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner--input js-download-btn\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Free Download\">\n                                <\/form>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner--thank-you\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h6>THANK YOU!<\/h6>\n                                    <p>Please, check your email for download link!<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            \n\n\n\n<p>Still, without interest targeting you will not be able to move further down the funnel or run retargeting campaigns in the future. You will also miss the opportunity to appear in front of a newer audience every time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As simple as it might seem, Interest Targeting is not just typing in a couple of interests related to your business and letting Facebook do the rest for you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019ve decided to write this guide to help you dig deeper into the art of <strong>FB Interest Targeting<\/strong> and create your ideal interest audiences. Here\u2019s what we\u2019re going to cover:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"#section1\"> How Does Facebook Interest Targeting Work?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#section2\">What Interest Targeting Categories are Available on Facebook?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#section3\">3 Ways to Research Your Audience\u2019s Interests&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#section4\">5 Strategies to Get the Most out of Interest-based Targeting&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s get started!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"section1\">How Facebook Interest Targeting Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Interest targeting is the bread and butter of contextual advertising. Without interest targeting, you would just be delivering your ads to random people and keeping your fingers crossed that someone out there might be interested in what you\u2019re offering and respond accordingly. Well, hats off to Facebook for making advertising more relevant!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are thousands of interest categories and subcategories advertisers can use for ad targeting. These interests are formed from users\u2019 lifetime activities on Facebook and beyond.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fan pages you\u2019ve liked, that comment you left under a fashion accessory post to ask its price or the real-life chat you had with a friend about a trip to Jamaica (yeah, Facebook might be snooping on you if you\u2019ve given it access to your smartphone microphone) are just a few of the factors that shape your set of interests on Facebook.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to know what Facebook thinks you\u2019re interested in, just go to your ad preferences which you can access from <em>Settings \u290d Ads<\/em> and have a look at your interests classified by category. <br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"804\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image18.png\" alt=\"Facebook ad preferences section\" class=\"wp-image-984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image18.png 804w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image18-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image18-768x569.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 95vw, 804px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>These are some of my interests. I regularly clean up my interest lists, so these are pretty relevant to the kind of ads I want to see on my feed. If you hover over one of the interests, you\u2019ll see Facebook\u2019s explanation as to why it\u2019s in your interests.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"585\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image16.png\" alt=\"Facebook ad preferences \" class=\"wp-image-986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image16.png 585w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image16-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 95vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, Facebook makes it quite clear to you what interests advertisers can target you by. You can browse all your interests and decide which ones really do describe you and which ones are totally off the mark. Some of your interests might have changed over the years, or Facebook might have mistakenly associated an irrelevant one with your profile. After all, Facebook doesn\u2019t know everything &#8211; so go ahead and remove the irrelevant ones.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"section2\">What Interest Targeting Categories Are Available on Facebook?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To start with, it\u2019s worth mentioning that very often by <strong>Interest Targeting <\/strong>advertisers mean the whole Detailed Targeting section while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/business\/help\/182371508761821?id=176276233019487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Detailed Targeting (opens in a new tab)\">Detailed Targeting<\/a> actually includes three categories &#8211; Demographics, Interests, Behaviours<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, Facebook interests are broken down into:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Browsable interests (that are visible on the interface and are default categories)<\/li><li>Searchable interests (that only show up as suggestions or when you search for a specific interest)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Browsable Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To access browsable interests, just browse Interests from <em>Detailed Targeting<\/em> and Facebook will return a list of categories with their subcategories. <br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image3.png\" alt=\"browsable Facebook interests list\" class=\"wp-image-987\" width=\"277\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image3.png 294w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image3-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 95vw, 277px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>See the main categories below:&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Business and industry<\/li><li>Entertainment<\/li><li>Family and relationships<\/li><li>Fitness and wellness<\/li><li>Food and drink<\/li><li>Hobbies and interests<\/li><li>Shopping and fashion<\/li><li>Sports and outdoors<\/li><li>Technology<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these categories has tons of subcategories, which in turn have their own subcategories to choose from and make your ad targeting more specific.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the link below to download the up-to-date list of Facebook browsable interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-background-color has-background\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Download The Full List of Facebook Interests\n (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Complete-List-of-Facebook-Interests.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Download The Full List of Facebook Interests<br><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But the problem with these interests is that they are too broad, each with a size of 100mm+, which means that you will end up with a high CPA and tons of irrelevant traffic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the more specific you get, the better results you can expect. Note that specific doesn\u2019t mean refining it too much and ending up with a small size audience. Try keeping audience size 500K &#8211; 1mm for better performance.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Searchable Interests <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some specific interests are only available when you search for them or when you look at the suggestions that Facebook shows.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, let\u2019s choose a broad \u201ccoffee\u201d interest and see what additional interests Facebook suggests in response.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"410\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image4.png\" alt=\"Facebook coffee interest example\" class=\"wp-image-989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image4.png 410w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image4-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 95vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As you can see, the suggestions become more specific, from \u2018Coffee culture\u2019 to \u2018Arabic coffee\u2019. If we scroll down we can even see the suggestion \u2018Vietnamese iced coffee\u2019. Note that for each keyword, the number of suggestions is usually limited to 25 for a simpler interface.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s now take one of these suggested interests and see how Facebook goes deeper into it. If we type \u2018Coffee production\u2019, here are the further suggestions we get:&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"407\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image15.png\" alt=\"Facebook coffee production interest example\" class=\"wp-image-990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image15.png 407w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image15-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 95vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It goes even more specific, suggesting interests like \u2018Coffee production in Colombia\u2019, \u2018Coffee production in Ethiopia\u2019, or \u2018Coffee production in Vietnam\u2019. These interests are smaller in size and can therefore become the treasure trove of your targeting strategy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n                <div id=\"adscook_sidebar_banner\" class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <img class=\"custom_media_image adscook-sidebar-banner--img\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Facebook-Ads-Automation-1.png\" alt=\"Increase Your FB Ads ROAS with Automation\">\n                        <div class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner--content\">\n                            <div class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner--form\">\n                                <p>Increase Your FB Ads ROAS with Automation<\/p>\n                                <form class=\"sidebar_form\">\n                                    <input class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner--input\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Business Email\" required>\n                                    <input class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner--input js-download-btn\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Free Download\">\n                                <\/form>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"adscook-sidebar-banner--thank-you\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h6>THANK YOU!<\/h6>\n                                    <p>Please, check your email for download link!<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            \n\n\n\n<p>In fact, you can endlessly explore these suggestions to find your ideal audience, but this would simply be a waste of time if you haven\u2019t done comprehensive interest research beforehand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you already identified your buyer personas? Do you know what websites they frequent? What books\/magazines\/blogs do they read? What tools do they use? These are just a few of the questions you should be able to answer before creating your interest-based audiences on Facebook.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next section, we\u2019re going to discuss how to conduct research for targeting interests and reach out to your ideal cold audience on Facebook. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"section3\">Facebook Interest Targeting: 3 Ways to Research Your Audience\u2019s Interests&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3> #1. Simple Google Search <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A simple Google search can be the most effective way to find out your audience\u2019s basic interests. You can use Google in several ways.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first and most basic method is to search for lists of brands, tools, publications, events, or public figures that are related to your audience.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, I might be searching for Facebook advertising\/marketing tools. So I\u2019ll look at different listicles, make a note of them, and then check each of them one by one on Facebook to find out if they are indexed interests. Some of them might be your direct competitors and if Facebook has indexed them as interests, bingo! &#8211; you\u2019re one step away from your ideal audience.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same goes for publications, public figures, or other categories. For example, if someone is interested in Jon Loomer or reads Social Media Examiner, I might guess that they are into Facebook advertising or social media marketing, and are therefore likely to be interested in my tool as well.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use Google to find some general interests.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember how you do keyword research for your <a href=\"https:\/\/ignitevisibility.com\/how-long-does-seo-take\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEO strategy?<\/a> Interest targeting research is a similar process.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I usually type a keyword into Google and check out the \u201cSearches related to\u201d section at the bottom of the search results or look at Google\u2019s suggestions. Here, Google literally tells us that these are keywords or topics that people usually search for.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To illustrate, let\u2019s type the term \u201cFacebook advertising\u201d into Google and look at Google\u2019s suggestions and more searches related to the topic. See below:<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"737\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image10.png\" alt=\"Google keyword suggestions for to research interest-based Facebook audiences\" class=\"wp-image-991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image10.png 737w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image10-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 95vw, 737px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"563\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image7.png\" alt=\"Google &quot;searches related to\u201d section to research Facebook Interests \" class=\"wp-image-992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image7.png 563w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image7-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 95vw, 563px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next, type each of these keywords into Detailed targeting or, better still, into Facebook\u2019s Audience Insights to check their availability and find newer related interests.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>#2. Use Facebook\u2019s Audience Insights Tools&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook has its own audience research tool called Audience Insights. This tool is free and can give you deep insights into your potential audience\u2019s interests and hobbies.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tool will give you information about two groups:&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Everyone on Facebook<\/li><li>People connected to your Page<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you\u2019re going to reach out to cold audiences, you should start by choosing \u201cEveryone on Facebook\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing research in Audience Insights is truly entertaining and eye-opening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-3 wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p> 1. Start by entering the basic demographic information about your audience that you might already be aware of. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"228\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image11.png\" alt=\"Facebook Audience Insights tool for Facebook Interests Targeting \" class=\"wp-image-993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image11.png 228w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image11-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 95vw, 228px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>2. Then enter a general interest  in the <em>Interest<\/em> field and go through all the categories. For example, I started with \u201cJon Loomer Digital\u201d, as I know that the audience is large and interested in Facebook advertising in some way or other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By browsing the categories, I can get tons of new insights into my audience\u2019s interests, ranging from business consultant Mari Smith to advertising agency VaynerMedia to software tools like Moz, SEMrush, or ClickFunnels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"934\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6.png\" alt=\"Facebook Audience Insights Page Likes for Facebook Interest Targeting\" class=\"wp-image-994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6.png 934w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6-768x382.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 94vw, (max-width: 767px) 600px, (max-width: 893px) 93vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Now go ahead and add all these interests one by one in the <em>Interest<\/em> field. As a result, you\u2019ll see that categories move around and change every time you add a new interest. Note that some of the suggestions might not be indexed as an interest; in this case, you won\u2019t be able to add them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. You can also scroll down and look at Page Likes. These are arranged according to Relevance and Affinity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>#3. Use Wikipedia\u2019s Table of Contents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You know Wikipedia is an information giant. Whenever you want to get well-structured, clearly explained information quickly about any topic, you turn to Wikipedia. It goes without saying that you will get tons of suggestions from here when doing your Facebook interest research. Just search for your topic and look at the table of contents or other categories and topic areas at the bottom of the page.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, let\u2019s try the topic of \u201cfishing\u201d. The table of contents brings up such categories as \u201cfishing vessels\u201d, \u201ctraditional fishing\u201d, \u201crecreational fishing\u201d, \u201cfisheries management\u201d, and so on.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image5.png\" alt=\"Wikipedia table of contents for Facebook Interests research\" class=\"wp-image-995\" width=\"209\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image5.png 209w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image5-114x300.png 114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 95vw, 209px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If we look at the bottom of the page, we will find even more ideas like \u201caquaculture\u201d, \u201csustainable fishery\u201d, \u201cbig-game fishing\u201d, and \u201cfishing net\u201d.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"793\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image8.png\" alt=\"Wikipedia categories for Facebook interests research\" class=\"wp-image-996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image8.png 793w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image8-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image8-768x306.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 95vw, 793px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When you click on each of these categories, you will go deeper and deeper and access even more specific topics. Lastly, check them all in Facebook\u2019s detailed targeting to confirm their availability and build your powerful interest-based audience.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"section4\">5 Strategies to Get the Most out of Facebook Interest Targeting&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you\u2019ve already identified your potential audience\u2019s main interests, grouped them and created a couple of audiences to check their potential reach. Now what? Here comes the most complex and strategic part of FB interest targeting. You need to determine what strategy you\u2019ll be using to reach out to your precise audience and not drain your advertising budget on non-relevant audiences in the process.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re now going to share some strategies and tricks you can use to get the most out of interest-based targeting. After all, interest targeting isn\u2019t simply a matter of piling up all the interests and expecting to get results. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>#1. Layer Interests on Top of Each Other&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you add several different interests in Facebook\u2019s detailed targeting section, by default this means that Facebook will show your ad to people who are interested in at least one of those interests, that is to say the interests are connected with the \u201cOr\u201d logical statement. The more interests you add, the broader and broader your audience becomes.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversely, with the \u201cNarrow audience\u201d function, Facebook lets you use the \u201cAnd\u201d logical statement, which means that it will show your ad to people who have both this and that interest. The more interests you add in this case, the narrower and more specific your audience will become.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"407\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image9.png\" alt=\"Narrow audience Facebook interest targeting \" class=\"wp-image-997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image9.png 407w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image9-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 95vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s say you want to identify a luxury audience to whom you can sell your luxury products. Narrowing down your audience and targeting people who have both \u201cRolex\u201d and \u201cLamborghini\u201d in their interests and are at the same time \u201cFrequent travellers\u201d will result in a more specific and targeted audience than if you group them together.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"405\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image14.png\" alt=\"Narrow audience function for Facebook Interest Targeting\" class=\"wp-image-998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image14.png 405w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image14-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 95vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>#2: Combine FB Interests with Demographics and Behaviours&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a powerful targeting strategy that will allow you to pinpoint your audience with laser-like accuracy and get the best out of it.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One effective combination is a broad interest narrowed down by \u201cLife event\u201d demographic data. For example, you are selling a birthday gift. Combining the interest \u201cOnline shopping\u201d with \u201cClose friends of people with birthdays in a month\u201d will result in amazingly precise targeting. <br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"403\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image17.png\" alt=\"Facebook Interests combined with Demographics \" class=\"wp-image-1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image17.png 403w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image17-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 95vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can also experiment with specific interests and Purchase behaviour. Let\u2019s take the topic shoes, target different shoe brands and narrow down the audience by Engaged shoppers behaviour. The result? A super-targeted audience that is highly likely to convert.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"402\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image2.png\" alt=\"Facebook Interests combined with Behaviours \" class=\"wp-image-1003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image2.png 402w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image2-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 95vw, 402px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Go ahead, mix and match and find even more powerful combinations.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>#3: Make Exclusions Using the \u201cExclude\u201d function<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s OK to exclude some people from your audience unless it\u2019s not any kind of discrimination. You can find the<em> \u201cExclude people\u201d<\/em> function in the Detailed targeting section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are selling luxury goods, it would be logical to exclude people who have interest in discount coupons or discount shops. In the same way, if you\u2019re advertising a fast food chain, go ahead and exclude people who are interested in a healthy diet.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image12-3.png\" alt=\"Exclude function for Facebook ad interest targeting \" class=\"wp-image-1004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image12-3.png 425w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image12-3-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 95vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>#4: Refine Your Custom Audience Based on Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook gives advertisers the opportunity to create different types of custom audiences. You can retarget:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>all your website visitors<\/li><li>people who have visited specific webpages<\/li><li>your customer list<\/li><li>people who have interacted with your Facebook page<\/li><li>people who have viewed your Facebook page videos, and so on.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Custom audiences are your warm audiences who have already heard of you and interacted with you in some way or other. Therefore,&nbsp;they are your high-converting audience. Want to make them even more high-converting? Facebook makes it possible to refine custom audiences by specific interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to retarget only your website visitors who are interested in technology? Select your custom audience, then enter the corresponding interest to narrow down the audience and make it more specific.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the exact same way, you can refine any of your custom audiences, mix and match interests, behaviours, or demographics and get the most out of your retargeting ad campaigns.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>#5: A\/B Test Your Interest-Based Audiences&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Facebook\u2019s A\/B Testing (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/how-to-ab-test-facebook-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u2019s A\/B Testing<\/a> tool is an amazing way to run audience tests and let Facebook choose the winner. Not sure which interest resonates best with your audience? You can create up to 5 interest-based audiences at once and run them simultaneously with exactly the same ad creatives. Within a specific time frame, Facebook will determine the winner for you.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To start using A\/B testing, simply enable it after selecting your campaign objective and choose Audience as your testing variable.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1.png\" alt=\"Facebook Interest Targeting with Audience A\/B testing\" class=\"wp-image-1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1.png 540w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 95vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As a simple example, I\u2019m split testing different public figures  who are into Facebook advertising &#8211; Amy Porterfield, Jon Loomer Digital, and Mari Smith.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"532\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image13.png\" alt=\"A\/B testing interest-based audiences \" class=\"wp-image-1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image13.png 532w, https:\/\/adscook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image13-292x300.png 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 95vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s more, you can even run more complex multivariate audience tests using Adscook\u2019s A\/B testing feature. Publish 100s of audience variations with a single click and get answers to your questions using data rather than guesswork. <a href=\"https:\/\/adscook.com\/signup\">Join Adscook now<\/a> and get 1 month\u2019s free access to test drive the tool and learn how to get the best out of it.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Now It\u2019s Your Turn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What methods are you currently using to reach out to your cold audience? Does targeting your audience by their interests give you the results you expect? We hope this guide will help you fill in any gaps, equip you with new interest targeting strategies and take your Facebook advertising to new heights.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Share your Facebook interest targeting experience with us in the comments section below and let\u2019s strike up an entertaining discussion! <br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you just entering the market or do you want to target new audiences as quickly as you can? 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