Facebook’s local advertising tool has rolled out thousands more cities that advertisers can target, in the U.S. and across the globe. Facebook didn’t provide a list, but I found Issaquah, Bothell and dozens of other surprisingly smaller cities near Seattle.
When I created a fake ad for Issaquah, a town of 24,057 people, and targeted it to women ages 18+, Facebook said it would reach:
This level of targeting is extremely powerful for small businesses, and Facebook is making a lot of smart moves in the last few months as it continues its march into the local advertising world. No wonder Facebook was just valued as a $11.5 billion company.
Last month: Facebook partners with PayPal for self-serve local ads
Also: Small businesses flocking to Facebook over past few months
No related posts.
Who can just as easily be stalked anyway.
Like you need more of that sort of garbage in your area…