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Facebook Ads are Ridiculous!!!

by tooAlive
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One of my campaigns has been denied yet again.

Guess why?

The image of your ad violates our Ad guidelines. Please note that we don't allow images that promote an ideal body/physical image for health related products.
My ad was denied because I used a picture of a girl in a bikini to promote a weight loss product.

What do they expect me to use then, a horse on a treadmill?
#ads #facebook #ridiculous
  • Profile picture of the author Resale Rights Ninja
    lol - Try a woman in yoga clothing next time.
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      • Profile picture of the author Irish Intuition
        Originally Posted by btm2012 View Post

        Think outside the box!

        Use different images that might stand out.

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        EXACTLY! I am not even sure that a hot woman in a bathing suit
        is the best picture for the target market.
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  • Profile picture of the author Black Hat Cat
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    Originally Posted by tooAlive View Post


    What do they expect me to use then, a horse on a treadmill?
    Actually, that would probably be an excellent idea....if you could get it approved.
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  • Profile picture of the author webtolight
    Horse on a treadmill looks damn interesting. Try it
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  • Profile picture of the author michaelplies
    lol. thats some nice advert. might attract lots of ppl
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  • Profile picture of the author Aussie_Al
    Originally Posted by tooAlive View Post

    One of my campaigns has been denied yet again.

    Guess why?



    My ad was denied because I used a picture of a girl in a bikini to promote a weight loss product.

    What do they expect me to use then, a horse on a treadmill?
    Actually that ad would probably get a lot of clicks
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  • Profile picture of the author andybeveridge
    I had an ad denied because they said the picture did not accurately represent the product. The picture was a dude on a surf board riding a wave. The product was a series of video lessons from a pro surf boarder giving out tips on how to be a better surfer.
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  • Profile picture of the author WebPen
    Don't stop at a horse. Try fatter animals.

    Pigs
    Cows
    Hogs
    Rhinos
    Hippos

    Plus, people who approve Facebook ads have always been inconsistent.
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  • Profile picture of the author KickAss Marketing
    Those who handle Facebook ads are probably careful people and don't want any kind of misrepresentation in their ads. What they're telling you is that they want you to advertise the product itself and not the promise. I know its odd but I think it's just simply their way of being careful.


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  • Profile picture of the author charlesmurphy
    Facebook ads never worked for me anyways, I've tried optimizing them, various images etc. They just never seemed to pay off for me.
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    Never use Facebook to sell products!!
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  • Profile picture of the author maxi1998
    I'm done with advertising on FB.

    Had high converting rate but also very high advertisement costs.
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  • Profile picture of the author HostWind
    Paul beat me. Everyone uses the same 'attractive girl' photos. Do something unusual.
    If you target the younger crowd and perhaps the more 'nerdy' type, you could likely get a good response out of using a "meme" style ad as well.
    Goodluck!
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  • Profile picture of the author GIGIAF
    Exactly, why would you want to use a picture of a girl in a bikini, it attracts people for all the wrong reasons and well they'll then look at your product and think.. errrr not really what i was after?! You'll end up getting a very low CTR.
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    • Profile picture of the author tooAlive
      Originally Posted by HostWind View Post

      Paul beat me. Everyone uses the same 'attractive girl' photos. Do something unusual.
      If you target the younger crowd and perhaps the more 'nerdy' type, you could likely get a good response out of using a "meme" style ad as well.
      Goodluck!
      Originally Posted by GIGIAF View Post

      Exactly, why would you want to use a picture of a girl in a bikini, it attracts people for all the wrong reasons and well they'll then look at your product and think.. errrr not really what i was after?! You'll end up getting a very low CTR.
      My ad wasn't just some girl in a bikini - that would be too generic.

      Needless to say, the was a girl in the ad, with her abs showing. The product I'm promoting heavily emphasizes "belly fat loss" as one of it's biggest selling points.

      But again, the ad wasn't simple of a girl bearing her abs. There was a lot more going on, but Facebook still didn't like the fact I'm advertising that type of body.
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      • Profile picture of the author cbader
        Originally Posted by tooAlive View Post

        My ad wasn't just some girl in a bikini - that would be too generic.

        Needless to say, the was a girl in the ad, with her abs showing. The product I'm promoting heavily emphasizes "belly fat loss" as one of it's biggest selling points.

        But again, the ad wasn't simple of a girl bearing her abs. There was a lot more going on, but Facebook still didn't like the fact I'm advertising that type of body.
        Was the girl a model? Did it look amature or professional? I wonder if that matters. Maybe try an amatuer model.
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        • Profile picture of the author tooAlive
          Originally Posted by cbader View Post

          Was the girl a model? Did it look amature or professional? I wonder if that matters. Maybe try an amatuer model.
          It was a crop of a magazine cover.

          So pretty professional.
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          • Profile picture of the author WillR
            Originally Posted by tooAlive View Post

            It was a crop of a magazine cover.

            So pretty professional.
            Did you have the appropriate rights to be using that image in the first place?
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            • Profile picture of the author tooAlive
              Originally Posted by WillR View Post

              Did you have the appropriate rights to be using that image in the first place?
              I did not, actually.

              It was just a very small 120x70 crop from a full-size magazine cover; you really can't tell where it's from.

              Still, you're right. I should've been using stock photos I have the rights to; like I do for my blog images.

              That wasn't the reason why it was denied though - I'm ranting because Facebook told me portraying an "ideal" body type isn't allowed.
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    Facebook PPC hasnt been good to us either.
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  • Profile picture of the author HostWind
    Are there any loopholes? Perhaps something like a cartoon character.
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    • Profile picture of the author tooAlive
      Originally Posted by HostWind View Post

      Are there any loopholes? Perhaps something like a cartoon character.
      Yeah, I got my ad approved.

      But I had to use a different picture. They just didn't like the fact that my original one showed too much skin. :confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Use some dumbbells or a treadmill instead of a woman.
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  • Profile picture of the author tomw101
    I would use a picture of a CAKE ;-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Gama Seva
    Try renaming your image same as the name of the product that you are promoting. I tried it before and my ad got approved using the same image that I've downloaded from Google images. I guess they don't like the long no meaning image file name like "iojdkncgdjd.jpg" but it's not a guarantee though.

    I don't also advise you to download images from Google

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    • Profile picture of the author Firedup
      Originally Posted by Gama Seva View Post

      Try renaming your image same as the name of the product that you are promoting. I tried it before and my ad got approved using the same image that I've downloaded from Google images. I guess they don't like the long no meaning image file name like "iojdkncgdjd.jpg" but it's not a guarantee though.

      I don't also advise you to download images from Google

      Gama
      Thanks for that bit of info - I've been experimenting with FB ads for a while and sometimes there are real inconsistencies between what they do and don't approve. I've just had pics of girls in bikinis approved - admittedly for a client selling swimwear so very relevant, although some weren't approved and I think the ones that were are more revealing than the ones that weren't. Go figure!
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  • Profile picture of the author yesacpow
    Based on what I understand from fb ad, a girl in bikini may be offensive to say fatter people... or you are selling a result/promise that you wont be able to prove in the ad itself.

    What I mean is people who sees you ad may think that if they get your product they will get a swim suit body which may not be the case.


    Originally Posted by tooAlive View Post

    One of my campaigns has been denied yet again.

    Guess why?



    My ad was denied because I used a picture of a girl in a bikini to promote a weight loss product.

    What do they expect me to use then, a horse on a treadmill?
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
    I use pretty generic ad images on Facebook. Things like arrows pointing at the ads, or checkmarks. Always a simple shape but a bright color. Works for me.

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  • Profile picture of the author aadi144
    You have to attract others and for that use images that really catches the eyes of the audience.But the picture should relate to what you are providing.
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