Visual Contenting April 2016 | Page 29

SOCIAL MEDIA Helping businesses increase leads & sales with Facebook advertising. Making online business easy for non tech savvy entrepreneurs with clear, concise guides. By Andrew Hubbard from andrewhubbard.co 2016 GUIDE TO FACEBOOK IMAGE SIZES When it comes to creating Facebook ads or building a great Facebook page, the importance of your images should never be underestimated. The images you use can be the factor that makes or breaks a successful Facebook or Instagram ad campaign. One problem I come across all the time is the fact that almost every Facebook ad type has a different image size requirement. While it may be possible to use the same image size across multiple ad types, this isn’t recommended and won’t always give you optimum results. Using the recommended image sizes for your ads makes a huge difference. Visual Contenting That’s why I’ve created this complete guide to Facebook image sizes. It gives you a quick reference to go to when you are creating a new ad and want to use the optimum image dimensions. • • • • • • • In addition to image sizes, you also get the text length recommendations and technical requirements for each ad type. Check out this infographic on Visual Contenting. And it covers both Facebook and Instagram! Here are the image & video types included in the infographic: • Facebook page images, including your cover photo and profile image • Facebook Canvas • Lead Ads • Website Clicks / Website Conversion ads Page Post Engagement Page Likes App Installs Event Responses Offer Claims Local Awareness Video Views