Creating Ads for Social Media


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For one of our last assignments in my social media principles class, we had to create an ad similar to the ones on Facebook and Twitter. Facebook offers a hub where you can go in and use your pictures, videos, and other media forms to create paid advertisements. They offered a bunch of different styles for basing your ad on which were unique to the two platforms. They had demonstrations available so you could preview what your ad would look like and give suggestions to help improve it. Now this sounds simple enough, but I spent more time working on this assignment that I had on any other in this class.

I was already off to a bad start by not looking at moodle at all of thanksgiving break, but pair this with my unique ability to procrastinate at the worst moments made this experience even more interesting. I read through the instructions five time before I had the slightest clue as to how I wanted to set this up. Thankfully, I was not alone in m confusion and could talk with classmates and we all figure it out together. Once I figured out how to maneuver the tools on Facebook, I was able to finish on time and even enjoy the assignment. One thing this class has made more aware of is the amount of time that goes into preparing ads for companies. Finding the right format, pictures or videos, captions, and even music to create the best ad. I have a greater respect for social media professional because I did not imagine so much going into this field. Social media can be an incredible tool for promotion and learning how to properly use it can be a great asset.

Until Next Time,
James

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  1. Michael BernerDecember 11, 2019 at 11:05 PM

    I am right there with you. I also procrastinated my assignment until the very last minute. Also, this assignment took me quite awhile to do which was not the most fun thing I have ever done, but it was the last big assignment we had. So, I guess it's better luck next semester.

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