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    Facebook Custom Audiences: How to Create, Sync and Exclude Them (2026)
    Paid Social

    Facebook Custom Audiences: How to Create, Sync and Exclude Them (2026)

    Every Custom Audience type, the exact setup steps, why match rates decide performance, and how enriched Klaviyo segments make better seeds.

    Updated26 Aug 202610 min read
    How to Target a Specific Audience on Facebook Ads (Without the Black Box)
    Paid Social

    How to Target a Specific Audience on Facebook Ads (Without the Black Box)

    Business owners, recent movers, high-income households, specific postcodes. The practical guide to reaching the audience you actually want on Meta.

    Updated26 Aug 20268 min read
    How Much Do Targeted Facebook Ads Cost. And How to Lower the Number
    Paid Social

    How Much Do Targeted Facebook Ads Cost. And How to Lower the Number

    What you should expect to pay for Facebook ads in 2026, why CPAs keep drifting up, and the targeting moves that quietly cut wasted spend.

    Updated26 Aug 20267 min read
    Meta Removed Detailed Targeting. Here's What D2C Brands Should Do Instead
    Paid Social

    Meta Removed Detailed Targeting. Here's What D2C Brands Should Do Instead

    Meta has progressively retired thousands of targeting categories. The fix isn't broader targeting. It's bringing your own household-level audience to the auction.

    Updated26 Aug 20269 min read
    Cookieless Targeting: What It Actually Means for UK D2C Brands in 2026
    Paid Social

    Cookieless Targeting: What It Actually Means for UK D2C Brands in 2026

    Cookieless isn't a single event. It's a slow tightening of every signal you used to take for granted. Here's how UK D2C brands replace it with deterministic household data.

    7 May 202610 min read
    How to Test Paid Social Creative (and What Budget You Actually Need)
    Paid Social

    How to Test Paid Social Creative (and What Budget You Actually Need)

    A practical creative-testing framework for paid social. How to structure tests, what to spend, and why audience choice quietly decides which creative 'wins'.

    12 Feb 20268 min read
    How Does Meta Ad Targeting Actually Work in 2026?
    Paid Social

    How Does Meta Ad Targeting Actually Work in 2026?

    Inside the Meta black box: Advantage+, broad targeting, and why most brands have lost the audience lever. Plus how to get it back at the household level.

    6 Feb 20269 min read
    What is Paid Social? A Plain-English Definition (and Why It's Quietly Changing)
    Paid Social

    What is Paid Social? A Plain-English Definition (and Why It's Quietly Changing)

    Paid social is more than 'ads on Facebook'. Here's what it actually means in 2026, why CPMs keep climbing, and how household-level targeting is putting marketers back in control.

    4 Feb 20267 min read

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