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Granular’s Girl Scout Cookie Pairing Guide

What do you do when the office impulse buys hundreds of cookies from a local Girl Scout?  Throw a cookie and beer pairing happy hour, of course!  And, since we’re data nerds, you can bet we polled our participants and made charts and graphs based on the results, all of which are posted within this[…]

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Six Conversation Starters Better Than The Weather

As an extrovert, I never found it challenging to make small talk before meetings. In fact, I actually enjoyed it and found it very valuable in making connections with others. That however all changed when the majority of my meetings shifted online, and I found myself starting almost every meeting with the same exact conversation:[…]

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How Brands Leverage Digital Advertising To Give Their 2023 Super Bowl Ad Extra Yards

I enjoy watching football and consider myself semi-knowledgeable about the sport (cough cough, 2021 Granular Fantasy Football Champion talking here) but I couldn’t have cared less who won the Super Bowl this year. So, if you’re anything like me, you watched the Super Bowl for one or all of these three reasons: #1 – The[…]

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Facebook Creative Mistakes

Common Facebook Ad Creative Mistakes & How To Fix Them (Part 2)

Welcome back to part two! This is a 2-part blog series where I break down common mistakes I’ve seen with Facebook ad creative.  If this is your first time, be sure to check out part one of this series. Hopefully, your business isn’t making one of these mistakes. If you are, no big deal, just[…]

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"This small meta commerce manager update will help save time"

This Small Meta Commerce Manager Update Will Help Save Time

It feels like every Meta change over the past few months has made advertisers’ lives harder. Whether it’s requiring increased security or completely changing the Business Manager’s format, I know I’m not alone when I say it’s been a constant headache. But, as of last week (or that’s at least when I became aware of[…]

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"Common Facebook Ad Creative Mistakes & How to Fix Them (Part 1)

Common Facebook Ad Creative Mistakes & How To Fix Them (Part 1)

Do you know what hurts me more than my face ID not recognizing me in the morning…? Putting money behind poor Facebook ad creative and messaging. It crushes my digital marketing soul when I see campaigns perfectly set up with the right budget, bid, placements, and audiences only for poor ad copy creative and incorrect[…]

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"@elonmusk: Here's how to improve Twitter Ads"

@elonmusk Here’s How To Improve Twitter Ads

If you’ve ever run Twitter Ads then I can almost guarantee that you’ve experienced some sort of frustration with the Ads Platform. Whether you struggled with the wonky ad creation process, were disappointed by limited targeting, or were confused about where to start with their data, I hear you and have been there. Full disclosure,[…]

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"Marketing in the Metaverse: 5 principles to keep in mind with the changing landscape"

Marketing in the Metaverse: 5 Principles to Keep in Mind with the Changing Landscape

When I first heard about “the metaverse” my mind immediately flashed to The Office episode where Dwight is playing the online role-playing game, Second Life. In the episode, Dwight says “my life was so great that I literally wanted a second one.” Insert Jim Halpert smirk here (but really who can afford it?) That The[…]

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TikTok Advertising: The Why & The How Of Getting Started

Disclaimer from the authors Jessica Busalacchi & Emily Martin – Since TikTok is growing at a rapid pace and their advertising platform is so new, a lot of features are continuously changing. We will do our best to keep this guide updated!  Over the past year, TikTok has taken the world by storm with its[…]

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Facebook Ad Account Disabled

Facebook Ad Account Disabled?

Having your Facebook ad account disabled can be extremely frustrating, especially when Facebook gives little-to-no detail on what policy was violated to trigger the disapproval! We at Granular have found, more often than not in recent days and weeks, the reason that our clients’ ad accounts get randomly shut down is because they have not[…]

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