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If you can\u2019t figure out what ad content is most relevant and useful to each of your audience segments, it\u2019s better to stop running ads until you do.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, you wouldn\u2019t try selling snowblowers to Floridians as a primary campaign. Failing to target your ads carefully is the digital equivalent and a common mistake among advertisers new to the digital front. Understand what the major characteristics of each social media platform\u2019s user base are, and how those characteristics relate to the people you\u2019re trying to reach with your ad campaign.<\/p>\n<p>One mistake that will lead to wasted money and effort, as well as plummeting conversion rates, is to try to create an ad that strives to be all things to all people. Trying to reach the world will almost certainly guarantee you to reach almost no one. 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