Snapchat
Advertising is the process by which businesses and brands use the Snapchat
platform to create and manage advertising campaigns to reach their target
audience. Snapchat has become a valuable marketing tool for advertisers as it
is a popular social media app with a young and engaging user base. Lenses are
fun effects that users can apply to their faces or objects around them with
face recognition and augmented reality features. Advertisers can create their
own sponsored lenses and encourage Snapchat users to play with their lenses to
promote their brand or product and increase user engagement. Geofilters are
visual overlays that can be used in a specific geographic location. Brands can
reach local users and increase engagement by creating custom geofilters for
events, stores or interactive spaces.
They
are full-screen ads that play automatically between stories. When viewing the
user's story, multiple ads are shown in a row. Snap Publisher is an ad creation
tool that advertisers can use to create Snapchat ad campaigns. It helps to
convert video contents into Snapchat suitable format. Snapchat Advertising
allows advertisers to reach audiences they want based on characteristics such
as targeted demographics, geographic location, and interests. It also offers
opportunities to build a strong connection between users and increase brand
awareness through interactive and creative content.
Who can advertise on
Snapchat?
The ability to advertise on
Snapchat is open to a variety of businesses, brands, and advertisers. While there are no set criteria
or minimum budget requirements for advertising, Snapchat ads are often used by
larger brands and businesses. Big international or nationally recognized brands can
leverage Snapchat advertising to increase brand awareness, promote new products
or services, and engage with their target audience. While advertising budgets are
more limited, small and medium businesses can also use Snapchat ads to reach
local or specific demographics and expand their customer base. Event organizers such as
concerts, sporting events, fairs, festivals can use Snapchat ads to increase
participation and raise awareness by providing information about their events.