"Women represent the majority of Facebook users, but it's cheaper to advertise to men.
While this may seem counterintuitive given the laws of supply and demand in an auction
marketplace, our advertisers capitalized on this trend and spent 53 percent of Facebook
advertising budgets reaching men," said Alan Osetek, president of Resolution Media. "As it
turned out, ads targeting men performed better and thus warranted the increased
investment. Men delivered better Exposure Rates and click through rates than women,
increasing their value for marketers."
Key highlights of the report include:
- Men are exposed to and click on more Facebook ads
- On average, ads targeting men cost less through the cost-per-thousand
impressions ($0.16 male / $0.20 female) and cost-per-click ($0.51 male / $0.68 female)
pricing models
- Ads targeting men achieved superior Exposure Rates, reaching a larger
percentage of their unique audiences
"As social media continues to increase in popularity, it's critical for brands to
understand who represents their best consumers and how to best reach them with effective
ads," says Sivan Metzger, general manager of Kenshoo Social. "Gender is just one of the
many rich targeting options available to Facebook advertisers and leveraging Kenshoo
Social's advanced technology helps marketers identify the right audience segments and
create highly engaging campaigns at scale."
Social Media Insights: Men are Cheap is based on aggregated data across a wide range
of brands whose Facebook ad campaigns are managed by Resolution Media using the Kenshoo
Social technology platform. The data set examined for this report spans nearly 65 billion
Facebook ad impressions and 20 million Facebook ad clicks during a 12-month period.
Resolution Media, an Omnicom Group company, is a leading digital media agency with
operations in 40 countries. Resolution specializes in all areas of search, consumer
behavior analysis and optimization across all digital platforms.
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CONTACT: Resolution Media Contact: Isabelle Gauvry, Director of Public Relations, Omnicom Media Group, +1-917-435-6457, Isabelle.gauvry@omnicommediagroup.com ; Kenshoo Contact: Stacie Susens, Senior Director, Marcom and PR, +1-877-536-7462 x131, Stacie.Susens@Kenshoo.com