Ad buyers are fed up with Facebook Ads Manager. They have dealt with multiple issues in recent months that has led to lackluster campaign performance.
November 18, 2019

Ad buyers are frustrated (again) with Facebook Ads Manager. Reasons vary: Some buyers are encountering numerous error messages while setting up campaigns, delayed approval times for ads (especially for dynamic creative), as well as reporting inconsistencies. That’s led to lower returns on ad spend, for some of the buyers’ clients, according to agency sources. Read more below.

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