Weekly Marketing Rundown - May 30, 2025
Weekly Marketing Rundown - May 30, 2025
Hi everyone! In this week's edition of Kavanah Media's Weekly Marketing Rundown, we cover Meta's new Value Rules setting and Advantage + translation tools, a massive data leak, the use of AI in content development, and more.
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Meta’s Value Rules: A New Way to Target Wisely
Meta has introduced a feature called Value Rules that lets advertisers adjust how much they bid for different types of people. For example, if women aged 35–44 are more likely to respond to your message, you can tell Meta to spend more to reach them. Similar adjustments are available for locations and operating systems.
Many have criticized Meta's Adv.+ Audience targeting for taking audience parameters as mere suggestions, but new features, like Value Rules, may help. Unfortunately, these tools are only available for App Promotion and Sales Objectives.
For Mission Teams:
Given that App Promotion and Sales Objectives are not commonly utilized by mission teams, we may not see much improvement for more top-funnel types of campaigns. If a team needs to target specific age or gender demographics, Original Audience Targeting is still recommended.
https://www.jonloomer.com/value-rules/
Meta’s New Translation Tools Make Global Evangelism Easier
Meta is testing two new tools: one that automatically translates voiceovers in ads from English to other languages (only live in Spanish), and another that translates ad text without manual input. These features are part of Advantage+ Creative and aim to make ads more accessible across languages.
For Mission Teams:
These tools can help mission teams reach seekers who speak different languages without needing extra resources. Teams should experiment with these tools before full implementation. As with any AI tool, hallucinations are possible and translations may not be correct.
https://www.jonloomer.com/qvt/translate-voiceover/
https://www.jonloomer.com/qvt/translate-text-feature/
Should Mission Teams Use AI on Social Media?
As AI content creation tools proliferate many platforms, marketers have been wholly adopting them into their work flow, including mission teams - but should we be? Currently, according to Meta- AI, generated content is performing better than other types. However, some groups predict that as social media platforms continue to be flooded with AI generated content, genuine human-centered content may become more sought after.
For Mission Teams:
This is a reminder to balance AI tools with real human stories. Genuine and authentic content builds trust, especially when sharing the gospel online.
https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/should-brands-use-ai-in-social-media/
Governments May Be Watching Through Social Media Logins
A mysterious database with 184 million records was found online, containing login data tied to social media platforms, Google, Apple, and even government systems.
For Mission Teams:
This is yet another reminder of how important basic cybersecurity measures are, especially in regions where mission activity is monitored. Mission teams should use secure, encrypted platforms for communication, avoid linking personal or ministry accounts to public social media logins, and regularly audit access logs and permissions.
https://www.wired.com/story/mysterious-database-logins-governments-social-media/
AI Tools by Platform: What Mission Teams Should Know
Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X are all rolling out AI tools to help users create and target ads more efficiently. Each platform offers different features, like Meta’s Advantage+ Creative, TikTok’s Smart Creative, LinkedIn’s AI copy suggestions, and X’s AI-powered targeting.
Check out Social Media Today for an overview of each platform's AI tools:
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/overview-ai-ad-optimization-targeting-creation-tools-social-apps/748800/
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Authors: Cody A. and Cherry Messimer
Article Published: May 30, 2025
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