It’s costs less to reach men on Facebook than women.
Women dominate Facebook. They are the ones constantly posting and engaging in social activity on Facebook. So it makes sense to use the social network to reach women. But although it makes sense, maybe we should wait a minute.
Against common thought, men cost less to reach on Facebook and respond better. Noreen O’Leary reported in Adweek that the surprising conclusion comes from an analysis of 65 billion Facebook ad impressions and 20 million ad clicks in a 12 month study conducted by Resolution Media. While 58% of Facebook users are women, men see and click through more ads than women. 58% of men see Facebook ads compared to only 42% of women who notice them. And men have a click volume of 60% compared to 40%b for women.
The study concluded that men are more focused on their activities when interacting on Facebook while women do more browsing, sharing and communicating. And men have shorter attention spans on Facebook, which means they are more easily distracted and more likely to be persuaded by relevant advertising messages. As a result, men click on Facebook ads at a higher rate than women.
So the cost-per-thousand impressions for men was 16 cents compared to 20 cents for women while cost per click for men was 51 cents compared to 68 cents for women.
Many healthcare marketers use Facebook advertising as a means to reach women. And it can certainly be effective. But this research shows we shouldn’t discount men on Facebook. They are there, and although in lower numbers that are more likely to see our ads and even click on them. So it’s true after all. Women are right. Men are cheap!!!
