Snapchat Ad Objectives
Snapchat Ad Objectives
When choosing your ad objective, consider what you want to accomplish with your current campaign. Your ad objective should be the goal you’d most like to achieve, like driving website visits, leads, or sales.
- Choose the right advertising objective for your Snapchat ad campaign.
- Learn how to optimize toward your objective using ad formats and goal-based bidding.
How to Choose the Ideal Snapchat Ad Objective
How to Choose the Ideal Snapchat Ad Objective
Increase visibility of your product or business with awareness objectives.
Awareness
Boost recognition and get your products and services seen by more people.
Promote Places
Help local Snapchatters get directions, call your location, or make a reservation.
Connect with customers and elevate interest using consideration objectives.
Drive Traffic to Website or App
Entice Snapchatters to visit your site or app and learn more about your business.
Lead Generation
Capture key customer info to generate sales leads and customer sign ups in just a few taps.
Encourage specific actions that impact your bottom line through conversion objectives.
Website and App Conversions
Drive valuable actions within your website or app, like purchases or sign ups.
Catalog Sales
Upload your product catalog and show relevant products to those who are most likely to buy.
Select Ad Format and Delivery Options That Align With Your Objective
Select Ad Format and Delivery Options That Align With Your Objective
Find the best ad format for your objective
Find the best ad format for your objective
Choose from a variety of ad formats designed to complement your campaign goals. Let’s look at a few examples below.
- Single Image and Video Ads are the most versatile and can be used across all ad objectives.
- Collection Ads work well for driving app or website traffic, conversions, and catalog sales.
- Story Ads are a great option for promoting objectives like awareness, engagement, and lead gen.
Learn how to improve your campaigns with our full list of ad formats that are available to you for each Snapchat Ad objective within Ads Manager.
Set your delivery goal for the result you want
Set your delivery goal for the result you want
After selecting an objective, use goal-based bidding to show the right ads to Snapchatters who are most likely to be interested.
What goal do you want to aim for?
Allocate your budget toward Snapchatter actions that matter to your business, like making a purchase. Learn more about choosing the right goal-based bidding action.
How much do you want to pay for the action you want?
Specify your cost per action to deliver impressions aimed at achieving that outcome. Learn more about Snapchat’s bidding strategies.
Success on Snapchat
Success on Snapchat
See how businesses like yours are finding success on Snapchat.
See how businesses like yours are finding success on Snapchat.
Gymshark successfully engages Snapchatters with Story Ads in its education-led conversion campaign.
2.5x lower cost of sale vs. forecast
100% more purchases vs. forecast
2.5x lower cost per action vs forecast
“Snapchat’s Story Ad worked so well for us, especially with our mix of objectives of trying to educate consumers and generate direct conversions. It also allowed our creative team to develop something different rather than creating a video for us for a Snap Ad."
– Aleesha Choda, Paid Social Executive
Snapchat can help your business grow.
Snapchat can help your business grow.