I don’t like a lot of the advertising that’s online… even though we do have some limited income streams from ads on our pages. Ads that are in-your-face aggressive are particularly annoying.
I really dislike Facebook ads. I usually just get them when I’m browsing Facebook on my phone. Even though it’s a waste of time, I almost always “hide” them—and then don’t answer when Facebook asks, “Please tell us why you hid this ad.”
Today I got one for a foodtruck in Minnesota.
Minnesota?
I live in Arkansas. Why on earth would Facebook feed me an ad for a food truck that’s 750 miles north of us?
It’s not like we regularly visit Minnesota. We haven’t been there in three years. Most of our visits to Minnesota have been spaced years apart and, now, for various reasons, a visit to Minnesota is far less likely.
This ad really missed its target.
By about 750 miles.
