WeatherAds Help Center
A collection of articles addressing commonly asked questions
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- Can I display dynamic weather information within my ad?The ability to display dynamic weather data within the ad itself is a feature that we will be rolling out soon.
- How frequently does WeatherAds update my campaigns?WeatherAds makes changes to your AdWords and Facebook campaigns hourly, 24 / 7 / 365, based on latest weather data.
- What do the blue, green and red circles on the map mean in the preview screen?The circles on the map indicate where your ads are being shown and paused, and your bids being modified up or down.
- What are the meteorological values for each weather condition?Here's a description for each of the weather conditions, and what values constitutes light, moderate and heavy amounts.
- I want to pause or end my weather targeted campaign. How do I do this?WeatherAds can reactivate a paused campaign if you do not switch off your weather targeting first. Please read these instructions...
- Does WeatherAds work in my country?WeatherAds is a global service meaning it works in every country that the Facebook or AdWords platform is compatible with.
- Can you target based on a single location rather than your audience’s weather?WeatherAds lets users trigger ads in all their geo targets based on the weather in one location.
- Is WeatherAds a script?WeatherAds is not a script, it's a self-serve platform that lets you add automated weather triggers to your AdWords and Facebook campaigns.
- Will my clients know I'm using WeatherAds?Your clients will not be able to see your connection to WeatherAds.
- What verticals get the best lift from weather based advertising?Weather affects sales of over 30% of all products and services. Here's all the different industries that are impacted by weather.
- Can you target based on past & forecast weather as well as current?With WeatherAds you can trigger ads and automate bid adjustments before, during, and after any type of weather event.
- Is there a way to target ads by weather on Facebook and AdWords without using a tools like WeatherAds?Neither AdWords or Facebook have inbuilt weather targeting capabilities. WeatherAds is the easiest, cheapest, and most powerful tool.
- Can I connect multiple Facebook or AdWords accounts with WeatherAds?You can connect multiple client accounts with your WeatherAds account, as long as they are under the same MCC or Business Manager account.
- Does WeatherAds work with MCC and Business Manager accounts?WeatherAds works with agency-level accounts such as Facebook Business Manager and AdWords MCC, as well as standard accounts.
- I don’t have a Facebook or AdWords account. Can I still use WeatherAds?You cannot use WeatherAds without an active Facebook Ads or Google AdWords account.
- Which Facebook account should I connect with WeatherAds?Should you connect your 'real person' Facebook account or your 'business' Facebook account with WeatherAds?
- Where do I set my geo targeting?Your geo targeting is set in AdWords (campaign level) or Facebook (ad set level). WeatherAds works with most types of geo targeting.
- What types of geo targeting does WeatherAds work with?Here’s a full list of the types of geo targeting that are compatible with WeatherAds for AdWords and Facebook campaigns:
- How granular do my geos have to be for WeatherAds to work?Your geos can be as broad (e.g. country) or as granular (e.g address) as you like, as long as the format is compatible with WeatherAds.
- How does WeatherAds work if I’m targeting an entire country?Here's how weather targeting works for country-wide campaigns, and how WeatherAds divides your geos up into weather targetable regions.
- How granular will my weather targeting be for a USA wide campaign?For a USA-wide campaign in AdWords, your weather targeting will be at county-level granularity, rather than city level.
- How do I change my geo targeting settings for a campaign with live weather targeting?How to make changes to your geo targeting settings if your campaign is switched on in WeatherAds.
- What are the weather targeting filters and how do they work?An explanation of how weather targeting filters work, and why you might want to create more than one.
- How do time frames work for weather targeting?How to use the past, current, and forecast time frame settings to trigger ads before, during, or after a weather condition has occurred.
- How often does the weather condition have to happen over the time frame for my ads to trigger?By default the weather condition has to occur only once over your selected time frame. This can be changed in the 'advanced settings'.
- What platforms does WeatherAds work with?Here are all the platforms that WeatherAds currently integrates with along with some that are on our immediate road map.
- Does WeatherAds work with Google DoubleClick Bid Manager (DBM)?Weather targeting for programmatic campaigns and Google DBM
- Can we connect our DSP to WeatherAds?WeatherAds integrates with DoubleClick Bid Manager, but not any other demand side platforms (DSPs).
- Does WeatherAds integrate with any email marketing platforms?Does WeatherAds integrate with any ESPs like Marketo, Mailchimp, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Constant Contact, Fishbowl etc?
- Can I use WeatherAds with Google AdSense or DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP)?WeatherAds is doesn’t have any supply-side integration at the moment although this is on our roadmap.
- Can I use WeatherAds for my own websites?Will WeatherAds work with my website, eCommerce store, or network of sites through an SSP?
- Does WeatherAds work with Bing?WeatherAds doesn’t currently integrate with Bing, although this is an integration that we're building out.
- Does WeatherAds work with other campaign management software?Can you use WeatherAds in conjunction with Kenshoo, Marin Software, Adobe Marketing Cloud, Acquisio, etc?
- What advantages does WeatherAds offer over AdWords weather based scripts?WeatherAds wins over weather scripts hands down - it's more powerful, more reliable, has better features, and is the cheaper solution.
- Does WeatherAds work with additional bid modifiers such as geo bid adjustments or device bid adjustment?WeatherAds will work in conjunction with other bid adjustments in AdWords, however it will override any geo based bid adjustments.
- Should I use Automated Bidding or Weather Based Bidding in AdWords?If your business is weather sensitive, targeting ads based on weather will drive the most clicks, conversions and sales.
- Does WeatherAds work for Gmail Ads campaigns in AdWords?WeatherAds works for all types of AdWords display campaigns and will work with Gmail Ads Campaigns.
- Why am I getting Facebook notifications that my ads are approved?These Facebook notifications are completely normal and can be disabled from within Facebook's notification settings.
- Why do I get the message "Your ad set geo targeting settings in Facebook cover too broad an area?”You are trying to target too vast an area within your Facebook ad set, e.g. multiple states or an entire country. Here's how to fix....
- Is WeatherAds pausing my campaign in AdWords and Facebook?WeatherAds can make your campaign inactive in AdWords or Facebook if your weather targeting rules are not met
- Can WeatherAds pause my AdWords Campaign / Facebook ad set?WeatherAds can temporarily deactivate your campaign or ad set if your weather targeting rules are not matched in any of your locations.
- Is there a way to analyse how weather impacts my campaigns?We are launching a weather analytics and intelligence feature soon for your campaigns.
- Does WeatherAds work with other types of targeting in Facebook or AdWords?You can layer weather targeting on top of most other types of targeting clusters in AdWords and Facebook, with a few exceptions...
- Can I use WeatherAds for retargeting campaigns?WeatherAds can be combine with remarketing campaigns across Display, Social and Shopping.
- Can I make changes to my campaign whilst WeatherAds is running?You can make changes to you most aspects of your AdWords or Facebook campaigns without issue, except for your geo targeting settings.
- How accurate/ granular is your weather data?Our raw weather data comes from AccuWeather. It is global data with millions of data points worldwide. It is of the highest quality and accuracy.
- Where do you get your weather data from?WeatherAds uses enterprise grade weather data to enable advertisers to trigger ads and automate bidding decisions.
- What weather conditions can I target on?Here are all the weather conditions you can use to create your weather targeting rules, along with normal and probability triggers.
- Is your weather targeting global?WeatherAds will work in your country. We use global weather data and have worldwide coverage for weather targeting your ads.
- Is there any way I can check the accuracy of your weather data?If you are looking to check the accuracy of our weather data, here is a weather website which you can use..
- Do you offer a managed service?We do not buy any media on your behalf or manage your campaigns. We do however have an awesome customer success team to support you.
- Does WeatherAds have an affiliate program?WeatherAds does not currently offer an affiliate program.
- We want to discuss partnership opportunities with WeatherAdsWe are always open to discussing business opportunities so please reach out to us.
- Does WeatherAds have a white label solution or reseller programCurrently we are not offering white label solution or reseller program.
- Can I schedule a call or demo of your product?Here's how to schedule a quick call with us or book a live demo of WeatherAds
- I’m looking for a WeatherAds one-pager/ presentation docYou can download the WeatherAds one-sheeter, which is available in a number of different languages.
- Do you have any case studies you can send me?We have a number of case studies relating to weather based marketing campaigns across a variety of different verticals...