How Do I Stop an Ad Boost Campaign on Facebook?

This article discusses the steps needed to stop an ad boost campaign on Facebook. It takes the reader through the process, step by step, to first pause an ad boost campaign before making the final decision to delete it.

Adam Goldkamp is the editor / author responsible for this content.
Dec 9, 2022

Running an ad boost campaign can be an easy and effective way to increase traffic to your Facebook page. It's a good option for growing your audience without spending a lot of money. However, there may be times you decide to stop a campaign. Maybe you want to make a simple change to the ad or perhaps you've decided now isn't the best time to run this campaign. Whatever reason you have for wanting to stop an ad boost campaign on Facebook, you can learn how to do this by reaching out to Facebook.

Simple Steps to Take to Stop Your Ad Boost Campaign

When you make the decision to stop an ad boost campaign on Facebook, it's as easy as following a few simple steps.

1. Start by pausing your ad.

2.To do this, open your page and go to Insights.

3.Once you're there, you need to click Posts. This will pull up all your published posts.

4.You will then see, on the right of your published posts, where you can click on View Promotions.

5.You will have the option at this point to click Pause or Inactive. This will be located at the top left of the page that comes up. Do this, and you will have paused your ad.

6.At this point, you will be prompted to click OK.

7.If you are sure you really want to delete your ad boost campaign, you will then need to choose Delete Promotion.

8.You will be prompted to click OK to make sure you're ready to stop this ad campaign.

9.Your promotion will then be deleted and you will be prompted to leave the page.

Facebook makes it easy to stop your ad boost campaign, but if you have any questions during this process, simply contact Facebook.

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