How to Upload Your Email Subscriber List to Social Media Platforms

In order to upload your email subscribers to Facebook, so that you can target those people with your ads afterward, you need to start with a .csv file. Make sure you only include email addresses, and not names, phone numbers, or any other extra information about your subscribers you may have. Including all of the information mentioned previously may result in Facebook storing this data and violating the privacy of your list.

1. To start, navigate to the Ads Manager through this link: https://www.facebook.com/ads/manage

2. Through the sandwich menu in the top left corner, hover over All tools and look for the Audiences link

3. Under the Audiences tab, click on the blue Create Audience button

4. Choose Custom Audience from the drop-down menu

5. Choose the Customer file option

Depending on the data you have, and the data you are willing to upload, you can choose to upload a file that includes the Customer Lifetime Value, based on which you can create a lookalike audience afterward. Additionally, you can also upload the list directly from Mailchimp.

By uploading your email subscriber list to Twitter, you will create a Tailored Audience to whom you can send highly effective and relevant remarketing campaigns. This way, you will show your products or services to people that have probably seen them in your emails.

1. Through your Twitter account, access Twitter Ads

2. Next, click the Tools tab and select the Audience Manager

3. Then click on Create new audience and select Upload your own list from the drop-down menu

Give your Twitter Tailored Audience a descriptive name and select the type of data file you are uploading, such as email addresses, Twitter usernames, or mobile advertising IDs.

Once you have uploaded your list of contacts, you can choose to either include or exclude them from your campaign targeting, depending on your remarketing strategy.

It will take a few hours for Twitter to process the list. Once it is ready, you can use Twitter ads to target this group.

LinkedIn allows you to create contact files, which are contacts from different email programs, or to directly upload your file. We will go through the steps for uploading a file.

1. Click My Network icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage

2. Click See all under Connections on the left rail

3. Click Manage synced and imported contacts on the top right

4. Click Grow your network below Connections on the right

5. Select Upload a file on the right

6. Choose your newly exported .csv file for uploading, then click Upload file

Keep in mind that you can only upload a maximum of 10,000 contacts.

You can learn how to export the data for your contacts, for each of the most used email programs, on the official LinkedIn help page.

These quick and easy steps will help you target your customers with social media ads more accurately. Implement them and watch your numbers grow.

The other way round, meaning growing your email list with social media, is also a way to go. There are many different activities that can be done on each social media platform that will grow your email list. Additionally, it is always a great idea to turn those social media followers into your email subscribers – because, as marketers say, once you have them on your email list, you will eventually sell to them.

For this topic, we have created the eBook "31 Ways to Grow Your Email List With Social Media". Download our free eBook and start implementing the strategies as soon as possible.

If you find some steps difficult, feel free to reach out to us for help!

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