Tactical Playbook to Leverage the Four Updates

🎙️ Episode 246: Beyond Andromeda: 4 Meta Ad Updates Every Marketer Needs to Know Episode Description

Everyone's talking about the Meta Andromeda update like it's the only thing that matters. But in this power-packed solo episode, Smart Marketer Agency CEO Pep Hufen breaks down four essential Meta updates that are redefining ad performance and why focusing on just one is a costly mistake.

"These aren't small changes or tweaks. They completely rebuild the ad system from the ground up." - Pep Hufen

Pep explains how each update; GEM, Lattice, Andromeda and Sequence Learning, works individually and together as one powerful AI-driven system. Whether you're an agency pro or eComm brand owner, you'll learn how to adapt your strategy now to win big in the new Meta landscape.

🚀 You Will Learn:

• Why the Meta Andromeda update is only 25% of what really matters

• How GEM gives Meta "superbrain" insights that predict user behavior

• What Meta Lattice is and how it boosts conversions with unified learning

• How Sequence Learning turns one-time buyers into loyal customers

• The tactical playbook for adapting your campaigns in 2025

• Why you're no longer competing on product, but on understanding the entire buyer journey

🔗 Links & Resources:

• Meta's Official Documentation on the 4 Updates • Meta Andromeda: Next-Gen Personalized Ads Retrieval Engine • Sequence Learning: A Paradigm Shift for Personalized Ads • Meta Lattice: AI, Ads, and Performance • Meta GEM Overview via Social Discovery Insights

• Andromeda Deep Dive Episode (Pep reference) Podcast version YouTube version

• Pep Hufen – Instagram @pep.hufen

• Omnisend Email & SMS Platform – smartmarketer.com/omnisend Use code SMART for 50% off your first 3 months

• SmartMarketer.com

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro by Anthony: 4 Updates That Are Redefining Meta Ads 02:12 – Pep's Hot Take: Why Andromeda is Only One Piece of the Puzzle 02:56 – Update 1: GEM – Meta's AI Superbrain for Prediction and Targeting 03:42 – Update 2: Lattice – Unified Learning Across Campaign Objectives 04:32 – Update 3: Andromeda – 10,000x More Targeting Power 06:00 – Update 4: Sequence Learning – Mapping the Entire Buyer's Journey 08:31 – Tactical Breakdown: How to Build for Each System 09:28 – The Shift from Product to Full-Journey Strategy 10:12 – The Playbook: What You Need to Do Now 11:07 – Outro and Engagement Reminder

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