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What Chrome’s Elimination of Third-Party Cookies Means for Meta Advertisers

Jon Loomer

On January 4, Google began its test to phase out third-party cookies , with the completion expected in the second half of 2024. What does this development mean for Meta advertisers? Google’s Tracking Protection Google’s Tracking Protection initiative is part of their Privacy Sandbox for the Web. I wish I were.

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Testing Zaraz to Set Up Facebook Conversions API

Jon Loomer

I’ve been in search of a Facebook Conversions API alternative to the API Gateway that works seamlessly with Google Tag Manager. To be clear, the API Gateway works great. Not only does it utilize triggers in many of the same ways as Google Tag Manager, but it may not cost a thing. I may have found it in Zaraz.

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How to Set Up Facebook Conversions API Using Conversions API Gateway

Jon Loomer

The Facebook Conversions API allows marketers to send a direct connection of conversion data from their business (website and offline conversion events) to Facebook. You can set this up using the Conversions API Gateway. If you want to select from current Facebook Conversion API partners, you get 11 options. But, you can do it.

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How to Set Up Conversions API with Facebook for WordPress Plugin

Jon Loomer

The easiest way to set up Conversions API is with the Facebook for WordPress plugin. If you need background on the Conversions API and why you need to set it up, make sure to check out this explainer.). These are two major barriers for any publisher wanting to set up the Conversions API. And it also just happens to be free. (If

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How to Use Google Tag Manager to Manage the Facebook Pixel and Events

Jon Loomer

For the past couple of years now, I’ve used Google Tag Manager to manage the Facebook pixel and events (both standard and custom events). In order to take advantage of Google Tag Manager for standard and custom pixel events, you’ll first need to add the base Facebook pixel code. Install the Base Pixel Code.

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A Guide to Standard Events, Custom Events, and Custom Conversions

Jon Loomer

One of the most critical elements of Meta advertising is the ability to define important actions that happen on your website or your owned properties. That information is shared with Meta to help enhance our advertising. It’s an important action that a specific advertiser wants to track, custom to their needs.

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Meta Conversion Events, Deduplication, and Conflicting Reporting

Jon Loomer

I’m not talking about your event data matching up with Google Analytics or other third-party reporting tools (these things will never match up). Browser vs. API Event Deduplication. In this case, you pass events to Meta from both your browser (using the Meta pixel) and Conversions API. But there’s another… 2.

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