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Differences Between Custom Events and Custom Conversions

Jon Loomer

Meta advertisers have plenty to get confused about. But one of the most common points of confusion I see is understanding the differences between custom events and custom conversions. This became especially obvious recently as I’ve written more about custom events. Are they used for reporting?

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Common Advertising Mistakes Related to Placement Selection

Jon Loomer

Some advertising mistakes are made due to inaction. Today’s post continues a theme of common advertising mistakes. Over the years, Meta has gone out of its way to make manually adjusting placements more difficult, encouraging advertisers to use Advantage+ Placements. Both apply to mistakes related to placement selection.

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9 Custom Events That Fire on My Website

Jon Loomer

You should use Meta events to track important actions that happen on your website. While there are standard events for your typical transactions (purchase, lead, contact), I also use nine custom events that fire when important engagement occurs. These events benefit Meta advertising. Create a separate event.

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

Jon Loomer

What does this development mean for Meta advertisers? But I decided to immerse myself in as much of this cookie news as possible to help understand — both for my advertising efforts and yours — whether this is something to worry about. These cookies are important for advertisers and publishers, after all.

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Facebook Pixel Events: An Introduction

Jon Loomer

The Facebook pixel allows advertisers to better track, optimize, and target. These are the three most critical aspects of advertising, leading to the success or failure of your efforts. To make the most of the pixel, you need to utilize Facebook pixel events on your website. What Pixel Events Are. Standard Events.

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Use ChatGPT to Generate Facebook Pixel Purchase Event Code

Jon Loomer

Here’s a good one: Use ChatGPT to generate purchase event code for your Facebook pixel. When creating a purchase event, you’ll need at least the following information: Product Name. You can use others as well (content ID, content type, number of items), but start here. The ChatGPT Prompt. Lots of Potential.

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Getting Started With Social Media Marketing for Virtual Events ?

Ignite Social Media

We get it — almost everything is hosted online, from social gatherings, conferences, and events. . The pandemic has shaken up some of the ways we have done events in the past, but it also opens many opportunities to fuel our desire to learn, stay connected, and witness events at your four-cornered screens. Pre-event Tactics.

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