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Is This a Custom Conversion Bug?

Jon Loomer

I received a comment on a blog post about custom events related to a potential bug or change Meta made. When creating a custom conversion that maps to a custom event, there is no option to refine by parameter. I tested my custom events to make sure that parameters are still passing, and they are.

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Surprise Facebook Ads Conversions

Jon Loomer

Maybe you’re running a campaign for blog traffic. When you measure success, do you also track surprise Facebook ads conversions? What I mean by that is you may optimize for Landing Page Views, but you should still follow other types of conversions that result from your campaign in Ads Manager. Add Columns. Saved Columns.

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Do Not Use URL Equals for Meta Events and Audiences

Jon Loomer

I’ve heard from a handful of advertisers recently who were experiencing issues with their Meta events not firing properly. In each case, the problem was caused by using “URL equals” when setting up events. Creating a Custom Conversion. The default rule for Custom Conversions is based on URL.

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Facebook Pixel Events: An Introduction

Jon Loomer

To make the most of the pixel, you need to utilize Facebook pixel events on your website. Not only must you utilize events, but you must do it right. This post is your introduction to Facebook pixel events. It will help you better understand what pixel events are and how to use them. What Pixel Events Are.

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Create a Meta Pixel Event that Fires After Scrolling 70% Down a Page

Jon Loomer

Last week, I wrote about how to create a custom event that fires when someone views a page of your website for 60 seconds. Now let’s create an event based on scroll depth. Like with the time on page event, I originally wrote about this three years ago but made it way more complicated than it needed to be.

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Create a Meta Custom Event That Combines Time Spent and Scroll Depth

Jon Loomer

But I have a solution for you: A custom event that combines time spent and scroll depth. I also assume that you’ve already created tags for both the 60-second view and 70% scroll events. The easy solution is to create a custom conversion that maps to that custom event. I seriously overcomplicated that tutorial.

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Create a Meta Pixel Event that Fires After Viewing a Page for 60 Seconds

Jon Loomer

That’s why custom pixel events are so important. What I’m going to describe is done with custom events and Google Tag Manager. Once you create such an event, you can use this for reporting, optimization, and targeting. I wrote about these custom events nearly three years ago. Then paste your base pixel code.

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