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Do This for Non-Purchase Conversions

Jon Loomer

These are conversions that happen quickly, freely, and in many cases, multiple times over the course of a day or several days. By default, reporting includes 7-day click 1-day view attribution, and that’s simply not relevant to this type of conversion. Almost all non-purchase conversions will happen within a day of clicking.

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

Jon Loomer

This is possible with the help of standard events, custom events, and custom conversions. In this post, we’ll focus on the following: Definitions of standard events, custom events, and custom conversions Examples of each one Explanations of how they are used General tips on how they are created When should you use each?

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How to Test Meta Conversion Events

Jon Loomer

One of the primary reasons for bad reporting in Meta Ads Manager is conversion events that were set up improperly. This includes standard events, custom events, and custom conversions. Why isn’t Ads Manager reporting your conversions? When someone completes a conversion, does the expected event fire?

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Differences Between Custom Events and Custom Conversions

Jon Loomer

But one of the most common points of confusion I see is understanding the differences between custom events and custom conversions. So many advertisers either think I’m discussing custom conversions or use the two terms interchangeably. You will need to utilize the pixel and/or Conversions API to define these actions.

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Compare Attribution Settings: Get the Most of Meta Conversion Data

Jon Loomer

Attribution is how Meta gives credit to an ad for a conversion. Established in the ad set when optimizing for conversions, the default Attribution Setting is 7-day click and 1-day view. Report your conversions, by default, based on that Attribution Setting. You want to see how many conversions happened within 7 days, too.

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Understanding Facebook View-Through Conversions

Jon Loomer

Many Facebook advertisers don’t realize that view-through conversions are a thing. Ads Manager reports on conversions that happen within 7-days of clicking or 1-day of viewing your ad without clicking, by default ( Facebook ads attribution ). In other words, your ad can get credit for a conversion without anyone clicking on it.

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Meta Announces Big Changes to Website Conversion Campaigns

Jon Loomer

We had been hearing whispers of these impending changes to website conversion campaigns from members of our community and through our inbox. No Need to Prioritize 8 Conversion Events Previously, advertisers needed to configure and prioritize eight website conversion events that could be used for Aggregated Event Measurement.