Jon Loomer

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If you use custom events , you need to read this. Go to your Events Manager, and you may see this message to “Verify your custom website event(s).” Let’s discuss… What Are Custom Events? Verify Your Events As I write this, the requirement to verify custom events is rolling out.

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Jon Loomer

MARCH 16, 2022

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. The existence of these surprise conversions may alter your impressions of performance.

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Jon Loomer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Facebook pixel events and custom conversions are important tools that can amplify your marketing and advertising efforts. First, if you haven’t read my guides on how Facebook pixel events and custom conversions work, I encourage you to do so: Facebook Pixel Events: An Introduction. Dynamic ads.

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Jon Loomer

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The Facebook Conversions API allows marketers to send a direct connection of conversion data from their business (website and offline conversion events) to Facebook. This data combines with Facebook pixel data to improve conversion tracking, optimization, and targeting capabilities. But, you can do it.

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Jon Loomer

MAY 16, 2023

We had been hearing whispers of these impending changes to website conversion campaigns from members of our community and through our inbox. In short, Aggregated Event Measurement is Meta’s protocol for reporting web and app events from people who opted out of tracking from iOS 14.5 Now it’s official.

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Ignite Social Media

JUNE 1, 2022

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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Jon Loomer

APRIL 6, 2022

Do you understand how custom conversions are used for Facebook advertising and how they’re different from standard and custom events ? The confusing part for many advertisers is that standard events, custom events, and custom conversions can all be used for both reporting and optimization. Optimization.

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Jon Loomer

APRIL 5, 2023

I’ve been in search of a Facebook Conversions API alternative to the API Gateway that works seamlessly with Google Tag Manager. What I do know is that among its capabilities is sending web events for Facebook Conversions API. Zaraz will only send the server-side events. I may have found it in Zaraz.

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Jon Loomer

APRIL 10, 2023

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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Jon Loomer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

If you pass purchase events to Meta via the pixel and API, you may be aware of a challenge: What do you do when the value of the purchase is variable? The issue comes into play when we have to pass events manually by adding our own event code. Confirm that, but it’s likely the case. What did you do?

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Jon Loomer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

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. First, go to your Events Manager.

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Jon Loomer

AUGUST 30, 2021

Thanks to a recent update, advertisers can now optimize for and track Facebook custom events — without needing to first create a custom conversion. If this doesn’t make sense to you, allow me to explain… What are Custom Events? There are two kinds of events: 1. But custom events needed another step.

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Jon Loomer

APRIL 13, 2022

I wrote recently about the role of custom conversions in your Facebook advertising. If you aren’t using custom conversions , it’s time to start. First, a very brief reminder about what custom conversions are, in the simplest terms. Custom conversions provide granularity for both reporting and optimization.

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Jon Loomer

MARCH 14, 2021

As advertisers configure their Facebook web events in preparation for iOS 14, we’ve been hearing from many experiencing hidden Facebook events. As you can see in the example above, hidden events are grayed out and won’t allow you to see or configure them. And they may have configured specific events for each pixel.

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Jon Loomer

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

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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Jon Loomer

MARCH 8, 2022

We need to talk about the Pixel Event Setup Tool. The Event Setup Tool allows advertisers to add standard events for conversion tracking to their website without code, which is pretty great. I first wrote about the Event Setup Tool when it came out more than three years ago. Events by URL. Really easy.

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Jon Loomer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

You may even be using pixel events with parameters. But if you aren’t using custom conversions, you’re doing it wrong. Let’s walk through what custom conversions are, how to create them, and how you might use them. Do you know how to use Facebook Custom Conversions? What Are Custom Conversions?

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Jon Loomer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

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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Jon Loomer

MARCH 27, 2022

You may be seeing that reported conversions are down since iOS 14+ changes of 2021. It has to do with unranked events. My custom report consists of about 30 metrics in all, from standard Facebook ads metrics to standard events and custom conversions. Ranked and Unranked Events. You aren’t alone.

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Jon Loomer

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

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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Jon Loomer

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

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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Jon Loomer

MARCH 6, 2023

There is a common mistake made by Meta advertisers related to conversion rate and an attempt to scale ads. But it’s unlikely to work… Conversion Rate and Opportunity Like any good marketer, you pay attention to your website metrics with Google Analytics. And yet, no conversions. You can be better. Then $1,000.

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Jon Loomer

JULY 26, 2021

One of the biggest Facebook advertiser complaints related to iOS 14 changes and Aggregated Event Measurement is the limitation to eight events per website for optimization purposes. The 8-Event Limit. Only these eight events would be allowed for optimization. Problems Related to 8-Event Limit.

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Jon Loomer

OCTOBER 20, 2021

You can create a custom Facebook event to track, optimize, and retarget them with Facebook ads. One of the reasons I do that is because of the ease of creating custom events like this one. For more on using Google Tag Manager for creating custom events, check out the following blog posts: Create Facebook Pixel Events for Scroll Depth.

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Writtent Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Digital marketing industry changes so fast that it’s of crucial importance for every professional marketer to keep abreast of the major marketing industry news and events. These events are very important tools in everyday marketer’s job, and they are vital to achieving your professional goals.

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Jon Loomer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

You may even be using pixel events with parameters. But if you aren’t using custom conversions, you’re doing it wrong. Let’s walk through what custom conversions are, how to create them, and how you might use them. Do you know how to use Facebook Custom Conversions? What Are Custom Conversions?

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Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2022

There’s a universal truth behind the rise of conversational marketing: People miss talking to other people. Some 70% of people agree they expect conversational experiences from brands. To provide the best customer experience possible, invest in conversational marketing. What is conversational marketing?

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Jon Loomer

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

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). I wish I would have started using GTM to manage my Facebook pixel and events sooner. Go into Facebook Events Manager and select your pixel as the data source.

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Jon Loomer

MARCH 11, 2021

Now that we’re in the world of iOS 14 , Aggregated Event Measurement, and the 8-event limit , one of the biggest issues I’ve heard from consultants and agencies is an inability to access and optimize for a client’s configured Facebook events. They may even have their own custom conversions. Your Turn.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 22, 2021

But all is not lost, thanks to the Facebook conversions API. The Facebook conversions API another tool in your Facebook data toolkit that works with the Facebook pixel to ensure you get all the data you need. Combined, they help you properly track, attribute and improve your Facebook marketing performance. Ad reporting.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

MARCH 1, 2024

Video is no longer optional for marketing teams, with 91% of businesses using it as a marketing tool and 88% describing video as an important part of their marketing strategy. If you’re going to see success from video marketing, you need to know what works (and what doesn’t ) — and the landscape changes fast.

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Ignite Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2021

While we have stepped into the new year of 2021, there is one trend that will not be going away anytime soon: social media live events. Live videos provide a way for an authentic connection to your target audience, and they are especially imperative with the world still battling COVID-19 and as a result, holding fewer in-person events.

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Ignite Social Media

MAY 13, 2021

A pixel or tag is a snippet of code placed on a website that allows social platforms to collect event and conversion data via the browser. Today, phasing out third-party cookies will impact a brand’s ability to garner valuable insights, build retargeting audiences, and run conversion-based buying. Platform Integration.

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Jon Loomer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

One way to do this is by creating an audience based on event frequency. In this post, we’ll walk through how to isolate your audience based on the frequency of events executed. But, I’ll also give you the tools to dig deeper and create audiences based on event parameters. Select an Event.

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Jon Loomer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Facebook pixel events are critical for conversion tracking, optimization, and retargeting. The Pixel Event Setup Tool may not be sufficient (it’s not for me). The Problems with the Pixel Event Setup Tool. The Problems with the Pixel Event Setup Tool. Pixel Event Code. But, you can’t.

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Jon Loomer

OCTOBER 2, 2020

One of the most common questions I get from advertisers is regarding the number of conversions that Facebook reports. Let’s take a closer look at the most common explanations for why the reported number of Facebook conversions may appear wrong… 1. Pixel Events and Custom Conversions Set Up Incorrectly.

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Jon Loomer

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Facebook ad conversion attribution is one of the most confused and least understood topics for advertisers. What is considered a conversion? Let’s go… What Does Facebook Consider a Conversion? For Facebook to report a conversion when you run ads, you’ll first need to use the Facebook pixel.

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