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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 ). Later that day, the user Googled or went directly to your website.

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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. Not only does it utilize triggers in many of the same ways as Google Tag Manager, but it may not cost a thing. When you test these events, they will not appear in the Facebook Pixel Helper.

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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. This data combines with Facebook pixel data to improve conversion tracking, optimization, and targeting capabilities. Get Started.

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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. It’s not a very good plugin.

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Facebook and the Mystery of Organic Conversions

Jon Loomer

If you want to know how many conversions were driven by an ad, Facebook is very good about helping you uncover that information. We scraped the top of this recently in a post about Facebook Lead Ads and organic distribution. Facebook Ads and Organic Distribution. Meanwhile, it was driving more conversions than we knew.

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Facebook Custom Conversions: The Ultimate Guide

Jon Loomer

You have the Facebook pixel. 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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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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