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The Art of Social ROI: Choosing the Right Metrics for Your Goals

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ROI, or return on investment, has become the holy grail of social media marketing. But while the quest for social marketing ROI is not a linear journey, it also needn’t be as convoluted and futile as the quest for the holy grail itself (at least not the Monty Python kind, ya know). Track micro and macro actions to understand ROI.

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What in the World … ! Surprising Facts About Reddit Ads

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While Reddit’s CPC-focused campaigns resolve some of these concerns (which were largely an issue with CPM billing, and which we’ll discuss in another minute), this warning is still there. Reddit Has Recently Switched to Primarily CPC Pricing. CPC while Instagram cost $1.33. CPC and Facebook had a $0.76

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Finally! Facebook Ads Reporting That Won’t Drive You Batty

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Monitoring these standard metrics can help you make sure your spending and return on investment (ROI) are on track: Clicks: The total number of times the link in your ad was clicked. Cost per 1,000 impressions (CPM): The amount you had to spend for every 1,000 ad views. Cost per click (CPC): The amount you had to spend for each click.

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19 Social Media Metrics That Really Matter—And How to Track Them

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Bounce rate lets you measure your social media traffic—and, in turn, ROI —against other sources of traffic (e.g., Cost-Per-Click (CPC). Cost-Per-Click , or CPC, is the amount you pay per individual click on your sponsored social media post. Instead, look to your CPC. Cost Per Thousand Impressions (CPM).

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The 8 Things You Must Do to Improve Your Sponsored Social Ads

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By paying per impression, you can optimize your CPM to just $0.02 It’s a common reason why marketers see such a low ROI from their social advertising efforts. Then make sure you’re operating on a CPC bidding model. This will contribute directly to ROI. Video ads are far more memorable than static images and plain text.

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12 Facebook video metrics brands need to benchmark right now

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You can also use these insights to increase the reach, engagement and ROI of your next video. Ad cost (CPM, CPE, CPC, CPCon). It lets you measure the results of your campaign and understand how well your investment is paying off. So what are the video metrics you need to track on Facebook?

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6 Ways to Make More Out of Your Facebook Ad Campaign

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If you’re advertising a Facebook Page, Event, or App, and you don’t pay close attention, you might think you’re only option is to let Facebook optimize your ad on a CPM basis. The advanced model allows you to not only set your own CPM bids, but also to switch over to CPC pricing.

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