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Meta Conversion Events, Deduplication, and Conflicting Reporting

Jon Loomer

If you dig into your Meta conversion events, you are likely to notice a problem: Conversion event data doesn’t match up. I’m not talking about your event data matching up with Google Analytics or other third-party reporting tools (these things will never match up). Browser vs. API Event Deduplication.

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

Jon Loomer

Once defined, you can pass that information to Meta for improved attribution, reporting, optimization, and targeting. This is possible with the help of standard events, custom events, and custom conversions. Events: This is how we define an important action. Standard Events: Actions that are predefined by Meta.

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The Problem with Unranked Event Custom Facebook Ads Reporting

Jon Loomer

You may be seeing that reported conversions are down since iOS 14+ changes of 2021. While there are many reasons for a drop in reporting, one may be the way that you configure your custom Facebook ads reports. It has to do with unranked events. Let’s discuss… Custom Ads Manager Reports.

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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. This became especially obvious recently as I’ve written more about custom events. Custom Events To understand custom events, we first need to define “standard events.”

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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. You should test your events before relying on them in your Ads Manager reporting. Is the wrong event reported?

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Verify Your Custom Website Events

Jon Loomer

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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Tip: Facebook Ads Reporting Window

Jon Loomer

One of the biggest complaints during the past year since Facebook implemented changes related to iOS 14 updates is a drop in reporting. While it may not be accurately represented, Facebook is reporting fewer conversions. I have a simple tip for you that may help, and it’s related to the Facebook ads reporting window.

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