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Effective Meta Advertising: Key Metrics Simplified

Jon Loomer

Meta gives advertisers seemingly limitless metrics that can distract us. Examples of secondary metrics can include: Cost Per Link Click (CPC) Click Through Rate (CTR) Cost Per 1,000 Impressions (CPM) Cost Per Add to Cart All of these metrics have an impact, but we can be misled by that perceived impact. Be careful. Or doubled your CTR.

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Is Facebook advertising worth it?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Is Facebook advertising worth it? They allow advertisers to target only those people who are most likely to be interested and to find value in the offer. It’s a powerful approach that has revolutionized advertising. As a result, more traditional advertising media are failing.

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Are You Using Link Clicks Wrong?

Jon Loomer

One of Meta’s most prominent metrics is Link Clicks, and most advertisers have no idea what it means. Link clicks include clicks, taps, or swipes on links to websites, app stores or app deep links, click-to-message CTAs, Shops, lead forms, Marketplace, playable experiences, and videos. What you probably want is Outbound Clicks.

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What You Need To Know About Programmatic Advertising For 2019 And Beyond

Social Media Strategies Summit

Programmatic advertising channels are rapidly becoming the most important medium for US advertisers and the world at large. In 2019, US advertisers are expected to spend nearly $60 billion on programmatic advertising. What is programmatic advertising? How does programmatic advertising work? Source: Choozle.

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How Meta Could Leverage Outbound Clicks

Jon Loomer

Even the simplest application could be a huge help for advertisers looking to send traffic to their stuff — whether it’s on a website they own or a third-party website. There are a couple of groups of advertisers who could benefit from an expansion of Outbound Clicks. Advertisers who sell on a third-party website.

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Buzzwords Decoded: 32 Social Media Marketing Terms Explained

Ignite Social Media

How are Video Views defined in social media? On the surface, this seems pretty obvious-—how many people viewed your video, but the platforms define a view different. TikTok counts a view as soon as a video starts playing. YouTube requires someone to hit play (autoplay videos don’t count as views) and watch for 30 seconds.

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12 Facebook video metrics brands need to benchmark right now

Sprout Social

Ever wondered if people loved watching your Facebook videos? How many of them skipped your Story videos? These are all great questions to ask when you’re using videos for your Facebook marketing strategy. And your Facebook video metrics can give you the answers you need. How to find Facebook video metrics.

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