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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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How Meta Automation Rewrites the Rules for Advertisers

Jon Loomer

Has Meta advertising become so turnkey that they could easily complete it internally? Or have the roles and responsibilities of an ad agency evolved — and are both companies and advertisers slow to adjust? Some advertisers, consultants, and agencies are failing to evolve. Are ad agencies no longer needed? Anyone can do it!”

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How To Calculate And Set Your Facebook Ad Budget [Free Tool]

Hootsuite

Types of Facebook ads budgets Facebook ad budgets control the amount you spend on your advertising. Find your CPM, CTR, and conversion rates You will need to have run at least one previous Facebook ad campaign for this section. Once you’ve changed your column view, just scroll right to find your CPM and CTR. Then click Apply.

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New report resurrects AVE measurement for influencer campaigns

Sherrilynne Starkie

I first heard of Advertising Value Equivalency (AVE) very early in my agency career, way back in the 90s. The report explains: “Earned Media Value is the equivalent cost of advertising that would garner the same amount of exposure as postings mentioning a brand campaign, based on followers and a US$5 CPM (cost-per-mille).”.

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Buzzwords Decoded: 32 Social Media Marketing Terms Explained

Ignite Social Media

It’s a very common metric for paid social advertising. What does CPM mean? CPM is short for Cost Per Mille or the cost for every 1,000 impressions your ad receives. Staying on the right side of the law by disclosing sponsored content and adhering to advertising regulations. What does CPC mean? What does CTR mean?

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The Facebook Conversions API: Tips for Implementation

Ignite Social Media

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. Facebook’s solution is the Conversions API (CAPI), with which brands can send website, offline, or CPM data directly to Facebook’s servers. First, though, here’s a little background.

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Quality Traffic Test #2: The Impact of Meta Ads Placement

Jon Loomer

For the first test, I created a campaign that compared the results generated by three different ad sets, each optimized differently: Link Clicks Landing Page Views Quality Visitor Custom Event ( I wrote about how I created this event here ) The targeting for each was completely broad, using only countries (US, UK, Canada, and Australia).

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