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How to Use URL Parameters for Facebook Ads Tracking

Jon Loomer

Facebook advertisers need every method available to properly and thoroughly track the impact of their campaigns. One tool available is URL parameters. In this post, you will learn what URL parameters are, how to set them up (including a dynamic method), and how to use that information in Google Analytics.

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Example: Use URL Parameters to Verify Facebook Ads Results

Jon Loomer

One approach is using URL parameters. I wrote a tutorial previously about using Dynamic URL Parameters with your Facebook ads for this purpose. First, let’s take a quick step back to detail what URL parameters are and why this is necessary. URL parameters add information to the end of a URL. Background.

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Create an Advantage+ Shopping Campaign

Jon Loomer

If you’re an e-commerce brand that utilizes Meta ads to promote your products, you’ve either experimented with or heard about Advantage+ Shopping campaigns. Let’s create an Advantage+ Shopping campaign… What Are Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns? They streamline the process of setting up your campaign.

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The 8 best URL shorteners for engagement and tracking in 2022

Sprout Social

Since the beginning of the World Wide Web, Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) have been one of the primary methods for jumping from one webpage to another. Unfortunately, URLs become long and complex as subdomains, subdirectories and tracking codes are added. As social media grew in popularity, lengthy URLs began to present a problem.

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How to Edit the Facebook Ad Destination URL by Placement

Jon Loomer

There are reasons you may want to edit your Facebook ad destination URL by placement. The campaign in question was using several placements, so I was unable to isolate the traffic from Audience Network. Let’s walk through those steps so that you can run different URLs by placement, too. Create a URL with UTM Parameters.

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Introduction to TikTok Ads: Campaign Creation

Jon Loomer

Campaign Creation. When you first create a TikTok campaign, you’ll have the option of Simplified or Custom Mode. I compare Simplified Mode to Advantage Plus campaign creation. You are unlikely to be surprised that the first step requires you to select a Campaign Objective. Instead, I want to go through the basics.

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New Instagram Metric in Ads Manager

Jon Loomer

A few weeks ago, Meta started rolling out the Instagram Profile conversion location for Traffic campaigns. When you add a column for Instagram Profile Visits to Ads Manager, you should then see which campaigns, ad sets, and ads are driving those visits. There’s a new Instagram metric in Ads Manager.

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