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Example: Reach Optimization and Conversions

Jon Loomer

Today, I want to give you an example of just how powerful this approach has been for me. It’s very effective at reaching a hot and engaged audience that is likely to provide results. Since I previously created a Custom Conversion for a Beyond the Boost purchase, I could select to add those purchases to my report.

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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. So many advertisers either think I’m discussing custom conversions or use the two terms interchangeably. You will need to utilize the pixel and/or Conversions API to define these actions.

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Compare Attribution Settings: Get the Most of Meta Conversion Data

Jon Loomer

Attribution is how Meta gives credit to an ad for a conversion. Established in the ad set when optimizing for conversions, the default Attribution Setting is 7-day click and 1-day view. Report your conversions, by default, based on that Attribution Setting. You want to see how many conversions happened within 7 days, too.

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Example: How to Use Custom Metrics in Facebook Ads Manager

Jon Loomer

I want to take a second look at custom metrics today and provide two specific examples of how I use them. Before we get to a couple of examples, let’s dig a little deeper into why custom metrics are important. Is it due to the conversion rate? Engagement Score. What Are Custom Metrics? We don’t want that.

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Surprise Facebook Ads Conversions

Jon Loomer

When you measure success, do you also track surprise Facebook ads conversions? What I mean by that is you may optimize for Landing Page Views, but you should still follow other types of conversions that result from your campaign in Ads Manager. The existence of these surprise conversions may alter your impressions of performance.

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10 Examples of Brands Hopping on Social Media Trends (That Worked)

Social Media Strategies Summit

The internet is littered with examples of brands receiving backlash after failing to read the room. This article will focus on the second camp, sharing 10 of our favorite examples of brands that used trending subjects to generate social engagement. Or when Burger King UK tweeted, “ Women belong in the kitchen ”?

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Understanding Facebook View-Through Conversions

Jon Loomer

Many Facebook advertisers don’t realize that view-through conversions are a thing. Ads Manager reports on conversions that happen within 7-days of clicking or 1-day of viewing your ad without clicking, by default ( Facebook ads attribution ). In other words, your ad can get credit for a conversion without anyone clicking on it.