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

Jon Loomer

This is possible with the help of standard events, custom events, and custom conversions. In this post, we’ll focus on the following: Definitions of standard events, custom events, and custom conversions Examples of each one Explanations of how they are used General tips on how they are created When should you use each?

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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.

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Where Are Facebook Conversion Events Firing?

Jon Loomer

There’s a troubleshooting tool that can help diagnose and solve a lot of your problems related to conversion events. You can easily view where Facebook conversion events are firing by domain and URL. This will be a list of all the specific URLs where the selected event has occurred during the time period you chose.

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How I Use Facebook Custom Conversions for Reporting and Optimization

Jon Loomer

I wrote recently about the role of custom conversions in your Facebook advertising. If you aren’t using custom conversions , it’s time to start. First, a very brief reminder about what custom conversions are, in the simplest terms. Custom conversions provide granularity for both reporting and optimization.

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Lawyers, Should Your LinkedIn Profile Be More Conversational?

Myrland Marketing

Recently, during a one-on-one LinkedIn training session with a partner at a law firm, my client asked an interesting and perceptive question: “Is my LinkedIn profile a place where I can be a little more casual and conversational and share things I wouldn’t normally include in my firm bio?” ” My answer was ”Absolutely!”

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Facebook Custom Conversions: The Ultimate Guide

Jon Loomer

But if you aren’t using custom conversions, you’re doing it wrong. Let’s walk through what custom conversions are, how to create them, and how you might use them. Do you know how to use Facebook Custom Conversions? What Are Custom Conversions? Pixel events and custom conversions work in tandem.

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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. Today, phasing out third-party cookies will impact a brand’s ability to garner valuable insights, build retargeting audiences, and run conversion-based buying. Both rely on third-party cookies.

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