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10 YouTube Shorts Examples to Inspire You

Social Media Strategies Summit

YouTube Shorts is YouTube’s answer to TikTok and Instagram Reels, featuring vertical videos of up to 60 seconds in length. If you’re already creating Reels or TikToks, YouTube Shorts is an obvious addition to your social media strategy — and if you aren’t , there’s no better time to start than right now. Let’s get into it.

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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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Is This a Custom Conversion Bug?

Jon Loomer

When creating a custom conversion that maps to a custom event, there is no option to refine by parameter. That said, I do still have the ability to refine by parameter when creating a custom conversion mapped to a standard event. The post Is This a Custom Conversion Bug? I looked into it, and I’m seeing this, too.

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Custom Events vs. Custom Conversions

Jon Loomer

Custom events and custom conversions confuse too many advertisers. Both require the pixel or conversions API and help you define conversions that are used for reporting and optimization. Custom conversions don’t require code and are built within the Events Manager interface. Do you know the difference?

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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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Custom Event for Embedded YouTube Video

Jon Loomer

When someone plays an embedded YouTube video on my website, an event fires. You could create a custom conversion using this event based on a specific video watched. Since YouTube is a Google product, GTM has built-in triggers that make these events possible. This might be my favorite custom event.

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Testing Zaraz to Set Up Facebook Conversions API

Jon Loomer

I’ve been in search of a Facebook Conversions API alternative to the API Gateway that works seamlessly with Google Tag Manager. What I do know is that among its capabilities is sending web events for Facebook Conversions API. The post Testing Zaraz to Set Up Facebook Conversions API appeared first on Jon Loomer Digital.

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