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Did Facebook Ads CPM Go Up This Holiday Season?

Jon Loomer

Historically, the average CPM (Cost Per 1,000 Impressions) has increased for Facebook advertisers during the holidays as competition for eyeballs and ad spending increase. Prior to 2020, advertisers routinely saw CPM costs double, triple, or more during the most competitive times. Absolute CPM. Why Aren’t CPMs Going Up?

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Effective Meta Advertising: Key Metrics Simplified

Jon Loomer

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. For example, let’s say that your CPM is $50 and you have a Cost Per Desired Action of $10.

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How Competition Impacts Facebook Ads Costs

Jon Loomer

Competition and CPM. One important metric to monitor related to the rise and fall of competition is CPM (Cost Per 1,000 Impressions). While fluctuations in CPM can be related to many factors, one is certainly competition. But in Week 1, CPM was $10; in Week 2, it was $20. It’s not easy to control CPM.

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Why Are Meta Ad Prices Dropping?

Jon Loomer

Unfortunately, Meta doesn’t provide information related to time spent on the platform these days. We can’t discount it without more information from Meta. Advertisers often get lost in focusing on CPM, for example, prioritizing it in an attempt to improve performance. But is this possible? Absolutely.

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Triller: What Your Brand Needs to Know

Ignite Social Media

Triller launched Crosshype, a product that the platform claims allows influencer marketing to be bought with guaranteed views and a calculable CPM. The app also allows influencers to post across multiple platforms, which the company says will make the CPM lower than any other influencer purchase to date.

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How Meta Automation Rewrites the Rules for Advertisers

Jon Loomer

They aren’t distracted by secondary metrics like CPC, CTR, and CPM. They know how to find that information and make sense of it. They are curious, open to trying new things, and informed about how the rules and landscape have changed. They uncover issues with low quality when when costs and volume are good.

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Is Facebook advertising worth it?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Core Audiences use demographic information such as age, location, languages, interests and behaviors. The social network knows how each person uses Facebook, and the Engagement Custom Audience uses this information as targeting criteria. Another option is the CPM (cost per thousand impressions) payment type.