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Meta Ads Tracking with the Pixel and CAPI

Meta Ads Tracking with the Pixel and CAPI

The field of web analytics is almost as old as the World Wide Web itself (which was invented in 1989 by Tim Berners Lee). The point of web analytics is to give data about activity that happens on a website, such as which web pages are seen, in which order(s) are they...

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Bid Adjustments in Google Ads

Bid Adjustments in Google Ads

Google Ads offers a wide array of features and options to help optimize your campaigns for the best results. One of those features is called bid adjustments. With bid adjustments, you tell the system to alter your bids in the auction based on specified conditions. For...

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Goodbye “Ad Extensions” in Google Ads

Goodbye “Ad Extensions” in Google Ads

The History For over a decade, Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) allowed advertisers to create ads based on the wording of their choice. The basic components of an ad were: the headline, description, and URL. For the purpose of optimization, Google always...

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‘Head Start’ List for Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

‘Head Start’ List for Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

To excel as an online ad specialist (which has been my goal for years), it's crucial to understand how results get tracked and measured. The world of online tracking is a complicated one that can never be completely mastered. But in 2021, I decided to up my game by...

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Optimization and Delivery Options in Meta Ads Manager

Optimization and Delivery Options in Meta Ads Manager

Meta/Facebook Ads has traditionally employed automated bidding that attempts to deliver a specified result in an efficient way, such as link clicks, video views, lead form submissions, Messenger conversations, website sales, and others. This is generally still the...

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Ad Outlets and Platforms Available Through Google Ads

Ad Outlets and Platforms Available Through Google Ads

Where do people see Google ads? Most people know that ads appear in Google search results, but Google has several other major outlets and networks where ads can be served. And although Google Ads may not be the only advertising platform around (there's Microsoft Ads,...

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