Meta Ads
Paid advertising on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and the Meta Audience Network. Meta Ads leverage detailed demographic, interest, and behavioural data to reach and retarget audiences at scale.
How Meta Ads works in practice
Meta's ad algorithm optimises for the conversion event specified, so selecting the correct optimisation event is critical — campaigns optimised for Add to Cart generate cheaper add-to-carts but not necessarily purchases. Broad audience targeting with high-quality creatives increasingly outperforms narrow interest-based targeting as Meta's AI processes more signal; the platform now recommends Advantage+ audiences for most campaign types. iOS 14.5+ and subsequent App Tracking Transparency changes reduced the quality of pixel-based attribution, making the Meta Conversions API (CAPI) a requirement for accurate server-side event reporting rather than an optional enhancement. Creative fatigue is the primary cause of performance decline — audience saturation, tracked via frequency, is the lagging indicator that creative refreshes are overdue.
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Serving ads to users who have previously visited your website or interacted with your brand. Remarketing audiences typically convert at a higher rate and lower CPA than cold audiences, making it a high-ROAS channel.
Defining who sees your ads based on demographics, interests, behaviours, in-market signals, or custom data. Precise audience targeting reduces CAC and improves conversion rates by matching ads to high-intent prospects.
The cost per one thousand ad impressions. Common in display and social advertising where brand awareness is the goal. CPM = (Total Spend ÷ Total Impressions) × 1,000.
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