I’m sure you’re experiencing something similar. With CPC inflation rising quickly over the past year or so, I’ve had a lot of clients asking me to lower CPC—regardless of performance. It usually leads to a long conversation about why CPC and similar metrics should be secondary data points when making campaign decisions, not the main focus.
Struggling to test and scale on Meta recently? Try this ad account structure:
ABO campaign for testing: each ad group is a test of audience, creative, or landing page.
Cost Cap campaign for scaling: fill with winning combos from the testing campaign.
Test -> Learn -> Scale
Amidst CPC inflation, making the most of every click matters more than ever.
Without landing pages, visitors wander aimlessly on your site.
With landing pages, the consumer journey is reduced by over 50%, guiding visitors directly from the landing page to purchase.
Use LPs.
How can we unlock AI's full potential in advertising?
At last week's @GoogleAds Think Lead Gen event, one message stood out:
AI is only as good as the data you feed it.
In this new era of AI-driven advertising, our goal is simple: provide Google Ads with the best possible customer data. The more it knows, the better it performs.
Consider a typical customer journey:
1. A lead submits a contact form.
2. An automated email sequence initiates.
3. The lead schedules and attends a demo.
4. They decide to sign up and make a purchase.
If you can't track your entire funnel and send back all the data—including the final purchase and customer value—the best alternative is to optimize for the next most valuable conversion event.
So, if tracking sign-ups and purchases isn't feasible, focus on demo scheduling as your key conversion event instead of lead form submissions.
This approach is how we'll gain an edge as AI-driven advertising evolves.
For my clients, the strategy is clear:
Continue creating ads that stop the scroll and fuel them with superior data.
It’s been a rewarding week seeing this client reach an 8x ROAS.
For months, we’ve worked hard to optimize creative, improve the quality of data we send Google, and adjust our media buying strategies.
It’s a reminder that consistent focus on the fundamentals pays off.
Meta Ads Trend:
Creative diversification is everything.
Over the last 6 months, the algorithm has favored accounts with diverse creatives.
It's not just images vs. videos—it's different messaging angles, offers, styles.
The more varied your creative, the better the results.
I don’t know who needs to hear this…
But stop running awareness, engagement, traffic, and/or video view campaigns unless you like burning money.
Conversion campaigns only. This is the way 🫡