Surprising. I’ve fought this for a couple of years now, but now I finally understand why Facebook is not recommending us to choose “website traffic” (clicks) as a bidding objective when we can choose conversions or brand awareness.
We used to bid for clicks because we didn’t have enough conversions for the system to optimize. Plus, PPC folks like me have been bidding on clicks since the entire system started.
But if you bid on clicks, that’s exactly what the system will give you. Don’t get mad if you don’t get conversions.
Logan and I have learned this one the hard way– don’t make our mistakes.
Dennis Yu
Dennis Yu is co-author of the #1 best selling book on Amazon in social media, The Definitive Guide to TikTok Ads. He has spent a billion dollars on Facebook ads across his agencies and agencies he advises. Mr. Yu is the "million jobs" guy-- on a mission to create one million jobs via hands-on social media training, partnering with universities and professional organizations.
You can find him quoted in major publications and on television such as CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NPR, and LA Times. Clients have included Nike, Red Bull, the Golden State Warriors, Ashley Furniture, Quiznos-- down to local service businesses like real estate agents and dentists. He's spoken at over 750 conferences in 20 countries, having flown over 6 million miles in the last 30 years to train up young adults and business owners. He speaks for free as long as the organization believes in the job-creation mission and covers business class travel.
You can find him hiking tall mountains, eating chicken wings, and taking Kaqun oxygen baths-- likely in a city near you.