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Facebook Ads 2024 data: Clicks and conversions up, costs down

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Facebook advertising continues to offer strong ROI for businesses in 2024, with some key metrics improving year-over-year according to a report released by Wordstream. Why it matters. As Google faces antitrust scrutiny and rising ad costs , Facebook is maintaining relatively stable pricing and performance for advertisers.

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Second quarter saw slowing ad spend on most platforms

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Amazon Sponsored Products, Facebook, Google search and Instagram all saw lower spending growth year-over-year in Q2 2024 than a quarter earlier. Facebook’s share of total Meta ad spend dropped compared to last Q2 but still accounted for 68% in Q2 2024, maintaining its dominance among Meta’s platforms.

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How search query length is shifting in the LLM era: Insights for brands

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1, 2022 to May 31, 2024, which resulted in 41 million search queries and over 83 million impressions. 2024 YTD (Jan. 1, 2024–May 31, 2024): Gemini launched on Dec. Something is certainly happening here, especially when you examine the click-through rate on the same data set. 1, 2022–Nov. 1, 2022–Dec.

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Free trial vs. demo: What’s more effective in B2B SaaS ads?

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The experiment The Obility team looked at 11,286 responsive paid search ads that ran between January 2023 and August 2024. The results Among the findings: A demo CTA generally drew a higher conversion rate, but the free trial call to action drove a higher click-through rate (CTR).

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Google AI Overviews have negligible impact on traffic say publishers

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Here’s what the IAC (owner of Dotash) wrote its Q2 2024 shareholder letter: “Google began to roll out AI Overviews in mid-May, the impact on our traffic has been negligible. Take our brief 2024 MarTech Replacement Survey Email: Business email address Sign me up! Additional reporting by Barry Schwartz. Processing.

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TikTok ad spend growth slows amid ban talks

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Total ad spend from January to May 2024 reached $1.5 Click-through rates increased 27% in April compared to March. TikTok’s advertising momentum is slowing as uncertainty over a potential U.S. By the numbers: Ad spend on TikTok grew 19% year-over-year in March, cooling to 11% in April and 6% in May. Why we care.

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Publishers report ‘negligible’ traffic impact of Google AI Overviews

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Here’s what the IAC (owner of Dotash) wrote its Q2 2024 shareholder letter: “Google began to roll out AI Overviews in mid-May, the impact on our traffic has been negligible. Two large publishers – Dotdash Meredith and Ziff Davis – say Google AI Overviews haven’t significantly impacted their traffic.