Facebook Advertising Terms You Need to Master

Facebook advertising is profitable but difficult to master. Facebook advertising is challenging to learn because you must know different advertising and marketing ideas.

Technical advertising jargon abounds in online learning materials such as blog posts, white papers, and ebooks, making them difficult to comprehend.

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Ad metrics and words have their own acronyms, which you need to remember in order to understand other instructional resources, as well.

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We've compiled a list of the 13 most critical advertising terms you'll need to know if you want to run successful Facebook ad campaigns.

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Add To Cart (ATC)

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Average Order Value (AOV)

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Click-Through Rate (CTR)

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Conversion rate (CVR)

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Cost Per Click (CPC)

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Cost Per Thousand Impressions (CPM)

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Cost per action (CPA)

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Cost per purchase (CPP)

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Custom Audience (CA)

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Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV)

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Lookalike Audience (LAL)

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Return on ad spend (ROAS)

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Campaign Budget Optimization (CBO)

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