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Ad Insights: Understanding Your Metrics

A guide to every metric in your Ad Insights table and what each one means

Written by Libby

The Ad Insights table in Cuttable shows performance data for each of your Meta ads. All metrics are pulled from Meta and reflect the date range selected at the top of the page.


Thumbstop (3-second video play rate)

Thumbstop measures the percentage of impressions that became a 3-second video play. Calculated as: 3-second video views ÷ impressions. Thumbstop shows how strong the opening hook of your ad is. A rate above 25% is generally considered strong.


Engagement

Engagement is the percentage of impressions that resulted in an engagement such as a like, comment, share, or click. Calculated as: engagements ÷ impressions. Engagement shows how well the ad resonates with the audience.


Impressions

Impressions is the total number of times your ad was shown.


Reach

Reach is the number of unique accounts that saw your ad. Reach will always be lower than or equal to impressions.


Frequency

Frequency is the average number of times each person saw your ad. Calculated as: impressions ÷ reach.


Clicks

Clicks is the total number of clicks on your ad across all click types.


CTR (Click-through rate)

CTR is the percentage of impressions that resulted in a click. Calculated as: clicks ÷ impressions. Cuttable uses CTR (all), which matches "CTR (all)" in Meta Ads Manager.


CPC (Cost per click)

CPC is the average amount spent per click. Calculated as: spend ÷ clicks. Cuttable uses CPC (all), which matches "CPC (all)" in Meta Ads Manager.


CPM (Cost per 1,000 impressions)

CPM is the average cost to show your ad 1,000 times. Calculated as: (spend ÷ impressions) × 1,000.


CPR (Cost per result)

CPR is the average cost per result, where a result depends on your campaign objective (for example, a purchase or a lead). Calculated as: spend ÷ results.


Spend

Spend is the total amount of money spent showing this ad in the selected date range.


ROAS (Return on ad spend)

ROAS is the revenue returned for every $1 spent on the ad. Calculated as: purchase conversion value ÷ spend. Cuttable uses Meta Purchase ROAS.

⭐ Important: The Ad Insights table does not have a Revenue column. To work out the revenue for an ad, multiply its ROAS by its Spend for the selected date range. For example, an ad with a ROAS of 3.2 and $500 in spend generated about $1,600 in revenue. You can also see revenue directly in Meta Ads Manager in the "Purchases conversion value" column.


Why numbers may differ from Meta or Shopify

Numbers in Ad Insights may differ from Meta Ads Manager or Shopify due to: comparing the wrong Meta metric (for example, CTR (all) vs. link CTR), attribution differences between Meta and Shopify or Google Analytics, or different date ranges. For more detail, see Insights Reporting vs Meta.

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