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Link Clicks, CTR, CPC

Link Clicks, CTR (click-through rate), CPC (cost per click)

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Written by Mads Andersen
Updated over 2 years ago

Facebook

The number of clicks on links within the ad (or post for organic) that led to destinations or experiences, on or off Facebook. For ads promoting Instagram profile views, link clicks include clicks on the ad header or comments that led to the advertiser's profile.

CTR

The percentage of times people saw your ad (or post for organic) and performed a link click.

The metric is calculated as link clicks divided by impressions.

CPC

The average cost for each link click.

The metric is calculated as the total amount spent divided by link clicks.

LinkedIn

Total chargeable clicks based on your campaign’s objective

Organic Clicks

Shows the number of clicks on your content, company name, or logo by a (signed in) member. This doesn't include interactions (shares, Reactions, and comments).

Paid CTR

Percentage of chargeable clicks relative to impressions (clicks divided by impressions)

Organic CTR

Shows the number of clicks your update received divided by the number of impressions your update received.

CPC

Total spent on your ads divided by total clicks

Snapchat

Swipe Ups:

The number of times your ad was swiped up on or the CTA was tapped to view the attachment below

Swipe Up Rate

Percentage of paid impressions swiped up on

Cost per swipe

The average cost per user swiping up on your ad or tapping the CTA to view the attachment below

Google Ads

Clicks:

The number of clicks.

CTR

The number of clicks your ad receives (Clicks) divided by the number of times your ad is shown (Impressions). Percentage returned as "x.xx%."

To prevent calculation accuracy issues, fields whose data type is Double can be used only with the following operators in predicates: LESS_THAN or GREATER_THAN. This is also true for AWQL: Only the operators < and > are allowed in the WHERE clause.

CPC

The total cost of all clicks divided by the total number of clicks received. Values can be one of:

  • A money amount in micro.

  • "Auto: x" or "auto" if this field is a bid and Google Ads is automatically setting the bid via the chosen bidding strategy.

  • "--" If this field is a bid and no bid applies to the row.

Twitter

Link Clicks

Total clicks on the link or Website creative in your ad, including earned. This includes clicks you're not billed for.

CPC

(link) Total spend divided by the number of link clicks, including earned. You only pay the first time someone clicks on your link or Website creative.

CTR

(link) Total clicks on a link or a Website creative divided by total impressions, including earned.

All Clicks

(Clicks) Total clicks on links, hashtags, a Website creative, and other Tweet details in your ad, combined with likes and profile clicks.

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