https://theadspend.com/blog Ad intelligence that reads every change across your platforms and answers it with causal inference. A permanent record of what changed, why it moved, and what to do next — plus the one-click action to do it. en-us Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://theadspend.com/blog/account-structure-and-the-learning-phase https://theadspend.com/blog/account-structure-and-the-learning-phase Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every campaign reset restarts the learning phase. Understanding when to change — and when not to — is one of the most underrated decisions in paid media. https://theadspend.com/blog/what-good-weekly-reporting-looks-like https://theadspend.com/blog/what-good-weekly-reporting-looks-like Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Most weekly reports describe what happened. The useful ones explain why — and what to do about it. Here's the difference, and how to build reports that drive decisions. https://theadspend.com/blog/ai-bidding-transparency-gap https://theadspend.com/blog/ai-bidding-transparency-gap Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Target CPA and Target ROAS are bidding strategies, not explanations. What the algorithm does inside the black box — and why the settings around it still matter. https://theadspend.com/blog/linkedin-ads-change-history-problem https://theadspend.com/blog/linkedin-ads-change-history-problem Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT LinkedIn's change log is the thinnest of any major platform. If you run B2B campaigns and something goes wrong, here's how to build the record LinkedIn won't. https://theadspend.com/blog/advantage-plus-what-meta-automates https://theadspend.com/blog/advantage-plus-what-meta-automates Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Meta's Advantage+ suite hands more decisions to the algorithm every quarter. Here's what that means for account control, transparency, and the record you need to keep. https://theadspend.com/blog/the-ai-takeover-in-paid-search https://theadspend.com/blog/the-ai-takeover-in-paid-search Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Google's AI campaigns deliver results — but they make the account harder to steer. Here's what transparency you actually have, and what you have to build yourself. https://theadspend.com/blog/marketing-governance-2026 https://theadspend.com/blog/marketing-governance-2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Enterprises adopted AI in advertising faster than they built the guardrails. The bill is arriving as wasted spend and incidents — and audit-ready records are the answer. https://theadspend.com/blog/the-ad-account-audit-trail https://theadspend.com/blog/the-ad-account-audit-trail Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT When multiple people and agencies touch an account, an unlogged change is a landmine. Mature disciplines solved this years ago. Paid media is finally catching up. https://theadspend.com/blog/ad-platform-updates-2026 https://theadspend.com/blog/ad-platform-updates-2026 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:22:08 GMT The dated H1 2026 changelog: Google's AI Max exit from beta and August 17 bidding change, Meta's March 3 attribution overhaul, ChatGPT Ads launching, and AI Mode ad formats. Every date sourced. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-vs-microsoft-ads-2026 https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-vs-microsoft-ads-2026 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:22:08 GMT Google holds ~90% of global search (StatCounter, Feb 2026); Microsoft Ads offers 30-60% cheaper CPCs (vendor data) on a fraction of the volume. The 2026 play: max out Google first, then extend to Microsoft for cheap incremental reach. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-vs-meta-ads-2026 https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-vs-meta-ads-2026 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:22:08 GMT Google Search converts higher-intent demand ($5.42 CPC, 8.18% CVR); Meta creates demand cheaper ($14.19 CPM, 1.86x ROAS for e-commerce). In 2026 the split is intent capture vs. demand generation — most businesses need both. https://theadspend.com/blog/ai-mode-ads https://theadspend.com/blog/ai-mode-ads Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:48:02 GMT AI Mode ads are Google's formats inside AI Mode — Conversational Discovery ads and Highlighted Answers — introduced at Google Marketing Live on May 20, 2026 (US testing). https://theadspend.com/blog/share-of-model https://theadspend.com/blog/share-of-model Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:48:02 GMT Share of Model is the AI-era share of voice: how often a brand appears in, or is recommended by, the outputs of AI models. https://theadspend.com/blog/chatgpt-ads https://theadspend.com/blog/chatgpt-ads Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:48:02 GMT ChatGPT Ads are OpenAI's in-chat ad placements. A pilot launched January 16, 2026; a self-serve Ads Manager beta with CPC bidding and a Conversions API followed May 5, 2026. https://theadspend.com/blog/generative-engine-optimization-geo https://theadspend.com/blog/generative-engine-optimization-geo Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:48:02 GMT GEO is optimizing content to be surfaced and cited inside AI-generated answers. AI-referred traffic converts about 4.4x organic (Semrush). https://theadspend.com/blog/engage-through-attribution https://theadspend.com/blog/engage-through-attribution Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:48:02 GMT Engage-through is a Meta attribution bucket added March 3, 2026 that credits a 1-day conversion after ad engagement (a 5-second video view) without a click. https://theadspend.com/blog/ai-max https://theadspend.com/blog/ai-max Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:48:02 GMT AI Max for Search is Google's opt-in upgrade to Search campaigns — query expansion, auto-created assets, and broad-match improvements. It exited beta April 15, 2026. https://theadspend.com/blog/smart-bidding-exploration https://theadspend.com/blog/smart-bidding-exploration Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:48:02 GMT Smart Bidding Exploration lets Google pursue relevant queries beyond a campaign's historical conversion patterns to find incremental conversions. It reached all feed-less PMax campaigns globally around June 15, 2026. https://theadspend.com/blog/answer-engine-optimization-aeo https://theadspend.com/blog/answer-engine-optimization-aeo Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:48:02 GMT AEO is structuring content to be the direct answer engines return. 68.01% of US searches ended without a click in early 2026 (SparkToro/Similarweb). https://theadspend.com/blog/budget-pacing https://theadspend.com/blog/budget-pacing Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Budget pacing is how evenly a campaign spends its budget across its flight dates. Pacing alerts warn when spend is tracking toward overspend or underdelivery — ideally forecast-based, so the warning arrives while there's still time to act. https://theadspend.com/blog/ad-anomaly-detection https://theadspend.com/blog/ad-anomaly-detection Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ad anomaly detection is the automated flagging of metric movements that break from an account's own baseline — as opposed to static-threshold alerts, which fire on fixed numbers and generate noise. Good systems attach the likely cause to each anomaly. https://theadspend.com/blog/causal-inference-in-advertising https://theadspend.com/blog/causal-inference-in-advertising Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Causal inference in advertising is the discipline of identifying which specific change caused a metric to move — as opposed to correlation, which only shows that two things moved together. It operates at two levels: channel-level (incrementality, MMM) and operational (which account change moved which metric). https://theadspend.com/blog/ad-change-tracking https://theadspend.com/blog/ad-change-tracking Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ad change tracking is the practice of recording every configuration change across ad accounts — who changed what, when — in a permanent, queryable record, because the platforms' own change histories are thin, short-lived, or missing. https://theadspend.com/blog/why-ad-platforms-forget https://theadspend.com/blog/why-ad-platforms-forget Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT In 2026, Google and Meta both shrank how long your data and change history survive. If you're not keeping your own record, you're losing it on their schedule. https://theadspend.com/blog/statistical-significance-in-paid-media https://theadspend.com/blog/statistical-significance-in-paid-media Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Most marketers call winners too early and read random fluctuation as a real effect. At small sample sizes, that's not optimization — it's an expensive coin flip. https://theadspend.com/blog/alert-fatigue-is-killing-your-ad-ops https://theadspend.com/blog/alert-fatigue-is-killing-your-ad-ops Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Static-threshold alerts cry wolf until the real ones get ignored — the same failure that broke security operations. The fix isn't more alerts. It's smarter ones. https://theadspend.com/blog/first-party-intent-vs-the-guessed-pixel https://theadspend.com/blog/first-party-intent-vs-the-guessed-pixel Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The cookieless deadline never arrived, but targeting fragmented anyway. Why 2026's winners build consented first-party intent instead of waiting for a fix. https://theadspend.com/blog/your-cac-is-lying-to-you https://theadspend.com/blog/your-cac-is-lying-to-you Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Blended CAC and MER flatter your paid engine by mixing in free demand. Here's how to read acquisition cost honestly when every channel is more expensive. https://theadspend.com/blog/the-incrementality-era https://theadspend.com/blog/the-incrementality-era Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Only one in five marketers still trust last-click. In 2026, incrementality testing became the most-trusted method in marketing — here's what that changes. https://theadspend.com/blog/marketing-mix-modeling-is-back https://theadspend.com/blog/marketing-mix-modeling-is-back Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT A decades-old technique is suddenly the most trusted measurement method in marketing. Here's why MMM returned, and how it fits with what you already run. https://theadspend.com/blog/attribution-after-the-pixel https://theadspend.com/blog/attribution-after-the-pixel Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The pixel broke, and last-click broke with it. Here's how 2026's best teams connect ad spend to closed revenue instead of browser-tracked guesses. https://theadspend.com/blog/the-2026-event-bump https://theadspend.com/blog/the-2026-event-bump Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:54:00 GMT The World Cup, Winter Olympics, and US midterms all hit in 2026 — but how much incremental ad spend do they really deliver, and where does it land? https://theadspend.com/blog/cpa https://theadspend.com/blog/cpa Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:11:32 GMT Cost per acquisition explained. 2026 benchmarks: Google Search CPL $66.69, Meta e-commerce CPA $38.19, LinkedIn CPL ~$94. https://theadspend.com/blog/the-two-track-internet https://theadspend.com/blog/the-two-track-internet Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:30:00 GMT Bots now generate most web traffic. When the visitor is an AI agent, not a person, what do "traffic" and "impressions" actually measure? https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-overall https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-overall Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:38:51 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks from 13,474 US campaigns. Average CPC $5.42, CTR 6.64%, CVR 8.18%, CPL $66.69 — the first CPL decrease in five years. https://theadspend.com/blog/2026-midyear-ad-spend-reset https://theadspend.com/blog/2026-midyear-ad-spend-reset Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:22:00 GMT dentsu trims 2026 global ad growth to 5.0% and $1.06 trillion. The channel-by-channel breakdown of where the money moves — and how rival forecasts compare. https://theadspend.com/blog/cpc https://theadspend.com/blog/cpc Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:06:11 GMT Understand cost per click. 2026: Google Search $5.42, Meta e-commerce ~$0.66 effective, LinkedIn ~$5.74. See benchmarks by industry. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-legal https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-legal Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:33:30 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for legal: CPC $9.87, CTR 5.87%, CVR 5.55%, CPL $131.63 — the most expensive vertical on Search. https://theadspend.com/blog/cpm https://theadspend.com/blog/cpm Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:50 GMT Cost per mille (per 1,000 impressions). 2026: Meta ~$14.19, LinkedIn ~$33.80, Google Display ~$3. Used for reach and awareness. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-auto-repair https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-auto-repair Mon, 25 May 2026 23:28:10 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for auto repair: CPC $4.35, CTR 5.56%, CVR 15.51%, CPL $29.96 — strong conversion at low cost. https://theadspend.com/blog/ctr https://theadspend.com/blog/ctr Fri, 22 May 2026 09:55:29 GMT Click-through rate explained. 2026: Google Search 6.64%, Meta e-commerce 2.19%, LinkedIn ~0.45-0.65%. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-b2b https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-b2b Mon, 18 May 2026 20:22:49 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for B2B services: CPC $5.87, CTR 6.10%, CVR 4.85%, CPL $93.69. https://theadspend.com/blog/roas https://theadspend.com/blog/roas Fri, 15 May 2026 06:50:08 GMT Return on ad spend explained. 2026: Google e-commerce ~3.68x, Meta ~1.86x, LinkedIn 121% (B2B, company-level). https://theadspend.com/blog/inside-the-chatgpt-ads-auction https://theadspend.com/blog/inside-the-chatgpt-ads-auction Wed, 13 May 2026 10:42:00 GMT OpenAI opened ChatGPT Ads to all US businesses with CPC bidding and no minimum spend. How the relevance-weighted auction works — and whether you're ready. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-dental https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-dental Mon, 11 May 2026 17:17:28 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for dental: CPC $8.00, CTR 5.66%, CVR 10.67%, CPL $72.97. https://theadspend.com/blog/conversion-rate https://theadspend.com/blog/conversion-rate Fri, 08 May 2026 03:44:48 GMT Conversion rate (CVR) explained. 2026: Google Search 8.18%, Meta e-commerce 1.57%, LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms ~6.1%. https://theadspend.com/blog/agentic-ad-buying-vs-the-agency-model https://theadspend.com/blog/agentic-ad-buying-vs-the-agency-model Wed, 06 May 2026 12:20:00 GMT AI agents are starting to run strategy-to-execution end to end, with a standards fight over OpenRTB and VAST underway. What survives the agency reckoning. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-ecommerce https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-ecommerce Mon, 04 May 2026 14:12:07 GMT 2026 Google Search benchmarks for e-commerce: CPC $4.14, CTR 8.28%, CVR 4.01%, CPL $49.40. https://theadspend.com/blog/impressions https://theadspend.com/blog/impressions Fri, 01 May 2026 00:39:27 GMT Learn what impressions mean and how they differ from reach. Understand when impressions matter. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-real-estate https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-real-estate Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:06:46 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for real estate: CPC $3.22 (+27% YoY), CTR 7.61%, CVR 3.70%, CPL $102.51. https://theadspend.com/blog/reach https://theadspend.com/blog/reach Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:34:06 GMT Understand reach vs impressions. Learn when to optimize for reach versus frequency. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-healthcare https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-healthcare Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:01:26 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for healthcare (physicians): CPC $4.76, CTR 6.61%, CVR 12.43%, CPL $40.04 (‒30% YoY). https://theadspend.com/blog/can-you-actually-measure-share-of-model https://theadspend.com/blog/can-you-actually-measure-share-of-model Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:09:00 GMT "Share of model" — how often AI assistants recommend your brand — is pitched as the new Share of Voice. Who's selling it, and what's actually measurable. https://theadspend.com/blog/frequency https://theadspend.com/blog/frequency Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:28:45 GMT Learn optimal ad frequency (2-5x). Set caps to avoid fatigue. See warning signs of overexposure. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-home-improvement https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-home-improvement Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:56:05 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for home improvement: CPC $8.33, CTR 6.47%, CVR 8.05%, CPL $90.92. https://theadspend.com/blog/how-ai-max-and-advantage-plus-spend-your-budget https://theadspend.com/blog/how-ai-max-and-advantage-plus-spend-your-budget Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:37:00 GMT A plain-English guide to Google AI Max and Meta Advantage+: how they expand targeting, pool budgets, and optimize creative — and where you keep control. https://theadspend.com/blog/cpl https://theadspend.com/blog/cpl Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:23:24 GMT Cost per lead explained. 2026: Google Search $66.69 (LocaliQ); Meta Lead Ads ~$27.66 (WordStream 2025); LinkedIn — no credible current figure (legacy agency data put regional CPLs at $80–$230). https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-education https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-education Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:50:44 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for education: CPC $4.81 (‒23% YoY), CTR 7.56% (+32% YoY), CVR 13.14%, CPL $77.48. https://theadspend.com/blog/engagement-rate https://theadspend.com/blog/engagement-rate Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:18:04 GMT Engagement rate is interactions divided by a stated denominator. Real 2026 medians are far lower than commonly cited: Facebook ~0.06%, Instagram 0.30%, TikTok 2.01% by followers (Rival IQ/Quid). https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-finance https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-finance Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:45:23 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for finance & insurance: CPC $3.39, CTR 9.83%, CVR 2.64%, CPL $74.44. https://theadspend.com/blog/bounce-rate https://theadspend.com/blog/bounce-rate Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:12:43 GMT GA4 bounce rate = 100% - engagement rate. High bounce = landing page problem, not ad problem. https://theadspend.com/blog/retail-media-fifth-straight-year-on-top https://theadspend.com/blog/retail-media-fifth-straight-year-on-top Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:48:00 GMT Retail media is the fastest-growing digital segment for a fifth year — but the take-rate and margin opacity behind the growth deserve real scrutiny. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-fitness https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-fitness Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:40:03 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for health & fitness: CPC $6.17 (~+23% YoY), CTR 5.81%, CVR 6.94%, CPL $67.36. https://theadspend.com/blog/mer https://theadspend.com/blog/mer Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:07:22 GMT Marketing Efficiency Ratio (MER) explained — the blended revenue-to-spend metric gaining ground over platform ROAS in 2026. https://theadspend.com/blog/the-total-search-strategy https://theadspend.com/blog/the-total-search-strategy Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:05:00 GMT Search is fragmenting across AI answers, retail, and social, with traditional growth down to 3.4%. What a "search budget" means in 2026, with the data. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-travel https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-travel Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:34:42 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for travel: CPC $2.14, CTR 9.32%, CVR 5.83%, CPL $44.70 (−39% YoY). https://theadspend.com/blog/quality-score https://theadspend.com/blog/quality-score Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:02:01 GMT Learn Quality Score (1-10). Improve from 5 to 7+ to reduce CPC 10-15%. See the three components. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-restaurants https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-restaurants Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:29:21 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for restaurants & food: CPC $2.05, CTR 6.83%, CVR 8.05%, CPL $30.57. https://theadspend.com/blog/impression-share https://theadspend.com/blog/impression-share Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:56:41 GMT Understand impression share and diagnose lost impressions. 50%+ is strong. See budget vs rank causes. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-animals-pets https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-animals-pets Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:24:00 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for pets & animals: CPC $4.06, CTR 7.49%, CVR 16.22%, CPL $31.50 — highest conversion rate on Search. https://theadspend.com/blog/smart-bidding https://theadspend.com/blog/smart-bidding Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:51:20 GMT Smart Bidding explained — Google's automated, conversion-based bidding, now extended by AI Max for Search in 2026. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-arts-entertainment https://theadspend.com/blog/google-ads-search-arts-entertainment Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:18:39 GMT 2026 Google Ads benchmarks for arts & entertainment: CPC $1.63, CTR 12.75%, CVR 5.91%, CPL $26.84 — highest CTR, lowest cost. https://theadspend.com/blog/the-last-resort-reversal https://theadspend.com/blog/the-last-resort-reversal Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:15:00 GMT Sam Altman called ChatGPT ads a "last resort" in 2024; OpenAI launched them in 2026. What AI-assistant advertising does to the channel mix. https://theadspend.com/blog/performance-max https://theadspend.com/blog/performance-max Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:45:59 GMT Performance Max (PMax) explained — Google's all-inventory automated campaign, now used by ~71% of accounts and central to 2026 strategy. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-display-overall https://theadspend.com/blog/google-display-overall Sun, 15 Feb 2026 04:13:19 GMT 2026 Google Display benchmarks: CPC $0.63, CTR 0.46%, CVR 0.57%, CPA ~$75.51. Cheap reach, low intent. https://theadspend.com/blog/target-cpa https://theadspend.com/blog/target-cpa Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:40:38 GMT Target CPA (tCPA) explained — Google's automated bidding to a cost-per-acquisition goal, now folded into AI Max workflows. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-display-b2b https://theadspend.com/blog/google-display-b2b Sun, 08 Feb 2026 01:07:58 GMT B2B Display: $130.36 CPA (highest). Use for ABM awareness and remarketing, not direct lead gen. https://theadspend.com/blog/target-roas https://theadspend.com/blog/target-roas Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:35:17 GMT Target ROAS (tROAS) explained — Google's automated bidding to a return-on-ad-spend goal, common in 2026 e-commerce. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-display-legal https://theadspend.com/blog/google-display-legal Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:02:37 GMT Legal Display: 1.84% CVR (best on GDN), $39.52 CPA. Remarketing captures researchers during consideration. https://theadspend.com/blog/maximize-conversions https://theadspend.com/blog/maximize-conversions Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:29:57 GMT Maximize Conversions explained — Google's volume-first automated bidding, often the starting point before tCPA in 2026. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-display-real-estate https://theadspend.com/blog/google-display-real-estate Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:57:16 GMT Real Estate Display: 1.08% CTR (highest), 0.80% CVR. Visual property ads drive attention during consideration. https://theadspend.com/blog/learning-phase https://theadspend.com/blog/learning-phase Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:24:36 GMT Learning Phase explained — the period when ad platforms recalibrate after changes. Meta needs ~50 events/week; CPAs run higher meanwhile. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-shopping-overall https://theadspend.com/blog/google-shopping-overall Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:51:55 GMT 2026 Google Shopping benchmarks: CTR 0.86%, CPC $0.66, CVR 1.91%, CPA $38.87. https://theadspend.com/blog/learning-limited https://theadspend.com/blog/learning-limited Wed, 14 Jan 2026 02:19:15 GMT Learning Limited explained — the Meta status meaning an ad set can't gather enough events to optimize. Fix by consolidating or widening. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-shopping-apparel https://theadspend.com/blog/google-shopping-apparel Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:46:35 GMT Apparel Shopping: $19.29 CPA (lowest), 2.70% CVR. Visual format ideal for fashion. Image quality drives CTR. https://theadspend.com/blog/thruplay https://theadspend.com/blog/thruplay Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:13:54 GMT Understand ThruPlay (15 seconds or completion). Low rate = weak hook. Optimize first 3 seconds. https://theadspend.com/blog/google-shopping-automotive https://theadspend.com/blog/google-shopping-automotive Sat, 03 Jan 2026 09:41:14 GMT Automotive Shopping: 1.20% CTR (highest), $0.56 CPC. Part number searches drive high intent and conversion. https://theadspend.com/blog/advantage-plus https://theadspend.com/blog/advantage-plus Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:08:33 GMT Advantage+ explained — Meta's AI-driven automation suite (now including Advantage+ Campaign Budget), central to 2026 Meta strategy. https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-ads-traffic-overall https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-ads-traffic-overall Sat, 27 Dec 2025 06:35:53 GMT Facebook Traffic: $0.70 CPC (down 9%), 1.71% CTR. Use for awareness only—conversion campaigns for outcomes. https://theadspend.com/blog/conversions-api https://theadspend.com/blog/conversions-api Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:03:13 GMT Conversions API (CAPI) explained — server-side event tracking that's now table stakes in 2026 as cookies and pixels degrade. https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-ads-traffic-ecommerce https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-ads-traffic-ecommerce Sat, 20 Dec 2025 03:30:32 GMT 2026 Meta e-commerce benchmarks (Triple Whale): CTR 2.19%, CPM $14.19, CPA $38.19, ROAS 1.86x, CVR 1.57%. https://theadspend.com/blog/event-match-quality https://theadspend.com/blog/event-match-quality Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:57:52 GMT Event Match Quality (EMQ) explained — Meta's score for how well your event data matches users. Higher EMQ means better optimization in 2026. https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-ads-traffic-finance https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-ads-traffic-finance Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:25:11 GMT Finance Traffic: $1.22 CPC (highest), 0.98% CTR (lowest). Facebook's worst vertical. Try LinkedIn or Google. https://theadspend.com/blog/link-clicks https://theadspend.com/blog/link-clicks Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:52:31 GMT Understand Link Clicks vs Clicks (All). Difference can be 50%+. Use Link Clicks for traffic. https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-overall https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-overall Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:19:51 GMT Facebook Leads: $27.66 CPL (+20.94%), 7.72% CVR. Costs rising—test creative constantly. Lead Gen Forms convert 5x better. https://theadspend.com/blog/landing-page-views https://theadspend.com/blog/landing-page-views Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:47:10 GMT Landing Page Views vs Link Clicks. 70-90% of clicks become page views. Gap = slow page or bounces. https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-legal https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-legal Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:14:30 GMT Legal Facebook Leads: $18.17 CPL vs Google's $131.63—7x cheaper. Massive arbitrage opportunity for law firms. https://theadspend.com/blog/lead-gen-form https://theadspend.com/blog/lead-gen-form Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:41:49 GMT Lead Gen Form (LGF) explained — in-platform forms with pre-filled data. ~6.1% CVR on LinkedIn in 2026, ~5x landing pages. https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-real-estate https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-real-estate Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:09:09 GMT Real Estate Facebook: $16.61 CPL (lowest), 9.53% CVR. 6x cheaper than Google. Build nurture for long cycle. https://theadspend.com/blog/social-actions https://theadspend.com/blog/social-actions Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:36:29 GMT Understand LinkedIn Social Actions (reactions, comments, shares). High engagement ≠ conversions. https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-dental https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-dental Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:03:48 GMT Dental Facebook: $76.71 CPL (highest), 1.05% CTR (lowest). Worst vertical—use Google LSA instead. https://theadspend.com/blog/member-companies-reached https://theadspend.com/blog/member-companies-reached Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:31:08 GMT LinkedIn measures company-level exposure via the Reach metric (member accounts, 92-day window) and the Company Engagement Report — the account-based view that fits B2B buying. https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-restaurants https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-restaurants Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:58:27 GMT Restaurants: $3.16 CPL, 18.25% CVR—best performance anywhere. Every restaurant should use Facebook Leads. https://theadspend.com/blog/acos https://theadspend.com/blog/acos Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:25:47 GMT Understand Amazon ACoS. Under 25% excellent, average 30%. Compare to profit margin for profitability. https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-education https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-education Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:53:07 GMT Education Facebook: $28.22 CPL, 10.08% CVR. Effective for courses and training. LinkedIn better for executive ed. https://theadspend.com/blog/tacos https://theadspend.com/blog/tacos Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:20:26 GMT Amazon TACoS shows organic health. 5-15% is healthy. Declining TACoS = ads building organic momentum. https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-home-improvement https://theadspend.com/blog/facebook-leads-home-improvement Fri, 24 Oct 2025 02:47:46 GMT Home Improvement Facebook: $41.26 CPL (55% cheaper than Google). Before/after visual content performs well. https://theadspend.com/blog/first-touch-attribution https://theadspend.com/blog/first-touch-attribution Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:15:05 GMT First-touch gives credit to discovery channel. Use to understand 'How do customers find us?' not for budgets. https://theadspend.com/blog/linkedin-ads-overall https://theadspend.com/blog/linkedin-ads-overall Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:42:25 GMT LinkedIn Ads in 2026: 121% company-level B2B ROAS (Dreamdata, Mar 2026), roughly €5.98 CPC, and 41% of B2B paid budgets. We do not publish per-industry LinkedIn benchmarks — here is why. https://theadspend.com/blog/last-touch-attribution https://theadspend.com/blog/last-touch-attribution Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:09:45 GMT Last-touch is platform default but biased toward conversion channels. Overvalues Search and retargeting. https://theadspend.com/blog/data-driven-attribution https://theadspend.com/blog/data-driven-attribution Mon, 06 Oct 2025 07:04:24 GMT Data-Driven Attribution (DDA) explained — Google's default model, credited algorithmically across touchpoints. The 2026 standard. https://theadspend.com/blog/attribution-window https://theadspend.com/blog/attribution-window Mon, 29 Sep 2025 03:59:03 GMT Attribution window explained — the timeframe for crediting conversions to an ad. Shorter windows are the 2026 privacy-era norm. https://theadspend.com/blog/view-through-conversions https://theadspend.com/blog/view-through-conversions Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:53:42 GMT A view-through conversion credits an ad that was seen but not clicked. Meta's March 3, 2026 attribution change reshaped how it is counted — here is the new default window. https://theadspend.com/blog/incrementality-testing https://theadspend.com/blog/incrementality-testing Sun, 14 Sep 2025 21:48:22 GMT Incrementality testing explained — measuring the conversions an ad truly caused. The 2026 gold standard as attribution fragments. https://theadspend.com/blog/ltv https://theadspend.com/blog/ltv Sun, 07 Sep 2025 18:43:01 GMT Calculate customer lifetime value. LTV determines max CAC. Most businesses underestimate and underspend. https://theadspend.com/blog/cac https://theadspend.com/blog/cac Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:37:40 GMT CAC includes all acquisition costs, not just ads. SaaS $200-500, E-commerce $20-100. Compare to LTV. https://theadspend.com/blog/ai-search-scam https://theadspend.com/blog/ai-search-scam Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:08:07 GMT A Toronto e-commerce firm paid $50,000 to a "Generative Engine Optimization expert" to dominate AI search. Six months later: zero AI traffic, no citations. https://theadspend.com/blog/ltv-cac-ratio https://theadspend.com/blog/ltv-cac-ratio Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:32:19 GMT LTV:CAC ratio explained — lifetime value vs. acquisition cost. The core unit-economics health check, still ~3:1 as a 2026 benchmark. https://theadspend.com/blog/mql https://theadspend.com/blog/mql Sun, 17 Aug 2025 09:26:58 GMT Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) explained — a lead meeting marketing's bar to pass to sales. Reassessed in 2026's long, multi-stakeholder journeys. https://theadspend.com/blog/sql https://theadspend.com/blog/sql Sun, 10 Aug 2025 06:21:38 GMT Sales Qualified Lead (SQL) explained — a lead sales has vetted as a real opportunity. LinkedIn influences ~30% of SQL sessions in 2026. https://theadspend.com/blog/pipeline https://theadspend.com/blog/pipeline Sun, 03 Aug 2025 03:16:17 GMT Pipeline explained — the value of in-progress deals. In 2026, most of the B2B journey happens before pipeline even starts. https://theadspend.com/blog/linkedin-message-ads https://theadspend.com/blog/linkedin-message-ads Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:43:36 GMT 2026 LinkedIn Message Ads benchmarks: ~$0.81 cost per send, ~47% open rate, ~3.2% CTR, ~$118 CPL. https://theadspend.com/blog/retargeting https://theadspend.com/blog/retargeting Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:10:56 GMT Retargeting (RT) explained — re-engaging past visitors. Shifting from cookie-based to first-party and on-platform signals in 2026. https://theadspend.com/blog/linkedin-lead-gen-forms https://theadspend.com/blog/linkedin-lead-gen-forms Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:38:16 GMT LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms: LinkedIn's own internal benchmark (older data, directional) puts conversion at ~13% — roughly 5x off-platform landing pages — with a LinkedIn-reported 20–50% CPL reduction. https://theadspend.com/blog/lookalike-audience https://theadspend.com/blog/lookalike-audience Sat, 19 Jul 2025 21:05:35 GMT Lookalike Audience (LAL) explained — audiences modeled on your best customers. Note: LinkedIn retired Lookalikes for Predictive Audiences. https://theadspend.com/blog/custom-audience https://theadspend.com/blog/custom-audience Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:32:55 GMT Custom Audience (CA) explained — audiences built from your own data. More valuable than ever in 2026 as cookies fade. https://theadspend.com/blog/campaign-budget-optimization https://theadspend.com/blog/campaign-budget-optimization Sat, 12 Jul 2025 18:00:14 GMT Campaign Budget Optimization (CBO) explained — Meta's auto-distribution of budget across ad sets, renamed Advantage+ Campaign Budget in 2026. https://theadspend.com/blog/video-completion-rate https://theadspend.com/blog/video-completion-rate Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:27:34 GMT VCR benchmarks: social 70-80%, CTV 95%+, YouTube skippable 15-30%. Low VCR = weak hook. https://theadspend.com/blog/cpv https://theadspend.com/blog/cpv Sat, 05 Jul 2025 14:54:54 GMT CPV varies by platform. YouTube average $0.026. View definitions differ—YouTube 30s vs TikTok 6s. https://theadspend.com/blog/bid-cap https://theadspend.com/blog/bid-cap Wed, 02 Jul 2025 01:22:13 GMT Bid cap = hard cost ceiling. Set at/above target CPA. Too low = zero delivery. Use for strict limits. https://theadspend.com/blog/cost-cap https://theadspend.com/blog/cost-cap Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:49:33 GMT Cost cap = flexible target, not hard limit. Algorithm averages toward target. Better for scaling than bid cap. https://theadspend.com/blog/mrr https://theadspend.com/blog/mrr Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:16:52 GMT MRR = monthly subscription revenue. 10%+ MoM growth is strong. Track New, Expansion, Churned, Contraction. https://theadspend.com/blog/churn https://theadspend.com/blog/churn Sat, 21 Jun 2025 08:44:12 GMT Churn target: under 5% annual. 5% monthly = 46% annual loss. Reducing churn > increasing acquisition. https://theadspend.com/blog/payback-period https://theadspend.com/blog/payback-period Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:11:32 GMT Payback: 12-18 months acceptable, under 12 strong, over 24 concerning. Determines cash needs. https://theadspend.com/blog/shifting-market-dynamics-of-advertising-2015-2025 https://theadspend.com/blog/shifting-market-dynamics-of-advertising-2015-2025 Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT A decade of digital transformation in advertising (2015–2025): the acceleration, innovation, and shifting consumer behavior that reshaped the industry. https://theadspend.com/blog/stop-wasting-time-on-ad-reporting https://theadspend.com/blog/stop-wasting-time-on-ad-reporting Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Are you spending countless hours each week manually pulling data, compiling spreadsheets, and trying to make sense of your ad performance? https://theadspend.com/blog/automated-ad-data-collection-why-manual-methods-fall-short https://theadspend.com/blog/automated-ad-data-collection-why-manual-methods-fall-short Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT In today's fast-paced digital advertising landscape, timely and accurate data is the bedrock of effective decision-making. https://theadspend.com/blog/unlocking-ad-performance-insights-with-ai https://theadspend.com/blog/unlocking-ad-performance-insights-with-ai Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Simply knowing your click-through rates or cost per lead is only the first step in understanding ad performance. https://theadspend.com/blog/how-to-share-ad-insights-easily-and-effectively https://theadspend.com/blog/how-to-share-ad-insights-easily-and-effectively Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT In any marketing operation, from solo-run campaigns to large agency teams, the ability to share ad performance insights quickly and clearly is paramount. https://theadspend.com/blog/your-team-needs-a-truly-collaborative-ad-reporting-tool https://theadspend.com/blog/your-team-needs-a-truly-collaborative-ad-reporting-tool Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT In the dynamic world of digital advertising, success is rarely a solo endeavor. https://theadspend.com/blog/consolidate-your-google-meta-linkedin-insights https://theadspend.com/blog/consolidate-your-google-meta-linkedin-insights Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Most businesses run ads across multiple platforms. See how to consolidate Google, Meta, and LinkedIn insights into one record you can actually compare. https://theadspend.com/blog/effective-multi-platform-ad-reporting https://theadspend.com/blog/effective-multi-platform-ad-reporting Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Today’s digital advertising landscape is a tapestry woven from numerous platforms. https://theadspend.com/blog/how-ai-can-power-your-ad-budget-recommendations https://theadspend.com/blog/how-ai-can-power-your-ad-budget-recommendations Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Allocating budget across platforms and campaigns is one of the hardest parts of digital marketing. How AI can power smarter ad budget recommendations. https://theadspend.com/blog/getting-actionable-ai-ad-optimization-suggestions https://theadspend.com/blog/getting-actionable-ai-ad-optimization-suggestions Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Launching a campaign is just the beginning. See how AI turns raw ad performance into specific, prioritized optimization moves you can actually act on. https://theadspend.com/blog/what-s-your-true-total-ad-spend-the-power-of-aggregated-data https://theadspend.com/blog/what-s-your-true-total-ad-spend-the-power-of-aggregated-data Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Understanding your total advertising expenditure across all digital channels is fundamental for sound financial management and strategic marketing decisions. https://theadspend.com/blog/leveraging-lookalike-audiences-on-facebook-google-and-linkedin-to-expand-reach https://theadspend.com/blog/leveraging-lookalike-audiences-on-facebook-google-and-linkedin-to-expand-reach Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Meta lookalikes still work (increasingly absorbed into Advantage+ automation). LinkedIn retired them on February 29, 2024 in favor of Predictive Audiences. Here is the current playbook per platform. https://theadspend.com/blog/in-depth-analysis-geotargeting-strategies-for-local-businesses-on-facebook-google-and-linkedin-ads https://theadspend.com/blog/in-depth-analysis-geotargeting-strategies-for-local-businesses-on-facebook-google-and-linkedin-ads Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Geotargeting is the practice of delivering ads or content based on a user’s geographic location. https://theadspend.com/blog/ad-analysis-why-you-need-an-ai-powered-tool-today https://theadspend.com/blog/ad-analysis-why-you-need-an-ai-powered-tool-today Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT For years, ad analysis primarily involved sifting through dashboards, manually exporting data, and trying to connect the dots between various metrics. https://theadspend.com/blog/free-ad-performance-alerting-system https://theadspend.com/blog/free-ad-performance-alerting-system Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT The Ad Spend's free alerting system watches your ad accounts every ~3 hours — anomalies, budget pacing, trend shifts — and posts them to Slack with the likely cause attached. No per-seat fees. https://theadspend.com/blog/got-ad-performance-questions-get-direct-answers-instantly https://theadspend.com/blog/got-ad-performance-questions-get-direct-answers-instantly Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Navigating complex ad platform dashboards to find answers to specific performance questions can often feel like a treasure hunt without a map. https://theadspend.com/blog/catch-critical-ad-issues-early-the-power-of-ai-driven-anomaly-detection https://theadspend.com/blog/catch-critical-ad-issues-early-the-power-of-ai-driven-anomaly-detection Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT In the complex and fast-moving world of digital advertising, unexpected issues can arise at any moment. https://theadspend.com/blog/free-ad-reporting-tool-built-for-multiple-clients https://theadspend.com/blog/free-ad-reporting-tool-built-for-multiple-clients Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Managing ad campaigns for multiple clients is the lifeblood of many digital marketing agencies. https://theadspend.com/blog/essential-slack-tools-for-marketing-agencies https://theadspend.com/blog/essential-slack-tools-for-marketing-agencies Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT For modern marketing agencies, Slack is the hub for operations, client communication, and collaboration. The essential tools to get the most from it. https://theadspend.com/blog/ad-monitoring-and-keyword-performance https://theadspend.com/blog/ad-monitoring-and-keyword-performance Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Google Ads is a powerful platform for digital marketing, but success requires diligent monitoring and optimization of campaigns. https://theadspend.com/blog/data-privacy-and-compliance https://theadspend.com/blog/data-privacy-and-compliance Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT The 2026 privacy reality: third-party cookies survived (Privacy Sandbox retired October 2025), Consent Mode v2 is still mandatory for EU measurement, and US state privacy laws keep multiplying. Here is what actually binds advertisers now. https://theadspend.com/blog/quick-guide-to-cross-channel-attribution https://theadspend.com/blog/quick-guide-to-cross-channel-attribution Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT This quick guide explores the intricacies of cross-channel attribution, highlighting strategies, common problems, and emerging tools in the market. https://theadspend.com/blog/the-deceptive-nature-of-the-big-three-ad-platforms https://theadspend.com/blog/the-deceptive-nature-of-the-big-three-ad-platforms Sun, 07 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT The big three platforms employ clever techniques that often lead marketers to spend more than intended. https://theadspend.com/blog/third-party-cookies-adapt-or-expire https://theadspend.com/blog/third-party-cookies-adapt-or-expire Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT Google retired the Privacy Sandbox in October 2025 and kept third-party cookies in Chrome. The deprecation that dominated a decade of planning never happened — but first-party data still won. https://theadspend.com/blog/the-death-of-the-b2b-sales-funnel https://theadspend.com/blog/the-death-of-the-b2b-sales-funnel Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT The linear B2B funnel is gone. In 2026, 51% of buyers start research in AI chatbots and 69% change their intended vendor based on AI guidance (G2) — so ad spend has to influence the answer, not just the click. https://theadspend.com/blog/why-linkedin-ads-are-expensive https://theadspend.com/blog/why-linkedin-ads-are-expensive Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT LinkedIn charges ~€5.98 per click versus ~€1.60 on Meta — yet returns 121% company-level B2B ROAS versus Google's 67% and Meta's 51% (Dreamdata, March 2026). Expensive clicks, cheapest profitable B2B pipeline. https://theadspend.com/blog/programmatic-guarantees-the-hidden-costs https://theadspend.com/blog/programmatic-guarantees-the-hidden-costs Sat, 15 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT This study examines the value proposition of programmatic guarantees and their impact on overall ad spend efficiency. https://theadspend.com/blog/data-clean-rooms-hype-vs-practicality https://theadspend.com/blog/data-clean-rooms-hype-vs-practicality Sat, 15 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Examining the real-world applicability of data clean rooms in ad spend strategy — weighing the hype against the practical benefits and drawbacks. https://theadspend.com/blog/monitor-google-ads https://theadspend.com/blog/monitor-google-ads Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT The Ad Spend brings Google Ads monitoring into Slack: a two-step admin setup, on-demand metrics with /theadspend, and a detection loop that flags anomalies every ~3 hours. Unlimited seats, free to start. https://theadspend.com/blog/monitor-facebook-ads https://theadspend.com/blog/monitor-facebook-ads Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT The Ad Spend brings Meta (Facebook & Instagram) ads monitoring into Slack: two-step setup, on-demand metrics with /theadspend, and a ~3-hour detection loop that catches anomalies — including attribution shifts like Meta's March 2026 change. Unlimited seats, free to start. https://theadspend.com/blog/digital-marketing-ad-spend-b2b-vs-b2c-marketing-budgets https://theadspend.com/blog/digital-marketing-ad-spend-b2b-vs-b2c-marketing-budgets Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT A look at how B2B and B2C marketing budgets differ, and how to optimize digital ad spend for maximum return on investment across each approach. https://theadspend.com/blog/connect-linkedin-ads-to-slack https://theadspend.com/blog/connect-linkedin-ads-to-slack Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT The Ad Spend brings LinkedIn Ads into Slack: two-step setup, on-demand metrics with /theadspend, and a ~3-hour detection loop. Especially valuable on LinkedIn, where native change history is famously thin. Unlimited seats, free to start. https://theadspend.com/blog/monitor-ad-spend-in-slack https://theadspend.com/blog/monitor-ad-spend-in-slack Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT Monitor and optimize ad spend across every platform from Slack. 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