Help Center Reporting Ad Metrics
Click-Through Rate (CTR)
CTR measures the effectiveness of an advertisement. It is calculated using the following formula that involves the number of clicks and impressions:
CTR = (Clicks/Impressions) x 100
A high CTR means that it attracts attention and get clicks often. A low CTR means the ad is under-performing and should be evaluated further. Other similar terms include: response rate, click-thru ratio.
Example
A 1.0% CTR means that for every 100 impressions, there is 1 click.Gross CTR
Gross CTR = (Gross Clicks / Gross Impressions) x 100
Unique CTR
Unique CTR = (Unique Clicks / Unique Impressions) x 100
Monitoring CTR
You should measure each ad's CTR regularly and make appropriate changes to improve its CTR. An ad with a low CTR should be modified, or even removed from the rotation. An evaluation should be performed when an advertisement gets at least 1,000 impressions. If this impression threshold is met and it still has a low CTR, less than 0.1%, it should be checked for the use of headings, hot spots, an appropriate call to action and other effectiveness factors.CTR Reports
- Follow the main menu "Reports / CTR / Daily" (also available: Hourly, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly)
- Choose an entity (publisher, zone, group, channel, ad, etc.)
- Choose a date range or use the default range (eg: "Last month")
- First tab is "Total" and next additional tabs show the CTR breakdown reports (for example, "Zone CTR" and "Ad CTR")
- Within a breakdown report, you can change the default dropdown "Summary" to "Impressions, Clicks & CTR" per sub-entity (eg: daily impressions, clicks and CTR per individual ad) or see the CTR rate for the chosen time period (eg: daily CTR rates for whole account)
Other Articles in Ad Metrics
Ad performance is measured by the ad server including: impressions, clicks, CTR, conversions, events, revenue.
- Ad Event, Ad Engagement and Ad Interaction
- Gross Click and Unique Click
- Gross Impression and Unique Impression
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