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[Facebook Channel] Glossary of Ads Terms in Facebook Channel

Facebook Channel uses the following terms for Facebook and Pixel (event) aggregated data.

Ads Terms in Facebook Channel

Term Definition Details (Aggregation measurement & methodologies)
Impressions The number of times your ads were on screen. - Does not count impressions caused by invalid traffic such as those from bots.
- Videos are counted in the same way as images.
(However, video ads shown on the Audience Network are counted according to industry standards.)
Clicks The number of times an ad was clicked. The following clicks are counted:

- Link clicks to landing pages (designated by the advertiser) on or off Facebook.
- Clicks on your business page profiles or profile pictures.
- Comments or shares.
- Clicks on media (e.g. photos) to view them in full screen.
- Clicks that meet campaign objectives (e.g. Page likes for Page Engagement campaigns).
Purchases The total number of products that have been ordered through your ads. - Based on the number of purchases made through your store and Naver Pay (KakaoPay support coming soon)
- This number is not affected by order cancellations and refunds.
Costs The estimated amount spent on (ads for) a campaign over the specified time period. Total cost, regardless of whether ads have been billed or paid.
Sales The total revenue generated from orders placed through your ads. - Based on the sales generated through your store and Naver Pay (KakaoPay support coming soon)
- This number is not affected by order cancellations and refunds.
CTR (%) Click-through rate: The percentage of times people clicked on your ads. (Clicks ÷ Impressions) × 100
CVR (%) Click conversion rate: The percentage of conversions out of the total number of clicks. (Conversions ÷ Clicks) × 100
- The number of conversions is shown as [Purchases] on Facebook Channel.
ROAS (%) Return on ad spend: The total return on ad spend from generated sales. (Sales ÷ Costs) × 100
CPC Cost per click: The average cost for each link click. (Costs ÷ Clicks) × 100
CPP Cost Per Puschase: The average cost of each purchase. Costs ÷ Purchases
Objective The objective selected for the campaign.  
End date The (tentative) end date selected for the campaign.
If there is no end date selected for a campaign, it will show as [Active].