Glossary

Key terms to understand when working with Ads Manager

Terms & Definitions

Below are term definitions grouped by category.

Reporting

MetricDefinition
StatusShows whether the campaign is under review, scheduled, active, or expired. More details can be found here.
Campaign IDID of a specific campaign.
Campaign nameName of the campaign.
Purchase channelThe specific location where a transaction took place (can be In-store, Online, or Unknown).
Campaign start dateStart date of the campaign. In some places simply called "Starts".
Campaign end dateEnd date of the campaign. In some places simply called "Ends".
Campaign BudgetBudget allocated for the entire campaign duration. In some places simply called "Budget".
ReachNumber of users exposed to an ad.
ImpressionsTotal number of serves of an offer to all users.
EngagementsNumber of users who clicked on or activated an offer.
Engagement RateNumber of engagements divided by the number of impressions.
Purchases (post-engagement)Number of purchases made by users who activated an offer.
Revenue (post-engagement)Revenue from purchases by users who activated an offer.
AOV (post-engagement)Revenue divided by purchases by users who activated an offer.
ROAS (post-engagement)Return on ad spend = Revenue of users who activated an offer divided by ad spend.
Average cost per engagementAd spend divided by number of engagements.
Ad spendCampaign budget spent on ads. In some legacy exports this is also called "Media fees".

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