{"id":2802,"date":"2022-02-16T17:17:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T17:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/facebook-underreporting-ios-conversions-380387\/"},"modified":"2022-02-16T17:17:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T17:17:53","slug":"facebook-underreporting-ios-conversions-380387","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/facebook-underreporting-ios-conversions-380387\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook is still underreporting iOS web conversions, but not as much as before"},"content":{"rendered":"
Facebook estimates<\/a> that, in aggregate, it is now underreporting iOS web conversions by approximately 8%, down from the 15% in September 2021. The company cited increased adoption of best practices<\/a> as the main reason for this improvement.<\/p>\n Why we care. <\/strong>While this figure can vary for individual advertisers, 8% is roughly half of 15%, meaning that iOS conversion reporting has gotten a lot better for Facebook advertisers. Still, it’s not completely accurate, which could mean that conversions may be higher than reported for some businesses.<\/p>\n In addition, Facebook expects some degree of underreporting to remain as part of its baseline.<\/p>\n Why Facebook is underreporting.<\/strong> The social media company has cited Apple’s iOS privacy changes as one reason for its diminished reporting capabilities. App Tracking Transparency<\/a> enables iOS users to request that apps not track their activity, which limits Facebook’s (and other apps’) ability to track users for advertising purposes.<\/p>\n Facebook has been very vocal about its opposition to Apple’s privacy measures and has even ran full-page newspaper ads<\/a> against the changes.<\/p>\n Recommendations for better web conversion campaign reporting.<\/strong> For more accurate conversion reporting, Facebook recommends that advertisers running web conversion campaigns:<\/p>\n Recommendations for better app conversion campaign reporting. <\/strong>For those running app conversion campaigns, Facebook recommends:<\/p>\n Contributing authors are invited to create content for Search Engine Land and are chosen for their expertise and contribution to the search community. Our contributors work under the oversight of the editorial staff<\/a> and contributions are checked for quality and relevance to our readers. The opinions they express are their own.<\/em><\/p>\n Facebook estimates that, in aggregate, it is now underreporting iOS web conversions by approximately 8%, down from the 15% in September 2021. The company cited increased adoption of best practices as the main reason for this improvement. Why we care. While this figure can vary for individual advertisers, 8% is roughly half of 15%, meaning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[22],"class_list":{"0":"post-2802","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ppc","8":"tag-ppc"},"yoast_head":"\n\n
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