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Click-Through Rate (CTR): Let’s Master Engagement Metrics

Playwire

Key Points CTR measures the percentage of ad impressions that result in clicks, directly impacting revenue for CPC campaigns and inventory value for CPM campaigns Average CTR benchmarks vary widely by format (0.05-0.1% for standard display, 0.2-0.8%

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Second quarter saw slowing ad spend on most platforms

Martech

In contrast, click growth for Google text ads remained weak in Q2, with a notable drop in click-through rates in May as Google introduced AI Overviews to all U.S. This marks the fifth consecutive quarter of slowing click growth for Google’s search ads, with Q2 seeing only a 3% increase.

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Strategies to Mitigate Emotional Fatigue in Digital Advertising

The Ad Tech Blog

Ad fatigue can be detrimental to advertising campaigns, as it not only reduces click-through rates (CTR) but also increases the cost-per-click (CPC). This leads to a decrease in CTR and an increase in CPC, ultimately affecting the campaign’s ROI. FAQs What is ad fatigue? How can I detect ad fatigue?

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3 reasons your paid social ads aren’t converting (and how to fix them)

Martech

Click-through rates are low, cost per acquisition is climbing and conversions are nowhere near expectations. Your CPC is stable or decreasing. Rising CPCs suggest audience fatigue or poor ad relevance. If clicks are high but conversions are low, fix the landing experience before scaling.

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7 Proven Ways to Overcome Ad Fatigue in 2025

Single Grain

You’ve seen the warning signs: plummeting click-through rates, soaring costs per acquisition, and decreasing engagement metrics. The warning signs of ad fatigue typically include: Declining click-through rates (CTRs). Increasing cost-per-click (CPC) and cost-per-acquisition (CPA).

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How to Beat Ad Fatigue with Creative Strategy

Single Grain

Click-through rates decline, conversion rates plummet, and cost-per-acquisition increases. Watch for these warning signs: Decreasing Click-Through Rates (CTR): When your CTR starts trending downward over time, it’s often the first sign that your audience is tuning out.

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Programmatic Advertising 101: Setting Campaign Goals and KPIs

Basis

Cost-per-thousand (CPM) or click-through-rate (CTR) are best suited to measure this. Video completion rate (VCR) or audio completion rate (ACR) are best suited to measure this. Cost-per-landing page visit (CPLPV) or cost-per-click (CPC) are best suited to measure this.

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