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Click-through rate (CTR) VS Cost per mille (CPM)

Description
Click-through rate (CTR)
CTR is a marketing metric that measures how often a link, ad, or email is clicked in relation to how many times it’s shown.
Cost per mille (CPM)
CPM indicates the price an advertiser pays for 1,000 impressions of their ad (mille is Latin for thousand).
Target audience
Click-through rate (CTR)
Advertisers and publishers
Cost per mille (CPM)
Advertisers and publishers
Benefits
Click-through rate (CTR)

• Offers an easy way to identify your top-performing channels and creatives
• Indicates where a campaign isn’t having the desired impact
• Informs your Google Ads quality score

Cost per mille (CPM)

• Useful when you want to build awareness and recognition through maximum exposure
• No budget surprises – advertisers pay a fixed price for the impressions

How to calculate
Click-through rate (CTR)
Number of click-throughs
Total number of impressions
x 100
Cost per mille (CPM)
Total campaign spend
Number of impressions
x 1,000
How to improve it?
Click-through rate (CTR)

• Research your audience and build strong personas
• Invest in creatives that resonate with your audience – show how you solve their problems
• Continually test and refine your campaigns

Cost per mille (CPM)

• Compare costs for platforms, locations, and timings to determine the value of your impressions

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