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Should I optimize for CTR?

CTR is useful—but incomplete. A high CTR simply means people clicked. It doesn't tell you whether those visitors became customers. An ad with: - 0.6% CTR - $90 CPL may outperform another with: - 1.4% CTR - $350 CPL Always evaluate campaigns using downstream conversion metrics rather than clicks alone.
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