“View-through conversions” tells you when customers see, but don’t interact with your ad, and then later complete a conversion on your site. View-through conversions are a helpful way to track the value of your display or video ad campaigns.
For display campaigns, for example, they measure the conversions where a customer saw—but didn't click—an ad before completing a conversion.
Why it is important
VTC helps you understand the ad's influence on conversions even if there was no direct interaction. Tracking VTC is essential for fine-tuning your ad strategy to maximize its impact on customer behavior and drive more conversions.
Formula
The number of view-through conversions
Calculation example
Let's use specific numbers for illustration:
Number of ad impressions: 10,000 Number of users who saw the ad but didn't click: 10,000 - 500 (clicked) = 9,500 Number of users who later completed a conversion: 100
In this example: View-Through Conversions (VTC)=100
Affected metrics
Conversions
Affecting metrics
View-through conversion window
Connecting metrics
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by Attribution Model by Time Period by Ad Format by Frequency by Ad Creative by Audience Segment by Device Type by Competitor Benchmarking by Seasonal or Event-Based by Custom Conversion Windows by Ad Placement by Content Type
1. How does the inclusion of view-through conversions affect the attribution of conversions to different touchpoints? 2. What is the average time between an ad view and a conversion? 3. What ad creatives tend to generate the most view-through conversions? 4. How does the purpose of a campaign (e.g., awareness, promotion) influence view-through conversions? 5. What is the view-through conversion rate compared to click-through conversion rates? 6. How often do users switch devices between viewing an ad and completing a view-through conversion? 7. Does increasing ad frequency eventually lead to fewer view-through conversions?
Possible causes of worsening
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