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Checklists, rules of thumb and plain-English explainers from the team that runs the accounts. New posts monthly.

01— All posts

Latest from the Adslark Growth Team.

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Google

PMax brand vs non-brand split: how to stop paying for your own customers

Performance Max loves brand search because it converts. Here is how to separate it and see the real nCAC.

8 min read
TikTok

Hook rate: the only TikTok metric that matters early

Define it, benchmark it and build a testing loop around it. Why CTR and ROAS are too slow for creative decisions.

8 min read
Tracking

CAPI deduplication in plain English

Browser pixel plus Conversions API can double count every purchase. How event_id fixes it and how to check.

8 min read
Strategy

Why % of spend pricing hurts you

The incentive problem with percentage fees, what flat retainers change and when a % model is still fine.

7 min read
Creative

One angle, twelve variants: how to brief a creative sprint

A brief template that turns a single customer angle into hooks, formats and edits.

7 min read · Coming soon
CRO

The landing page message-match checklist

Ten checks between ad promise and page headline that lift paid conversion rate.

6 min read · Coming soon
Meta

Advantage+ Shopping vs manual: a scaling decision tree

When to move budget into Advantage+ Shopping, when to keep manual control and how to read the split.

7 min read · Coming soon
Tracking

MER vs ROAS: which number should run the business

When platform ROAS misleads and how to set a MER target from your margin structure.

8 min read · Coming soon
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