Diagnose Meta ad sets that are under-delivering or not spending
A ranked list of under-delivering ad sets with the most likely cause, the evidence and the fix for each.
When to use it
When your Meta campaigns are barely spending or getting no impressions and you are losing leads without knowing why.
What you get
A ranked table of under-delivering ad sets with spend vs budget, the most likely cause, the evidence and a recommended fix, shown as previews until you approve.
Does it change anything in my account?
Only with your approval. The assistant first shows a preview of every change and waits for your go-ahead.
Works with
Meta Ads
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[ad account][target CPL]
Some of my Meta campaigns are barely spending, and I am losing leads because of it. Diagnose delivery in [ad account] for the last 7 days.
Flag every active ad set that either spent less than 60% of its budget or had zero impressions. For each flagged ad set, check these causes in order:
1. Effective status of the campaign, ad set and ads (paused parent, rejected or in-review ads, ended schedule).
2. Audience size and expected daily results from the delivery estimate, for this ad set's current targeting.
3. Bid cap or cost cap set below the actual cost per lead from the last 30 days.
4. Daily budget too low for the optimization event. Treat a budget below 2x [target CPL] as too low for lead optimization.
5. Recent edits in the change history that coincide with the drop.
6. Overlap with another ad set in the same campaign that targets the same area.
Deliver a ranked table:
- ad set
- spend vs budget
- most likely cause
- evidence (the actual numbers)
- recommended fix
Do not change anything. Show each fix (budget, bid, targeting or status) as a preview and wait for my approval.
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