Measurement glossary

What Is Conversion Tracking?

Definition

Conversion tracking records actions that a business considers valuable and connects them to marketing activity.

How Conversion Tracking Works

Tracking can record calls, forms, purchases, appointments or imported offline sales using tags, analytics tools, platform APIs and CRM data.

A Simple Example

A local service campaign should distinguish a qualified phone call from a short or unanswered call instead of counting both as equal leads.

Why Conversion Tracking Matters

Ad systems optimize toward what is measured. Accurate tracking is therefore both a reporting requirement and an input to campaign performance.

Common Misreading

Counting an event does not make it valuable. Bad definitions, duplicates and missing revenue can cause platforms to optimize toward the wrong outcome.

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