Symptoms
- Mismatch between reported TikTok conversions and internal sales figures.
- Inaccurate ROAS calculations due to over- or under-reported events.
- Audience segments not populating correctly in TikTok Ads Manager.
Root Causes
- Incorrect TikTok Pixel and Conversion API setup with duplicated events.
- Lack of server-side tracking, leading to browser ad-blocker interference.
- Product IDs in feed not matching those passed in conversion events.
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Impact: Unreliable campaign optimisation and budget allocation decisions, leading to inefficient ad spend and poor commercial outcomes.
Cogent Approach: Detailed review of Pixel and Conversion API configuration, event mapping, and data deduplication logic, establishing a single source of truth for conversion reporting.