The click got easier to buy, and harder to understand
Same month, one account: Meta claimed 435 sales, GA4 gave it 104, Google Ads booked 1,464, GA4 counted 2,239. Four numbers, none agree and here is what to do now.
Senior Paid Marketing Specialist at Pivotal
Silver ContributorSenior Paid Marketing Specialist at Pivotal with 5+ years of experience running performance-driven PPC campaigns across Google Ads, Meta Ads, and Microsoft Ads. I specialise in Google Shopping, PMax, and feed optimisation, managing a diverse portfolio of e-commerce and lead generation clients. Based in Norwich, UK, I combine data-driven strategy with hands-on campaign execution to maximise ROI and client results.
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Same month, one account: Meta claimed 435 sales, GA4 gave it 104, Google Ads booked 1,464, GA4 counted 2,239. Four numbers, none agree and here is what to do now.
Google only knows what your feed tells it. Recategorising one client's 17K-product feed, no-bid, budget, or structure changes, drove +37% revenue and +32% ROAS, beating the previous peak season. Here's how it works.