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Meta quietly rolled out a new feature for ad campaigns – and frankly, it’s causing a bit of a stir in the digital marketing world. You may have already heard whispers of “Meta automatic campaign adjustments.”

I’m here to pull back the curtain on what they are, why they might not be as magical as Meta wants you to think, and how these automatic adjustments could potentially harm your campaigns. Let’s face it – running marketing campaigns in today’s landscape is about as straightforward as navigating a maze blindfolded. Between setting budgets, targeting audiences, and crafting compelling ad copy, you’ve got a lot on your plate. That's precisely why Meta’s shiny, new feature – promising to handle the heavy lifting of optimizing your ads with automatic campaign adjustments – can sound oh-so-tempting. But, before you hand over the reins to Meta’s algorithm, it’s crucial to understand both the potential benefits and pitfalls.

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Apple iOS 17 Link Tracking Protection: Marketing Attribution Guide

By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Jun 16, 2023 12:08:08 PM

Apple IOS 17 - short term data slippage, long term upheaval

Summary:

  • UTMs, Facebook click IDs, and Google click IDs are going to be stripped from IOS17 links - both iPhone and Mac

  • Tracking and reporting solutions relying on link identification text are going to be impacted

  • Approaches on tracking and attribution post IOS 17 are given below

  • With our deep partnerships with Google and Facebook, we heard about Apple's work on removing link IDs and UTMS (they call it "link decoration") back in Spring 2022.

  • It took all 13 years of our experience in tracking & attribution - but Wicked Reports users will still have accurate marketing attribution and optimization

The Scoop on IOS 17 and Link Tracking:

 

Apple has announced IOS 17, and it's causing some marketing world drama.  https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/06/apple-announces-powerful-new-privacy-and-security-features/

In particular, this paragraph has thrown us digital marketers into an uproar:

Link Tracking Protection in Messages, Mail, and Safari Private Browsing
Some websites add extra information to their URLs in order to track users across other websites. Now this information will be removed from the links users share in Messages and Mail, and the links will still work as expected. This information will also be removed from links in Safari Private Browsing.

This means users can select a setting that will strip all UTMs, variables, and click IDs from Facebook, Google, TikTok, Microsoft, et al.  

With Google Analytics 4 being pushed onto everyone, it's divine timing that Apple drops a bomb on GA4's potential data accuracy.

On the surface, you hear it's for private browsing mode, and relax - that's similar to incognito mode in Chrome, which people generally only use to snoop around or visit certain late night sites...right?

But then I was shared this video from Travis Ketchum, and this might be a bigger deal than I thought.  The video goes right to the time stamp that has the Link Tracking Protection settings - and it sure seems easy to turn this on for ALL browsing.

As of mid-2025, the initial industry worry about Link Tracking Protection being widely adopted for all browsing by default has somewhat stabilized. While LTP remains a significant challenge, particularly for the stripping of platform click IDs (fbclid, gclid, etc.) in Safari Private Browsing, Mail, and Messages, most users have not opted to enable the "All Browsing" setting. However, the sheer volume of traffic using Mail and Messages means the impact on cross-site attribution remains high. Crucially, the latest tests still confirm that standard UTM parameters (utm_source, utm_medium, etc.) are generally not stripped, making them a vital component for first-touch and last-touch attribution gaps when combined with a sophisticated platform like Wicked Reports.

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Have you ever wondered which ads are bringing in sales, and which campaigns are wasting ad spend?

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