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The Paid Traffic Truth : Why Last-Click Attribution Cuts Meta's ROAS and Pays Search
Aug 10, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : Why Your Best ROAS Channels Bring the Fewest New Customers
Aug 3, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : Why Your Meta Cost Rose but Your Click Price Didn't
Jul 28, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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Every Platform Grades Its Own Homework : Scott on the ROAS Trap
Jul 27, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : The ROAS Trap Held a Second Week — and Got Wider
Jul 22, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : Your best ROAS channel costs the most per new customer
Jul 14, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : Meta's New Customer Conversion Just Jumped 66%
Jul 8, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : The New Customer Markup Your Dashboard Hides
Jul 6, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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Your Data Is Being Estimated — And Nobody Told You
Jun 15, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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Three Attribution Shifts That Changed This Week — And What They Mean for Your Revenue
Jun 8, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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How Meta, Google, and TikTok Changed Your Numbers Without Telling You
Jun 5, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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How Link Necklaces Cut Meta nCAC 22% and Nearly Doubled New Customers
May 28, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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Why Your ROAS Is Lying to You (and How to Fix It in 48 Hours)
By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Dec 24, 2025, 9:14:59 AM
Why is ROAS often misleading?
Standard platform ROAS is often inflated by 20–50% because it blends new customer acquisition with repeat buyers and view-through "vibes". This creates a Performance Trap where ad dashboards show high returns while company revenue remains stagnant. To fix this, you must shift to True New-Customer ROAS based on first-party, click-based data.
Topics: Wicked Reports marketing data accuracy new vs repeat buyers true new-customer ROAS marketing measurement fix ROAS ROAS inflation
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Is ROAS Dead? Why the Rumors Are Greatly Exaggerated
By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Aug 21, 2024, 5:58:49 PM
The Rumors of ROAS' Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
It's clickbait that works - marketers screaming from the mountaintops "ROAS is DEAD!".

