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The Paid Traffic Truth : Which Way Is Last-Click Attribution Wrong? One Direction
Aug 17, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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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 Every DTC Brand Should Know
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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Why Meta CPA Understates New Customer Acquisition Cost
By Scott Desgrosseilliers on May 18, 2026, 7:14:56 AM
Why Your Meta CPA Is Lying to You
Meta's platform reports a healthy cost per acquisition. Meanwhile, your new customer count is flat. That is not a coincidence, it is a measurement problem. There is an attribution gap hiding inside your ad account, and once you can see it, you can fix it. Here is what it is, how to find it, and what to measure instead.

