Invalid traffic reduced from 45% to 7%
The challenge
This performance marketing agency work primarily in the online betting sector and its team are passionate about data and technology. Their expertise meant that, unlike many online advertisers, they were well-aware of the growing global issue of ad fraud and how it impacts paid media campaigns. With a deep understanding of the issue, the agency knew what kind of solution was needed to deliver real results for their clients.
The solution
The agency team conducted meticulous examination of ad fraud platforms and their detection methodologies. They chose Veracity as it offers automated protection against ad fraud and is based on multi-layered detection methods which combine visitor journey tracking, fingerprinting and AI to detect non-human traffic with accuracy.
Traffic audit findings
The agency ran a trial with one of their online gaming clients. Veracity detected 45.2% invalid, non-human traffic with the peak above 60% on one campaign during the 2-week detection phase.
Veracity detection phase
Results
▶ Invalid traffic reduced from 45.2% to 7% in 4 months
▶ Budget effectiveness increased from 54% to 93%
▶ 25% reduction in CPC (cost per click)
With Veracity ad fraud protection
Prevention of sophisticated bot traffic
Bot traffic can be defined as any online internet traffic that is not generated by a human. With over 50% of the internet estimated to be bot traffic, it’s clear that bots can be found almost everywhere and on virtually every website.
Improved campaign optimisation
The removal of invalid traffic allows for cleaner, more accurate campaign measurement and reporting, without bots skewing the data.
Ready to get started and start seeing results?
Veracity provides click fraud protection and improved campaign performance across Google and Microsoft Search and Display Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Facebook, FAN and Instagram.
With just a single line of code, Veracity is installed in minutes. We offer a free traffic audit and click fraud report.
