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8 Ways to Increase Your Return on Ad Spend

TL;DR: ROAS measures revenue generated per dollar spent on ads, vital for evaluating ad campaign profitability. Ad fraud from bots and fraudsters can drastically lower ROAS by consuming budget on non-converting traffic.

  • Strategies to Increase ROAS...

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Click Fraud 101: What You Should Know about Invalid Clicks in 2025

TL;DR

  • Click fraud is the deliberate generation of invalid clicks (by bots or humans) to steal ad spend.
  • Click farms use low-cost labor to mimic real engagement, making them harder to detect than bots.
  • Fraudsters exploit PPC campaigns and social...

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7 min read

How to Spot Social Media Bot Followers

TL;DR: Social media bot followers can skew metrics and damage brand credibility. Here's how to spot and address the issue:

  • Identify Bots: Look for profiles with few posts, generic images, and shallow comments.
  • Damaging Effects: Bot followers can...

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9 min read

Online Survey Scams and How To Spot Them

TL;DR: Online survey scams deceive consumers into providing personal information under the guise of legitimate surveys, often leading to identity theft and other types of fraud.

  • Nature of Survey Scams: Scams often mimic legitimate surveys,...

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Is IP Blocking Effective? Why You Shouldn’t Rely On It!

TL;DR: IP blocking is ineffective against sophisticated ad fraud. It can block legitimate users, is easily bypassed by fraudsters using botnets and VPNs, and is not scalable. Use dedicated ad fraud solutions instead.

Main Points:

  • What is IP...

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9 min read

How to Fight Cookie Stuffing Within Affiliate Fraud

Cookie stuffing, a deceptive technique in affiliate marketing, can significantly undermine efforts to drive traffic and leads to your company’s website. Though affiliate marketing can be a tool for growth, it remains vulnerable to exploitation by...

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How to Identify Fake Ad Traffic: Step-by-Step Guide to Audit Your Ads

TL;DR: This guide teaches how to audit ads for fake traffic—caused by bots and click farms—which inflates engagement metrics, leading to misallocated budgets and strategies. Steps include defining objectives, gathering data, analyzing traffic...

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What Is Account Takeover Fraud (ATO)?

TL;DR: Account Takeover Fraud (ATO) poses serious risks to personal data, financial security, and business integrity. Instances of ATO spiked during the pandemic and have steadily increased ever since.

Main Points:

  • Definition of ATO: Identity...

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