Barry Hott

Barry Hott

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Paid social advisor and educator; performance creative, ads, and attribution for growth.

TikTok Shops Lean on Fake Discounts for Bottom‑F
SocialApr 20, 2026

TikTok Shops Lean on Fake Discounts for Bottom‑F

How much of TikTok Shops performance is just capturing the bottom of the bottom of the funnel with fake discounts? https://t.co/Nt1HqKxfgL

By Barry Hott
Meta Editor Auto‑adds Related Media, Risk Unintended Publishing
SocialApr 17, 2026

Meta Editor Auto‑adds Related Media, Risk Unintended Publishing

Meta media buyers, LOOK OUT 👀 If you go to EDIT an ad, even just to look at an ad's setting without changing anything, the system automatically adds Related Media. It won't publish automatically, buuuut, it will queue to publish the next...

By Barry Hott
Hands‑off Media Buying Redefines Creative Strategy
SocialApr 16, 2026

Hands‑off Media Buying Redefines Creative Strategy

Killer video from @DenneyDara. So much to take away about creative and media buying, especially how they're doing very hands off media buying...

By Barry Hott
Meta's New Link‑click Focus Inflates Traffic, Drops CVR
SocialApr 15, 2026

Meta's New Link‑click Focus Inflates Traffic, Drops CVR

Traffic up and CVR down lately? Here are 2 of the causes: 1. Meta made ads more link-clicky. Swiping up to view comments on reels (see post below) or tapping to expand feed ads can now drive link clicks to site....

By Barry Hott
Meta Pixel Glitch Causes Missing Subscribe Events
SocialApr 15, 2026

Meta Pixel Glitch Causes Missing Subscribe Events

Anyone experiencing Meta pixel issues in the last ~36 hours, what are you seeing/experiencing? For example, I'm seeing zero Subscribe events for a client showing in Events Manager, they're using LittleData + Segment, but we have other similarly setup events that...

By Barry Hott
Irrelevant Ads Lose Audience Instantly—Make It Feel Personal
SocialApr 14, 2026

Irrelevant Ads Lose Audience Instantly—Make It Feel Personal

Walk into a bar. Everyone's 20 years older than you. What do you do? Leave immediately. That's what's happening on your ads, your landing page, your homepage. People can instantly tell if something's "for them." If it doesn't feel relevant, they're gone.

By Barry Hott
Segment Pages by Traffic Intent, Not One-Size CVR
SocialMar 2, 2026

Segment Pages by Traffic Intent, Not One-Size CVR

Stop comparing your PDP's CVR against your landing pages. Your landing page only gets paid traffic. Your PDP gets organic, email, Google, direct... all of it. Those sources have completely different intent levels, and that changes everything. High intent sources like Google,...

By Barry Hott