Barry Hott

Barry Hott

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

Meta's Low‑CPC Tricks Inflate Attribution, Hurt Conversions
SocialMay 12, 2026

Meta's Low‑CPC Tricks Inflate Attribution, Hurt Conversions

When Meta burns spend on low-CPC placements and ads, it's chasing easy attribution credit from people who were already likely to buy within your attribution window. Before the March 2026 attribution update, it didn't even need link clicks to do this....

By Barry Hott
High CPA Doesn't Mean Cut Top‑Spending Ad
SocialMay 11, 2026

High CPA Doesn't Mean Cut Top‑Spending Ad

Most media buyers looking at this would turn off the top spending ad because the CPA is the highest.

By Barry Hott
Don't Kill Ads by Ad‑level CPA Alone
SocialMay 8, 2026

Don't Kill Ads by Ad‑level CPA Alone

I've audited hundreds of accounts in the last year alone. The single most common mistake I see, across budgets big and small: advertisers turning off ads based on ad-level CPA. It's not their fault. The data makes it look obvious. But...

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Don't Kill Campaigns, Fix High CPA, Low ROAS
SocialMay 7, 2026

Don't Kill Campaigns, Fix High CPA, Low ROAS

Sooooooo you wanna turn off ads because the CPA is too high or ROAS is too low? Welp...

By Barry Hott
Ask Three Questions Before Pausing High‑CPA Meta Ads
SocialMay 6, 2026

Ask Three Questions Before Pausing High‑CPA Meta Ads

Do your Meta ads consistently spend with high CPA's? Before you turn them off, ask yourself these three questions:

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Meta Optimizes Only What You Tell It: Feed Quality Signals
SocialMay 6, 2026

Meta Optimizes Only What You Tell It: Feed Quality Signals

Too many advertisers give Meta weak signals, so it optimizes poorly. When Meta optimizes poorly, advertisers trust it less. Give Meta better signals, it optimizes better, you trust it more. Giving Meta the right signals is hard. The advertisers who trust Meta most are...

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New Video Explains Why Ad Relevance Matters
SocialMay 5, 2026

New Video Explains Why Ad Relevance Matters

If you like me annnnd you like YouTube, I think you're gonna like my latest video all about ad relevance. https://t.co/yVzFZLK6n8

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Scale with Many Niche Ads, Not One Narrow Ad
SocialMay 5, 2026

Scale with Many Niche Ads, Not One Narrow Ad

You can't scale with an ad that's only relevant to a tiny audience. You can scale with many ads that are relevant to many tiny audiences.

By Barry Hott
Meta Ad Tests Mislead without Geographic Separation or Incrementality
SocialMay 4, 2026

Meta Ad Tests Mislead without Geographic Separation or Incrementality

You can't learn "the best way to run Meta ads" by running two accounts with different setups and comparing performance. Not without separating them geographically, or running an incrementality test, or both. Without removing the overlap, the second account's existence alone changes...

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New Meta‑Higgsfield Loop Sparks Ad Volatility
SocialApr 30, 2026

New Meta‑Higgsfield Loop Sparks Ad Volatility

Both Meta and Higgsfield MCP's launched this week. Meta -> Claude -> Higgsfield -> Claude -> Meta is now suuuuuper easy 😅😬 Great for both automations and for one-shotting new ads. I think advertisers are about to see a ton of volatility, especially...

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Relevant Ads Benefit Advertisers, Users, and Meta Alike
SocialApr 25, 2026

Relevant Ads Benefit Advertisers, Users, and Meta Alike

Advertiser, users, and Meta alllll win when the most relevant ads are served to the most relevant users.

By Barry Hott
Ridge's Homepage Overhaul Highlights Fresh Shopping Layout
SocialApr 24, 2026

Ridge's Homepage Overhaul Highlights Fresh Shopping Layout

Ooooooh, fun, big change to Ridge's homepage yesterday: Not just the hero product, but the rest of the shopping layout too. Love studying what y'all are doing with your sites https://t.co/H1my56MoR4

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Claude's Confident Yet Outdated Meta Ads Advice Misleads Marketers
SocialApr 23, 2026

Claude's Confident Yet Outdated Meta Ads Advice Misleads Marketers

Claude's guidance on Meta ads, pixels, audiences, etc is wildly bad and outdated, but said soooo confidently. I've seen too many founders and marketers freak out about something minor because of Claude's analysis about something they didn't understand.

By Barry Hott
Past Buyers Respond Differently: Apparel
SocialApr 22, 2026

Past Buyers Respond Differently: Apparel

Apparel brand advertising new drops to past buyers: high incrementality. vs Supplement brand advertising the same bottle to past buyers: low incrementality.

By Barry Hott