Your GO Campaign Strategy

Think of your campaign goal as a brief for Criteo AI. You tell GO what you want to achieve, and AI takes over by automatically adjusting your targeting, bidding, and ad delivery to hit that target.

It's the first decision you'll make when creating a campaign, and the most important one to get right. GO offers three campaign goals.

Which goal is right for you?

Not sure which goal to choose? Here's a quick guide:

If you want to

Choose this goal 

  • Reach new shoppers who haven’t discovered your brand

  • Reach shoppers who have never visited your site

  • Reach relevant new shoppers across web, app, and social before they even start searching for new products

Drive discovery 

  • Convert site visitors who haven't bought yet 

  • Reach prospective customers

  • Reach shoppers who've browsed your products

Acquire new customers 

  • Drive more purchases from existing visitors and customers 

  • Re-engage your past visitors

Maximize conversions 

How do the goals differ from each other?

 

Drive discovery 

Acquire new customers 

Maximize conversions 

Who sees your ads 

Shoppers who haven’t discovered your brand

High-intent prospects and shoppers who have shown interest in your brand or category, but have never bought from you 

Past visitors and buyers 

Optimizes for 

Reach 

First-time purchases 

Sales or revenue 

Key metrics 

Exposed users, reach 

First-time buyers, Customer acquisition cost 

ROAS, revenue, sales 

Best for 

Building awareness and growing your audience 

Converting interested prospects into buyers 

Driving repeat purchases and maximizing revenue 

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