29 july 2025
Advertising in 2025: what metrics are really important and how not to merge connections on "beautiful" numbers
A few years ago, CTR was the main star of performance analytics. The click-through rate decided everything: whether the link was good or not, whether to scale or to the trash. But in 2025, it doesn't work anymore. Because ads that collect clicks but don't hold attention will no longer win the auction. TikTok, Meta, YouTube - all major platforms have started counting not only clicks, but also how long your ad actually lives in the user's head. The algorithm sees whether the user lingered or just "clicked past." And if you don't stay, you are eaten by the one who knows how to keep you. What are attention metrics, why are they replacing classic CTR/CPC, how has the approach to performance marketing changed, and what is really important to measure now. Without water, with diagrams, examples, and a clear...