15 september 2025
From clicks to trust: how to read metrics when people don't know about you yet
Imagine: you are launching your first advertising campaign. The budget is spent, the CTR falls short of 1%, and you have zero leads. Do you panic? Don't be in a hurry. It's not always a failure, especially if you're working for a cold audience that sees your brand for the first time. The main thing here is not to sell "off the wheels", but to gradually measure progress: whether they paid attention to you, went to the site, stayed for at least a minute, or wanted to subscribe. Sales are the tip of the iceberg. First, you need to understand whether you have appeared in the field of view of users at all. In this article, we will analyze which KPIs really show progress when no one knows about you yet. From CTR and CPC to time-on-page and first-time saves,...