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Ad-Impression

Description

An ad impression is counted when an ad is fetched and displayed to a user.

Definition

 It's the basic unit of ad delivery each time an ad loads on a user 's screen (whether viewed or not), it counts as an impression. 

Why Is Ad-Impression Important for App Marketers?

 It 's foundational for CPM billing, reach calculation, and impression-based campaign performance. 

Where You Can Use Ad-Impression

CPM campaigns, viewability tracking, ad servers, mediation layers, programmatic reporting.

What Are the Best Practices

  • Focus on viewable impressions, avoid auto-refresh abuse, segment by geo/platform, track fill rate.

 Impressions alone don 't guarantee value pair with viewability and engagement for the full picture.