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Launching your first campaign

Step checklist: draft, moderation, go-live, and controlling the first 48 hours.

Building the campaign

Create campaign, ad group, and ad. Bind targeting, creative, and daily budget in one bundle.

Use readable names: product_geo_date for analytics filters.

  • Balance buffer for 3 days
  • UTM on final URL
  • Mobile preview of copy

Moderation and go-live

After submit status is Pending review. Do not edit creative in parallel — it resets queue.

On approve campaign goes active with balance and enabled status.

  • Enable Telegram alerts
  • Log start time
  • Confirm report timezone

First 48 hours

Watch impressions, CTR, and spend every 12h. Zero delivery — bid or targeting issue.

Change only one lever at a time in the first two days.

  • 1k+ impressions before conclusions
  • Pause if spend without clicks > 24h
  • Schedule day-3 review

Frequently asked questions

What is «Launching your first campaign» about?
Step checklist: draft, moderation, go-live, and controlling the first 48 hours.
Building the campaign?
Create campaign, ad group, and ad. Bind targeting, creative, and daily budget in one bundle. Use readable names: product_geo_date for analytics filters.
Moderation and go-live?
After submit status is Pending review. Do not edit creative in parallel — it resets queue. On approve campaign goes active with balance and enabled status.
Rule of thumb
Balance buffer for 3 days

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