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Why Is My Meta Reach Up but Sales Flat: The Quality-of-Reach Diagnostic for D2C
Wittelsbach Free Intermediate India
Names the specific India traps (Audience Network placements delivering cheap near-zero-intent impressions, premature tier-3 expansion before product-market fit at that price point) that inflate clicks without producing buyers.
- Audience Network placements can deliver very cheap clicks from third-party apps with almost no purchase intent
- Expanding into tier-3 cities before confirming product-market fit at that price point produces reach without sales
- Broad targeting that ignores income and intent signals mixes low-budget browsers with genuine buyers in the same audience
- Diagnose reach quality by placement and city tier, not just by overall CTR