{"id":13006,"date":"2026-05-12T11:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/?p=13006"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:46:17","slug":"use-case-how-do-i-know-which-ads-are-actually-making-me-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/use-case-how-do-i-know-which-ads-are-actually-making-me-money\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Know Which Ads Are Actually Making Me Money?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a performance marketer or media buyer you&#8217;re likely running dozens of ads across multiple campaigns and platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And as each campaign comes to an end, you\u2019ve got to clients or managers to answer to. The questions they want you to answer <em>clearly<\/em> are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Which ads are actually making money?<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Where should we be boosting budgets to keep growing?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem? The data your ad platforms provide can\u2019t give you a straight answer to the first, and the insights you do have will give you a misleading answer to the second.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re struggling with the following: Even though ad platform dashboards tell you your ad campaign performance is strong, the backend purchase data you have is saying otherwise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, naturally, you are confused and probably stressed because the data you have isn\u2019t making sense. And the reason it\u2019s not making sense is that ad platforms were never designed to uncover ad-level profitability, just like they weren\u2019t designed to uncover<em> <\/em>assisted conversions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this use case, we explain why using ad platforms to understand profitability doesn\u2019t work, and we tell you how tools like RedTrack can help you overcome this challenge. That way, you can answer those two questions with confidence for every client and stakeholder, and make smarter budget allocation decisions that guarantee growth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenge-why-ad-platforms-can-t-reveal-which-ads-are-profitable\">Challenge: Why Ad Platforms Can\u2019t Reveal Which Ads are Profitable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The straight-up answer to this question is: ad platforms were <strong>built to optimize delivery<\/strong>, <em>not<\/em> <strong>decipher profitability<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, there are three other core reasons why ad platforms can\u2019t help in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-fragmented-data-across-platforms-that-don-t-sit-on-one-ecoysystem\">#1 Fragmented Data Across Platforms That Don\u2019t Sit on One Ecoysystem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to get a clear picture of your profitability at the ad level, you need to <strong>connect<\/strong> two pieces of data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ad spend<\/strong> (housed on your ad platforms)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conversion data<\/strong> (housed in your store or backend)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>So the first problem you run into is that these two data sets don\u2019t naturally live in one system, so they\u2019re not integrated.<br><br>On top of that, the numbers and data you get from all your platforms can\u2019t be easily matched up because each ad platform uses its own set of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attribution models<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conversion windows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Definitions of what counts as a conversion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And even if you try to manually compile a profitability performance report, your results become unreliable because you&#8217;re trying to compare data using different measurement systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-delivery-metrics-don-t-equal-profit-metrics\">#2 Delivery Metrics Don\u2019t Equal Profit Metrics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The second big issue is that delivery metrics, which platforms like Meta, Google, and TikTok provide, <em>don\u2019t<\/em> equal profit metrics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These ad platforms focus on maximizing engagement within their ecosystems, so they prioritize things like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Impressions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clicks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CTR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While all these numbers will tell you how well your ads perform in the outside world, they don\u2019t tell you what happens after users click those ads. Did they actually click buy? That\u2019s what you want to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is absolutely no way for you to know, at an ad level, what your <strong>purchase revenu<\/strong>e, <strong>profit,<\/strong> or CPA is, based on actual purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So even if you have an ad campaign that shows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>High CTR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low CPC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overall strong engagement\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 it can still be losing your client money, not making it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing your ads are being seen and people are engaging with them is great, but that doesn\u2019t mean all those viewers are converting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-real-distribution-can-t-be-found-in-campaign-averages\">#3 Real Distribution Can\u2019t be Found in Campaign Averages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The third issue, which is just as problematic, is that ad platforms give you campaign-level metrics (like ROAS), which are useless when you need to make decisions on individual ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, you might see a solid campaign average result, but:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One ad might be generating all the revenue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Five ads might be generating none<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On paper, the average masks the real situation, and you keep putting money into all the ads (the ones that work and the ones that don\u2019t), when in reality, it would make better financial sense to boost the one ad that\u2019s generating conversions and scale back or rework the ones that aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re super keen, you might try to break down performance to the ad level manually, but then you realize that by the time you clean and collate that data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The optimization window is long gone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ve continued to waste budget on ads that aren\u2019t working<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ve come up with a good optimization decision, but it\u2019s too late<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s simply not a viable option, especially if you\u2019re running multiple campaigns for multiple clients across many platforms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solution-switch-to-a-cross-channel-tool-that-shows-profitability-at-ad-level\">Solution: Switch to a Cross-Channel Tool That Shows Profitability (at Ad Level)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to understand profitability at the ad level and know exactly which ads are bringing in money to your clients, you need to <strong>move away from platform-native reports<\/strong> and <strong>secluded ecosystems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, you need to turn to a cross-channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/software-solutions\/conversion-tracking-software\/\">conversion tracking tool<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/software-solutions\/conversion-attribution-software\/\">conversion attribution tool<\/a> like RedTrack, which:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Connects<\/strong> you ad spend with actual purchase data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Breaks and delivers performance<\/strong> right down to the individual ad level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Centralizes<\/strong> all your attribution, conversion, and profit data in one need system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So instead of relying on fragmented data that you need to collate and clean, you get a unified view that uncovers and displays profitability right down to the ad level, in <em>real time<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-you-can-do-when-you-get-your-hands-on-a-unified-reporting-layer\">What You Can Do When You Get Your Hands on a Unified Reporting Layer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you get on board with a cross-channel tool like RedTrack, you get a unified reporting layer that can show you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purchase revenue, CPA, as well as profit per ad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How ads compare across campaigns and platforms consistently<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which ads are winning, and which ones are sore losers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And when you have this info in the palm of your hand, every day and hour, you can make fast optimization decisions for the short term, and more impactful budget allocation decisions for the long term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-use-nbsp-redtrack-amp-find-out-which-ads-are-actually-making-money-nbsp\">How to Use&nbsp; RedTrack &amp; Find Out Which Ads Are Actually Making Money&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two ways you can use RedTrack to analyze and grasp profitability at the ad level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Creative-level analysis<\/strong> (you look at the visual level))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Report-level analysis<\/strong> (you look at the hierarchical level)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you want to be super thorough and get the full picture, you will do both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-1-creative-analytics\">Method 1: Creative Analytics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/creative-analytics-in-redtrack.png\" alt=\"creative analytics in redtrack\" class=\"wp-image-13008\" data-full=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/creative-analytics-in-redtrack.png\" data-full-size=\"1999x770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/creative-analytics-in-redtrack.png 1999w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/creative-analytics-in-redtrack-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/creative-analytics-in-redtrack-1024x394.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/creative-analytics-in-redtrack-768x296.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/creative-analytics-in-redtrack-1536x592.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/creative-analytics-in-redtrack-770x297.png 770w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/creative-analytics-in-redtrack-370x143.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 958px) 958px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the name suggests, this first method evaluates your ad performance based on the actual ad creative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What this analysis gives you is the image, video, or carousel alongside its performance metrics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purchases and purchase CPA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revenue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Profit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ROI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-set-up-creative-analytics-analysis-in-redtrack\">How to Set Up Creative Analytics Analysis in RedTrack<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When you log into RedTrack, take the following steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-1-connect-your-ad-account\">Step 1: Connect your ad account<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-connecting-ad-platform.png\" alt=\"setting up creative analytics \u2013 connecting ad platform\" class=\"wp-image-13009\" data-full=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-connecting-ad-platform.png\" data-full-size=\"1999x755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-connecting-ad-platform.png 1999w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-connecting-ad-platform-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-connecting-ad-platform-1024x387.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-connecting-ad-platform-768x290.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-connecting-ad-platform-1536x580.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-connecting-ad-platform-770x291.png 770w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-connecting-ad-platform-370x140.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 958px) 958px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Integrations<\/strong> in the left-hand navigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your ad platform (for example, Meta)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click<strong> Connect Account <\/strong>and complete the authorization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019ve completed this first step, you cratives will start syncing automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-2-open-and-set-up-creative-analytics-nbsp\">Step 2: Open and Set Up Creative Analytics&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-selecting-creative-analytics.png\" alt=\"setting up creative analytics \u2013 selecting creative analytics\" class=\"wp-image-13010\" data-full=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-selecting-creative-analytics.png\" data-full-size=\"1999x806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-selecting-creative-analytics.png 1999w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-selecting-creative-analytics-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-selecting-creative-analytics-1024x413.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-selecting-creative-analytics-768x310.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-selecting-creative-analytics-1536x619.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-selecting-creative-analytics-770x310.png 770w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-selecting-creative-analytics-370x149.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 958px) 958px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the left-hand navigation, click on <strong>Creative Analytics <\/strong>(this will open a table with all synced creatives)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set your date range using the <strong>Date Picke<\/strong>r in the top right corner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-date-range.png\" alt=\"setting up creative analytics \u2013 setting date range\" class=\"wp-image-13011\" data-full=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-date-range.png\" data-full-size=\"1999x934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-date-range.png 1999w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-date-range-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-date-range-1024x478.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-date-range-768x359.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-date-range-1536x718.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-date-range-770x360.png 770w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-date-range-370x173.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 958px) 958px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-3-add-profitability-metrics\">Step 3: Add profitability metrics<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, set the Traffic channels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-traffic-channels.png\" alt=\"setting up creative analytics \u2013 setting traffic channels\" class=\"wp-image-13012\" data-full=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-traffic-channels.png\" data-full-size=\"1999x938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-traffic-channels.png 1999w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-traffic-channels-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-traffic-channels-1024x480.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-traffic-channels-768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-traffic-channels-1536x721.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-traffic-channels-770x361.png 770w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-setting-traffic-channels-370x174.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 958px) 958px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the top right corner, click on <strong>Columns<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enable the following:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purchase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase CPA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase Revenue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase Profit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-customizing-columns.png\" alt=\"setting up creative analytics \u2013 customizing columns\" class=\"wp-image-13013\" data-full=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-customizing-columns.png\" data-full-size=\"1999x1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-customizing-columns.png 1999w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-customizing-columns-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-customizing-columns-1024x523.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-customizing-columns-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-customizing-columns-1536x785.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-customizing-columns-770x393.png 770w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-creative-analytics-\u2013-customizing-columns-370x189.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 958px) 958px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> (the table will update)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-4-filter-your-results-nbsp\">Step 4: Filter your results&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the <strong>Traffic Channel<\/strong> filter to isolate certain platforms\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the Creative Type filter to view between:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Image<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carousel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-5-sort-to-find-winners-amp-losers\">Step 5: Sort to find winners &amp; losers<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Purchase Profit <\/strong>column header<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select between:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sort <strong>descending<\/strong> (this will display your winners, or the highest profit creatives, first)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sort <strong>ascending<\/strong> (this will display your losers, or lowest profit creatives, first)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-6-review-amp-optimize-ads-and-budget\">Step 6: Review &amp; optimize ads and budget<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you have all the data neatly tied up, you can look at two things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ad spend vs. purchase profit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase count (for volume validation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the insights you get to identify which creatives are clearly your top performers that deserve to be scaled, and which ones need to be reworked because they are not driving consistent revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-2-reports-analysis\">Method 2: Reports Analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This second method focuses on answering a crucial question: Where in my campaign structure is actual performance coming from?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reports-analysis-in-redtrack.png\" alt=\"reports analysis in redtrack\" class=\"wp-image-13014\" data-full=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reports-analysis-in-redtrack.png\" data-full-size=\"1999x912\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-setting-date-range-and-timezone.png\" alt=\"setting up the reports \u2013 setting date range and timezone\" class=\"wp-image-13016\" data-full=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-setting-date-range-and-timezone.png\" data-full-size=\"1999x895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-setting-date-range-and-timezone.png 1999w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-setting-date-range-and-timezone-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-setting-date-range-and-timezone-1024x458.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-setting-date-range-and-timezone-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-setting-date-range-and-timezone-1536x688.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-setting-date-range-and-timezone-770x345.png 770w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-setting-date-range-and-timezone-370x166.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 958px) 958px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-4-configure-grouping\">Step 4: Configure grouping<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>Grouping<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-configuring-grouping.png\" alt=\"setting up the reports \u2013 configuring grouping\" class=\"wp-image-13017\" data-full=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-configuring-grouping.png\" data-full-size=\"1999x709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-configuring-grouping.png 1999w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-configuring-grouping-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-configuring-grouping-1024x363.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-configuring-grouping-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-configuring-grouping-1536x545.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-configuring-grouping-770x273.png 770w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-configuring-grouping-370x131.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 958px) 958px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add your dimensions in this exact order:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traffic Channel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rt Adgroup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rt Ad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Apply<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll now have a collapsible hierarchy displayed in a table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-5-add-your-profitability-metrics\">Step 5: Add your profitability metrics<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-adding-profitability-columns.png\" alt=\"setting up the reports \u2013 adding profitability columns\" 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770w, https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-adding-profitability-columns-370x231.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 958px) 958px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>Columns <\/strong>and enable the following:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purchase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase CPA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase Revenue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase Profit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-applying-changes.png\" alt=\"setting up the reports \u2013 applying changes\" class=\"wp-image-13019\" data-full=\"https:\/\/www.redtrack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/setting-up-the-reports-\u2013-applying-changes.png\" data-full-size=\"1999x709\" 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id=\"h-step-6-expand-and-analyze-your-hierarchy\">Step 6: Expand and analyze your hierarchy<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To expand ad groups, click on the arrow next to <strong>Traffic Channel<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To expand individual ads, click on the arrow next to <strong>Ad Group<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At each level, you\u2019ll be able to review two things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purchase CPA\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase Profit<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-7-spot-your-problem-areas\">Step 7: Spot your problem areas<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Work your way from top to bottom to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find the channels that display the worst CPA or the lowest profit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then expand to find the weakest ad group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And then drill down to individual ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you do this, you\u2019ll know exactly which ads are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol 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