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In digital marketing, it’s not enough to just have your ads or messages displayed. It’s crucial that the target audience also responds to them. Click-through rate is one of the most commonly used metrics to measure this response and provides quick insight into whether your efforts are hitting the right note. <\/p>

But how does the measurement work in practice, and what does it actually tell you about the effect of your campaigns?<\/p>

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What is a click-through rate?<\/h2>

Click-through rate, also known as Click-Through Rate<\/em><\/u> or<\/u> CTR<\/em><\/u><\/a>, is a key metric in online marketing<\/u><\/a> that shows the relationship between the number of clicks on a link, ad or call-to-action and the number of views (impressions).<\/p>

CTR<\/a> is calculated using the following formula:<\/em><\/p>

Click-through rate (CTR)=Number of clicksNumber of views\u00d7100\\text{Click-through rate (CTR)} = \\frac{\\text{Number of clicks}}{\\text{Number of views}} \\times 100 Click-through rate (CTR)=Number of viewsNumber of clicks\u00d7100<\/p>

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If an ad is shown 1,000 times and clicked 25 times, the CTR is 2.5%.<\/p>

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Why is click rate important?<\/h2>

The click-through rate provides a quick insight into how effective an ad, search result, or campaign element is in engaging the target audience.<\/p>

A high click-through rate typically indicates:<\/p>