Question: A marketing manager used Reach Planner to create a forecast for a new awareness Video campaign. The campaign results end up being very different from the media plan numbers provided by the Reach Planner forecast. What's the likely cause of the significant mismatch between the campaign results and forecast data?
- The marketing manager built a campaign that didn't match the plan settings in Reach Planner.
- Reach Planner forecasts aren't compatible with Video campaigns for any marketing objective.
- The marketing manager used Reach Planner during the least optimal time of day.
- Reach Planner forecasts aren't compatible with awareness campaigns.
Explanation
Reach Planner forecasts are based on the media plan inputs selected during planning. Campaign results can differ when the live campaign uses different settings, such as budget, targeting, location, formats, dates, or frequency assumptions. For an awareness Video campaign, setup consistency is important because reach estimates depend on those planned inputs. A mismatch between plan settings and campaign settings can cause actual delivery to diverge from the forecast.
Why the other options are incorrect
Video campaign incompatibility is incorrect because Reach Planner supports Video campaign planning.
Time of day is not the reason Reach Planner forecasts differ from live campaign results.
Awareness campaign incompatibility is incorrect because Reach Planner can be used for awareness planning.
Source for verification
https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/9427120?hl=en
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