Reach and impressions are both key metrics for understanding the visibility of your digital marketing campaigns, but they measure different things. Impressions count the total number of times your content is *displayed*, while reach counts the number of *unique people* who saw your content.
- Current systems include advanced frequency capping, meaning a single user won’t inflate your impression numbers unnecessarily.
- Platforms now feature sophisticated demographic filtering, allowing for more accurate reach estimations based on your target Australian audience.
- In 2026, most advertising platforms utilise probabilistic and deterministic matching to identify unique users across devices, improving reach accuracy.
Understanding this distinction is crucial for Australian businesses, particularly with the increasing focus on data privacy regulations like the updated Privacy Act. Optimising for reach ensures you’re connecting with a wider, relevant audience, while managing impressions helps control ad fatigue and cost-effectiveness. For example, a campaign might have 10,000 impressions but only reach 2,000 people if some individuals see your ad multiple times. This is common with retargeting campaigns, but needs careful monitoring.
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