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. 2019 Nov 4;21(11):e14421. doi: 10.2196/14421

Table 1.

Facebook advertisement performance measures.

Level of performance Level of engagement Performance measure Definition
Exposure a Impressions Number of times the advertisement appeared in News Feeds
Exposure Reach Number of individuals exposed to the Facebook advertisement
Engagement Low Reactions Number of times people responded to an advertisement by clicking “like,” “love,” “wow,” “haha,” “sad,” or “angry”
Engagement Low Link clicks Number of people who clicked a link on the Facebook advertisement
Engagement Low Page likes Number of people who liked the LungCancer.net Facebook page
Engagement Medium Shares Number of times people shared the advertisement
Engagement Medium Comments Number of times people commented on the Facebook advertisement
Engagement High Opt ins Number of people who signed up to join the LungCancer.net community

aNot applicable.