Changes in Smart Bidding Recommendations​

Updated 

Introduction 

The Smart Bulb Icon evaluates certain criteria at the backend to identify potential entities for the application of Smart Bidding or Smart Budget Application or both. 

 

Methodology 

The bulb icon is supposed to identify entities as per various evaluation rules and make recommendations for the following channels and objectives: 

 

Channel 

Optimization Goal 

Upper/ Down funnel 

Facebook 

Ad Recall Lift 

Upper 

Facebook 

Reach 

Upper 

Facebook 

Impression 

Upper 

Facebook 

Page Like 

Upper 

Facebook 

Link Clicks 

Upper 

Facebook 

Link Clicks (CPC) 

Upper 

Facebook 

Landing Page Views 

Upper 

Facebook 

Daily Unique Reach 

Upper 

Facebook 

Impressions 

Upper 

Facebook 

Post Engagements 

Down 

Facebook 

App Installs 

Down 

Facebook 

App Events 

Down 

Facebook 

Thru play 

Upper 

Facebook 

2-Second Continuous Video Views 

Upper 

Facebook 

Leads 

Down 

Facebook 

Conversion Leads 

Down 

Facebook 

Calls 

Down 

Facebook 

Replies 

Down 

Facebook 

Value 

Down 

Facebook 

Conversions 

Down 

Facebook 

Conversion Events 

Down 

Facebook 

Unique Reach 

Upper 

Facebook 

Store Visits 

Down 

LinkedIn 

Reach 

Upper 

LinkedIn 

Impressions 

Upper 

LinkedIn 

Sends 

Upper 

LinkedIn 

Landing Page Clicks 

Upper 

LinkedIn 

Engagement Clicks 

Upper 

LinkedIn 

Video Views 

Upper 

LinkedIn 

Leads 

Down 

LinkedIn 

Clicks 

Upper 

LinkedIn 

Website Conversions 

Down 

Pinterest 

Impressions 

Upper 

Pinterest 

Video Views 

Upper 

Pinterest 

Pin Clicks 

Upper 

Pinterest 

Conversions 

Down 

Snapchat 

Impressions 

Upper 

Snapchat 

Swipe Up 

Upper 

Snapchat 

Story Opens 

Upper 

Snapchat 

Share 

Down 

Snapchat 

Install 

Down 

Snapchat 

Swipe Up 

Upper 

Snapchat 

App Purchase 

Down 

Snapchat 

App Signup 

Down 

Snapchat 

App Add to Cart 

Down 

Snapchat 

Page Views 

Upper 

Snapchat 

Shares 

Down 

Snapchat 

15 Second Video View 

Upper 

Snapchat 

2 Second Video View 

Upper 

Snapchat 

Pixel Sign Up 

Down 

Snapchat 

Pixel Signups 

Down 

Snapchat 

App Sign Up 

Down 

Snapchat 

Pixel Purchase 

Down 

Snapchat 

Pixel Add to Cart 

Down 

Snapchat 

Page View 

Upper 

X

Reach with Engagement 

Upper 

Maximum Reach 

Upper 

Video Views 

Upper 

15 s Video Views 

Upper 

3s/100% Video Views 

Upper 

6s Video Views 

Upper 

Pre-roll Views 

Upper 

3s/100% Pre-Roll Views 

Upper 

6s Pre-Roll Views 

Upper 

App Installs 

Down 

App Clicks 

Down 

Link Clicks 

Upper 

Website Conversion 

Down 

Engagement 

Down 

Followers 

Down 

TikTok 

Reach 

Upper 

TikTok 

Click 

Upper 

Tiktok 

2 Second Video Views 

Upper 

Tiktok 

6 Second Video Views 

Upper 

Tiktok 

Leads 

Down 

Tiktok 

Profile Visit 

Down 

Tiktok 

Follow 

Down 

Tiktok 

Install 

Down 

Tiktok 

Conversion 

Down 

Tiktok 

Conversions 

Down 

 

With recent updates incorporated in it, it is no longer going to recommend “Down” funnel objectives for Facebook/InstagrAM and no Objectives for TikTok, which are: 

Tiktok 

Reach 

Upper 

Tiktok 

Click 

Upper 

Tiktok 

2 Second Video Views 

Upper 

Tiktok 

6 Second Video Views 

Upper 

Tiktok 

Leads 

Down 

Tiktok 

Profile Visit 

Down 

Tiktok 

Follow 

Down 

Tiktok 

Install 

Down 

Tiktok 

Conversion 

Down 

Tiktok 

Conversions 

Down 

Facebook 

Post Engagements 

Down 

Facebook 

App Installs 

Down 

Facebook 

App Events 

Down 

Facebook 

Leads 

Down 

Facebook 

Conversion Leads 

Down 

Facebook 

Calls 

Down 

Facebook 

Replies 

Down 

Facebook 

Value 

Down 

Facebook 

Conversions 

Down 

Facebook 

Conversion Events 

Down 

Facebook 

Store Visits 

Down 

 

Configuration 
1. From the launchpad, click on Ads Manager

2. In the Upper right corner identify the bulb icon. Click on it to filter out your potential entities which Sprinklr deems fit for application of SB/SBA. 
 

 

3. The system will auto apply filter for “Smart Bidding”, “Smart Budget”, “Smart Bidding with Target CPA” & “Smart Budget with 3rd Party Metrics” 

 

4. Identify your respective entities and apply the desired optimisations using Strategy Groups. To learn more about how to configure a Smart Bidding or Smart Budget, view Setting Up Smart Bidding or Setting up Smart Budget  

 

Impact 

For all the remaining objectives, the algorithm and Smart Bidding will continue to function seamlessly without any changes. The adjustments discussed earlier will only apply to specific objectives while leaving the rest unaffected. Smart Bidding will continue to operate optimally and efficiently to achieve the desired outcomes for those objectives. 

 

Business Value 

With the new Bulb icon, users can easily spot potential entities for optimizations, saving time and effort on manual analysis. This business add-on streamlines decision-making and tries to improve the overall performance of Paid Initiatives. 

 

Key Takeaways 

  • Evaluation & Application of SBA is unaffected.

  • Smart Bidding will not recommend only “Down” funnel objectives for Facebook/Instagram. 

Note: Changes in the bulb icon are pending for Tiktok. As of now, Tiktok is not recommended via bulb icon but SB can be applied if bid strategy type is "Manual Bid" only. For TikTok the Bid Strategy type should be manual from the start for successful application of Smart Bidding, since changing bid strategy mid-flight(post-publishing) is an API limitation.