Catalogue ads that hunt buyers#
Quick answer: Advantage+ catalogue (dynamic) ads match feed products to shoppers for prospecting and retargeting. The product IDs in events must match catalogue IDs exactly, or Meta cannot link behaviour to products.
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What are catalogue ads?#
Feed-driven units that show the right product to the right shopper: viewed items, basket abandoners, cross-sell and replenishment, plus broad prospecting from the same feed. Start at the Meta Ads hub.
The feed is the campaign: titles, images, prices, availability and IDs. Read Meta on Advantage+ catalogue ads and our setup guide before connecting anything.
How do you keep the feed honest?#
Match IDs between Pixel/CAPI events and catalogue SKUs, refresh stock and prices on a schedule, and split prospecting from retargeting so ROAS reads clean. Fresh feeds always.
Use product sets for margin, stock and season, and overlays for prices and badges that update themselves. Feed health lists the errors that kill delivery.
| Lever | What it means |
|---|---|
| IDs | Event product IDs equal catalogue IDs, exactly |
| Stock | Availability refreshed, heroes confirmed |
| Price | Accurate with currency, overlays current |
| Sets | Margin, stock and season slices maintained |
When is the feed ready?#
When diagnostics pass clean for a week: zero ID mismatches, prices accurate, stock truthful. Launching on a sick feed teaches the automation the wrong catalogue.
Shopify sellers should use the official channel with Enhanced or Maximum data sharing before scaling. Shopify integration walks the wiring.
Where do catalogue ads deliver?#
Feed, Reels, Stories and video placements with formats adapting per surface. Prospecting finds new buyers; retargeting closes open loops.
Report the two separately with existing-customer controls, or blended ROAS will flatter acquisition. Retargeting splits show the method.
Why does matching beat targeting?#
Because relevance is computed per product per person instead of guessed per audience. Boden cut purchase cost 24 per cent by deepening catalogue coverage (Meta-published case).
Because replenishment and cross-sell print money that prospecting cannot: existing behaviour predicts better than any interest stack. Domino's Spain hit 2.1 times ROAS with catalogue-fuelled automation.
Feed Health Checker
Paste catalogue rows (ID, availability, price) to flag mismatches, dead stock and zero prices before they poison delivery.
Feed Health Checker
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Zero flags is the bar. Paste rows as ID, availability, price. Read Meta on Advantage+ catalogue ads.
Health report
Run the check to list every flag with its fix.
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