B
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22%
22% -- click fraud rate for medical industry paid ads (2021)
22% of medical ad clicks are fraud.
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Value
22%
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Data Vintage
2021
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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PPC Protect
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https://ppcprotect.com/industries/medical/ ↗
Source Article
Click Fraud Protection for the Medical Industry | PPC Protect
22% Of medical ad clicks are fraud.
Ad Fraud Costs
The ad fraud botnet “Chameleon” costs advertisers over $6 million a month.
Eternal Growth
Click fraud is currently growing at 50% per year with no signs of slowing.
Impacts 1 in 3
We've found on unprotected ads that click fraud can be as high as 30%…
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PPC Protect
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Methodology
Vendor-reported click fraud measurement by PPC Protect for medical industry ads
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Segmentation
IndustryHealthcare
Channelpaid_ads
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medical industry paid ads: 22% click fraud rate. Source: PPC Protect (2021). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/medical-ad-click-fraud-rate
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