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What is Scaling?

Definition

Scaling means increasing spend on profitable campaigns while keeping results stable. It can be vertical or horizontal.

Scaling explained

Vertical scaling raises budgets on existing campaigns. Horizontal scaling duplicates winners into new campaigns, audiences or countries. Steady new creative supply makes scaling sustainable.

Example

A brand raises a winning campaign's budget by 20% every few days while results hold.

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