In this episode of the Smart Marketer Podcast, Molly Pittman is joined by Smart Marketer’s Director of Advertising, Denis Paskalev, for a live Meta Ads Q&A where they answer real questions from marketers about what is actually working with Meta ads in 2026.
From campaign structure and creative testing to scaling strategies and performance metrics, this conversation breaks down the modern approach to Meta ads in a world where targeting is driven more by creative, messaging, and landing pages than traditional audience targeting.
If you are running ads for ecommerce, SaaS, info products, or local businesses, this episode will give you practical guidance on how to structure, test, and scale campaigns in today’s Meta ecosystem.
“I think people are putting too much pressure on trying to figure out the exact winning campaign structure, where actually there are other things that are usually more important.” – Denis Paskalev
You Will Learn
- Why there is no single perfect Meta ad campaign structure and what actually matters more
- When to use CBO versus ABO for creative testing and campaign control
- How to handle situations where one ad receives most of the budget in Meta campaigns
- The difference between vertical and horizontal scaling in today’s ad ecosystem
- Why scaling often causes CPAs to spike and how to prevent it
- How creative, messaging, and landing pages now act as targeting signals for Meta
- The metrics to evaluate during the first one to three days of ad testing
- When to move a winning creative from testing to scaling campaigns
- Whether videos and static ads should be tested together or separately
Links & Resources
- Free Meta Ads Mini Class
- Molly Pittman
- Smart Paid Traffic Live
- Omnisend (Smart Marketer Exclusive Offer)
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