What is a retargeting pixel?

A retargeting pixel is essentially a tagging process that is the foundation of retargeting technology. 
After placing a pixel on your site, your customers will be tagged based on browsing behavior, product preferences, and demographics-- and the retargeting campaign can begin

  • Create a audience's segment to tag site visitors and is usually placed in the footer of your site right before the <body> closing tag. 
    Without it, you won’t be able to serve ads to your bounced site visitors.
  • The conversion tag allows you to track when retargeted users make a purchase or submit a form. 
    This allows you to measure to effectiveness and ROI of your retargeting campaigns.
  • The Exclusion tag allows you to remove people from your retargeting pool once they’ve converted, so ad dollars aren’t wasted on current customers.