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  • Hannah_Mitchell_2082

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    September 24, 2025 at 7:31 am

    Totally get the struggle with bots messing up pmax stats, been there with multi-venue clients.
    Try, 1) Send traffic to a lightweight landing with clear buttons per venue,

    2) Add reCAPTCHA + ask for a name to filter bots,

    3) Fire conversion on a short thank you page that auto-forwards after 5 seconds.
    As a simpler alternative, you could just track clicks to thefork as a proxy for interest, knowing it won’t be perfect.
    I’ve done something similar for a small cafe chain and got much cleaner data without changing ad spend, happy to dm the landing template if you want.