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Forecast

Also: Media forecast; Delivery estimate

The expected impressions, reach, clicks, conversions, and cost for a plan before it runs, built from platform estimates, benchmarks, and past results. Forecasts set expectations the campaign is then judged against, so their assumptions should be written down.

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