When utilizing Value-Based Bidding, what metric is most critical to accurately input into the Gemini platform's conversion tracking to ensure bid optimization aligned with profit?

When using Value-Based Bidding, the most critical metric to accurately input into the Gemini platform's conversion tracking is the *profit marginor revenue generated by each conversion, not just the total revenue. Value-Based Bidding is a bidding strategy where the platform optimizes bids based on the value or profit generated by each conversion, rather than simply the number of conversions. To accurately align bid optimization with profit, you need to provide the system with data that reflects the actual profit earned from each sale or lead. For example, if you sell different products with varying profit margins, tracking only the total revenue from a conversion will not allow the system to differentiate between high-profit and low-profit sales. If one product generates $100 in revenue with a $50 profit margin, and another generates $100 in revenue with only a $10 profit margin, Value-Based Bidding should prioritize the first product. Therefore, you must configure your conversion tracking to capture and report the profit associated with each conversion, not just the revenue. This allows the algorithm to bid more aggressively for conversions that generate higher profit and less aggressively for those with lower profit, maximizing the overall profitability of your campaigns. Simply inputting the revenue will optimize towards revenue and not profit.