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Ad monitoring software continuously tracks and aggregates data on advertising performance across multiple channels, capturing metrics such as impressions, clicks, spend, and conversions in near real-time. This rich, time-series data serves as the foundational input for causal impact analysis. The 'causalimpact' methodology is specifically designed to quantify the effect of a marketing intervention or campaign by comparing observed performance against a modeled counterfactual scenario (what would have happened without the campaign). In practice, marketers use ad monitoring software data as the observed input to 'causalimpact' models to isolate and measure the true incremental impact of specific ads or campaigns, controlling for external factors and temporal trends. This enables data-driven decisions on budget allocation, campaign optimization, and attribution beyond simple correlation metrics. Without reliable, granular ad monitoring data, causal impact analysis cannot accurately estimate the causal effect of advertising activities. Conversely, causalimpact provides a rigorous statistical framework that transforms raw ad monitoring metrics into actionable insights about campaign effectiveness and ROI, thereby enhancing digital strategy and business decision-making.