What this audit checks
Spend efficiency
- ROAS / cost-per-MQL below B2B target
- Zero-conversion spend on campaigns older than 7 days
- CPA spike vs 30-day rolling baseline
- Budget utilisation pacing mid-month
Targeting & creative
- Question-topic audiences expanded to broader categories (algo drift)
- High CTR but low MQL conversion - clickbait / low-intent traffic
- Disapproved or rejected creatives in active campaigns
- Promoted-answer / lead-gen formats with broken review status
Tracking & attribution
- Quora Pixel conversion events decaying vs prior period
- Clicks > 0 but conversions = 0 (tracking broken)
- Lead Gen Form submissions not syncing to CRM
- Missing UTM parameters on destination URLs
Cross-channel leak
- Active campaigns on out-of-stock SKUs (B2B-commerce hybrid)
- Branded-topic campaigns cannibalising organic search (GSC sibling)
- Landing pages with poor Web Vitals on long-cycle return visits
- Spend on campaigns with active Feedonomics feed rejections
Severity thresholds
| Signal | Warn | Critical |
|---|---|---|
roas | 2 | - |
cpa | 150 | 300 |
zero_conversion_spend_pct | 5 | 12 |
ctr_mql_mismatch_score | 1 | 3 |
pixel_event_decay_pct | 20 | 40 |
topic_expansion_reach_pct | 20 | 30 |
Data sources
GET https://api.quora.com/ads/v0/me- Auth + account sanityGET https://api.quora.com/ads/v0/accounts/{account_id}- Account metadata + currencyGET https://api.quora.com/ads/v0/campaigns- Campaign inventory + budgetsGET https://api.quora.com/ads/v0/ads- Creative review statusGET https://api.quora.com/ads/v0/accounts/{account_id}/reports/performance- Spend / clicks / conversions / revenue aggregates