Yes, many advertisers are reporting sudden spikes in ad spend and faster budget burn lately, often without a proportional increase in results. This can happen for a few reasons, especially toward the end or start of a quarter.
1. Increased Competition
Brands ramp up spending at the end of Q1 or start of Q2 — especially in April — causing CPMs to rise sharply.
2. Meta’s Delivery System Shift
If you're using Advantage+ placements or broad audiences, Meta may be allocating spend faster to high-cost traffic unless capped or controlled.
3. Ad Fatigue or Creative Burnout
If your top creatives have run for a while, their performance may drop — leading to poor efficiency but still fast delivery.
4. Under-the-Hood Learning Reset
Changes to campaign structure, targeting, or budget (especially daily budgets) can reset learning and cause Meta to aggressively re-optimize.
What You Can Do:
- Check CPMs and CTR: If CPM has jumped but CTR dropped, your ad quality or targeting might be slipping.
- Limit daily spend pacing: Use lifetime budgets or scheduled dayparting to avoid early-day overspend.
- Rotate fresh creatives: If ads have been running over 7–10 days, test new hooks or formats.
- Consider manual bidding: If you're using Maximize Conversions, switch to Cost Cap or Bid Cap to regain control.