Benefits of ClickPatrol for Lead Generation and Ecommerce

Benefits of ClickPatrol for Lead Generation and Ecommerce

1. Smarter decisions through reliable data

By filtering out fake clicks and leads, advertisers get clean data they can base better decisions on. Campaign statistics are no longer skewed by bot traffic, making it clear which campaigns, ad groups, and ads truly perform.

For example, a marketing agency discovered in a test that some campaigns received up to 20% invalid clicks. With these insights, they reallocated the budget to high-performing campaigns, significantly improving results.

A global advertiser (Avis) saw that after implementing ClickPatrol, conversions increased by 123% and CPA decreased by 36% because the budget was now only spent on genuinely interested users. This shows how accurate data enables advertisers to make smarter decisions and improve their ROI.

2. Putting data to work: real vs. fake leads in practice

ClickPatrol identifies whether a click or form submission comes from a real user or a bot. Customers can directly integrate this information into their own systems.

For example, leads submitted through forms are automatically labeled in the CRM (like HubSpot) based on authenticity.

This means sales teams immediately see which leads are human and valuable, and which are marked as spam. With such integration, the CRM only receives high-quality, human-validated leads, saving time and resources by blocking spam and bot entries.

In practice, customers can adjust processes accordingly such as automatically excluding fake leads from follow-ups or showing additional verification steps to suspicious users. The result: more value from real prospects and no time wasted on false submissions.

3. Direct cost savings from refunded clicks (Google credits)

Google performs what are called silent cost corrections: invalid clicks are typically refunded within 24 hours, but the credit is hidden. When you reopen the cost column from a previous day in Google Ads, the spend figure may have decreased without any visible notice. This behavior makes it nearly impossible to spot refunds unless you actively compare numbers.


In practice, we see that when ClickPatrol is active, Google Ads more frequently removes invalid clicks retroactively, directly from the campaign spend metrics.

These removed clicks do not appear on invoices or as refund transactions. Instead, they silently reduce the daily cost totals. A travel company found that around 17% of their daily ad spend was refunded this way, indicating that Google no longer charged them for many suspicious clicks.

Tip: export the “Cost” metric from Google Ads at the end of each day and compare it to the same export the next morning. This will often reveal a downward correction. These invisible, real-time adjustments can result in significant savings that only become visible through careful tracking.

4. Much more fraud detected than Google’s <1% benchmark

Google typically detects only a fraction of click traffic as invalid often <1% of the budget is refunded. However, with ClickPatrol, the real fraud numbers surface.

One case study found that just 8% of clicks were fraudulent, but this small fraction accounted for nearly 29% of ad spend. A marketing agency also reported that in certain accounts they had to block up to 25% of all clicks as invalid much more than Google detected.

This shows that without additional protection, many fake clicks go unnoticed. By using ClickPatrol, companies ensure that the majority of click fraud is actually blocked, rather than accepting that only ~1% will be credited. This way, almost no budget is lost to invisible fraud.

5. Fewer bots = cleaner traffic to the site

Once ClickPatrol is enabled, customers see a drastic drop in bot visits. Only genuinely interested users reach the website, which noticeably improves traffic quality.

A B2B client (Giordano Global) saw average time-on-page increase by 58% after excluding bot clicks indicating the traffic became much “cleaner” and real users stayed longer. Similarly, a travel platform discovered ~14% non-human traffic; after activating ClickPatrol, that meant 14% cleaner traffic (bots blocked), saving ~17% in ad costs.

Cleaner traffic also impacts customer success: Giordano saw a 10% increase in leads while cost per lead decreased. By eliminating bots and click farms, engagement metrics and conversion rates improve irrelevant traffic simply no longer enters the funnel.

6. Almost no more spam leads or fake sign-ups

ClickPatrol customers report that spam from forms and newsletter signups drops significantly or disappears altogether. The software performs a check before and during form submission to block suspicious bot entries.

As a result, fake leads never enter the system. Only legitimate, human interactions are passed to the database/CRM, meaning sales teams no longer have to sift through mountains of spam. One example: by linking ClickPatrol’s form protection to HubSpot, a company was able to block all bot submissions, ensuring only genuine contact requests reached their CRM (no fake names or email addresses).

This not only reduces manual cleanup but also improves database reliability. After all, “fake form submissions are fake leads” that would otherwise waste your resources with ClickPatrol, these are filtered automatically. Customers report virtually no spam in lead forms or newsletters, only valuable signups from real potential clients.

Conclusion: Whether for B2B lead generation or ecommerce campaigns, the scenarios above show that ClickPatrol makes a real difference. Advertisers can spend their budgets more effectively thanks to accurate data, save money through refunded fraud clicks, get cleaner website traffic, and free their sales and marketing teams from dealing with fake leads. These tangible results from higher conversion rates to less than 1% waste highlight the importance of robust click fraud protection in online advertising.

Bernt

Bernt is the CMO at ClickPatrol, leading the charge in making ad protection and data security accessible for SMEs. With a passion for cutting through complexity, Bernt focuses on clear, effective strategies that help businesses safeguard their marketing budgets without the corporate fluff.

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