Performance Marketing
Performance marketing is advertising bought against measurable outcomes, such as clicks, sign-ups or sales, rather than against exposure.
Why It Matters
It is efficient at capturing existing demand and poor at creating it, which is why brands that rely on it alone eventually face rising acquisition costs.
Related Terms
- CPACPA is the cost of advertising per completed action, such as a sale or a sign-up.
- CACCustomer acquisition cost is the total sales and marketing spending required to win one new customer.
- Marketing AttributionMarketing attribution is the assignment of credit for a sale to the advertising and marketing that preceded it.
- Brand StrategyBrand strategy is the deliberate management of what a company stands for in the minds of customers: positioning, identity, pricing power and consistency over time.
VANTAGE52 Coverage
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