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Percentage of revenue attributed to customers who made first purchase of the brand
This measure calculates the percentage of revenue in the last year that is attributed to customers who made their first purchase of the brand in the same year. It is part of…
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Percentage of total annual marketing spending spent on business entity's website
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing spending (including advertising and trade spending if applicable) that went to a business entity's website …
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Percentage of total annual marketing spending spent on social media
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing spending (including advertising and trade spending if applicable) that went to social media (i.e…
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Percentage of total annual marketing spending spent on mobile applications
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing spending (including advertising and trade spending if applicable) that went to mobile applications. It is…
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Percentage of total annual marketing spending spent on traditional face-to-face contacts
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing spending (including advertising and trade spending if applicable) that went to traditional face-to-face…
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Percentage of total annual marketing spending spent on search engine marketing
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing spending (including advertising and trade spending if applicable) that went to search engine marketing. It is…
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Percentage of total annual marketing spending spent on other channels
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing spending (including advertising and trade spending if applicable) that went to other channels (i.e. other…
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Percentage of total annual marketing spending spent on indirect marketing
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing spending (including advertising and trade spending if applicable) that went to indirect marketing (e.g.,…
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Days sales outstanding
This measure calculates the average number of days sales outstanding in accounts receivable for a business entity. Days sales outstanding is the length of time from when a…
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Cycle time in days from receipt of invoice until approved and scheduled for payment
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) that elapse from receipt of an invoice until it is approved and scheduled for payment. It is part of…
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Cycle time in days to complete the monthly consolidated financial statements
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) that elapse between running the initial monthly business entity trial balance and completing the…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per invoice processed
This measure calculates the total cost per invoice processed to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating…
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Cycle time in days from transmission of invoice to receipt of payment
This measure calculates the number of calendar days that elapse from invoicing a customer to receiving payment for the invoiced line items. It is part of a set of Cycle Time…
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Total cost to perform the process "perform general accounting" per journal entry line item
This measure calculates the total cost per journal entry line item to perform the process "perform general accounting," which consists of managing an organization's ongoing…
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Total uncollectable balances as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total uncollectable balances as a percentage of revenue. Uncollectable balances are amounts owed to your business unit for goods or services already…