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Customer sales promotions as a percentage of sales revenue
This measure calculates average spend on customer sales promotions as percentage of retail sales. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate…
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Return on investment for retail marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates return on investment for retail marketing/sales campaigns. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and refine…
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Markdowns as a percentage of retail sales
This measure calculates markdowns as a percentage of retail sales. Markdown is the difference between the original retail price and the actual selling price. This…
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Market share
This measure calculates the percentage of total value (not volume) sold in the product/service categories being benchmarked. It is computed by dividing annual sales revenue…
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Percentage of customers who would recommend product/service to family/friends
This measure calculates the percentage of customers who say they would recommend a product or service to family and friends. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency…
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Percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to digital marketing - social media engagement
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to digital marketing - social media engagement. It is part of a set of Supplemental…
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Percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to other
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to "other" (i.e. other than digital, non-digital, traditional advertising, or physical…
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Customer retention rate for customers attempting service cancellation
This measure calculates the customer retention rate (i.e. the number of customers who were active three years ago and are still active, divided by the number of customers who…
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Percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to digital marketing - website design, management, and optimization
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to digital marketing - website design, management, and optimization. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to digital marketing - mobile marketing other than apps (e.g., text/multimedia messages)
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to digital marketing - mobile marketing other than apps (e.g., text/multimedia messages). It…
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Percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to digital marketing - email marketing
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to digital marketing - email marketing. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information…
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Percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to digital marketing - other
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to digital marketing – other (i.e. other than digital content creation, email marketing,…
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Percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to non-digital content creation
This measure calculates the percentage of annual marketing budget allocated to non-digital content creation. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that…
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Percentage of active customers who are repeat customers
This measure calculates the percentage of active customers who are repeat customers. A customer is considered active if they have purchased a business entity's product at…
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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…