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Customer acquisition rate for B2C customers
This measure calculates the customer acquisition rate for B2C customers in the twelve month period. Customer acquisition is the percentage of total customers who made their…
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Organic revenue growth (or decline) rate
This measure calculates organic revenue growth (or decline) rate for the twelve month period. Organic revenue includes all revenue forecasted from sales of products and…
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Planned organic revenue growth rate for the next 12-month period
This measure calculates business entity’s planned organic revenue growth rate for the next 12-month period. Organic revenue includes all revenue forecasted from sales of…
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Total annual marketing expenditure as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total marketing expenditure as a percentage of revenue for the twelve month period. The cost for marketing is the amount an organization expends to…
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Return on investment for the owned media marketing channel
This measure calculates total marketing ROI (Return on Investment) from owned media channels for the twelve month period. Owned media is content created and controlled by…
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Return on investment for the paid media marketing channel
This measure calculates total marketing ROI (Return on Investment) from paid media channels for the twelve month period. Paid media is content the business entity pays to…
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Percentage of total annual net sales revenue resulting from cross-selling or up-selling
This measure calculates percentage of total annual net sales revenue resulting from cross-selling or up-selling. Cross-selling is a sales technique where the seller will…
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Return on investment for the earned digital media marketing channel
This measure calculates total marketing ROI (Return on Investment) from earned digital media channels for the twelve month period. Earned digital media includes brand…
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Return on investment for the direct communication channels (phone calls, postal mail) marketing channel
This measure calculates total marketing ROI (Return on Investment) from direct communication channels (phone calls, postal mail) for the twelve month period. This Process…
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Return on investment for the offline advertisements (billboards, television, print advertisements) marketing channel
This measure calculates total marketing ROI (Return on Investment) from offline advertisements (billboards, television, print advertisements) for the twelve month period…
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Return on investment for the advertisement and placement in physical outlets marketing channel
This measure calculates total marketing ROI (Return on Investment) from advertisement and placement in physical outlets (e.g. stores) for the twelve month period. This…
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Return on investment for the trade marketing marketing channel
This measure calculates total marketing ROI (Return on Investment) from trade marketing for the twelve month period. Trade marketing is marketing aimed at wholesalers,…
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Return on investment for the trade shows and other in person events marketing channel
This measure calculates total marketing ROI (Return on Investment) from trade shows and other in person events for the twelve month period. This Process Efficiency measure is…
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Return on investment for the partnerships and alliances marketing channel
This measure calculates total marketing ROI (Return on Investment) from partnerships and alliances for the twelve month period. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to…
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Total annual marketing revenue attribution
This measure calculates the percentage of your revenue for the 12 month period attributed to marketing. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies…