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Measurement Framework for Topline Revenue

How to measure topline revenue for performance and non-performance channels

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Written by Strategy Organization
Updated over 2 years ago

Performance channels (Social, Google, Affiliate, Display, etc)

KPI: ROAS

  • Primary source: in-platform ROAS

  • Secondary source: last click attributed ROAS

  • Modification: after incrementality is calculated, modify both sources

    • Calculate true iROAS (through MMT, LRA, CIA, etc)

    • Modify platform aROAS and LC aROAS

      • Example:

        • aROAS = $2.5

        • iROAS = $5

        • aROAS mod = 2x
          ​

  • Program optimizations:

    • Test incrementality of different tactics (PRS, RTG, RTN)

    • Test inc of different buying models (conv, r+f, views, etc)

    • Test inc of different creative platforms (product vs lifestyle, etc)

    • Test inc of different budget levels and media mixes
      ​

Non-performance channels (CTV, YouTube, Influencer, etc)

KPI: ROAS (or often MER/ACOS at the biz level, supported by leading indicators)

  • Video content KPIs: reach, frequency, video engagement

  • Influencer type KPIs: reach, engagement, attributed traffic

  • Leading indicators: brand search demand, dir+org traffic

  • Optional: brand lift metrics (BLS study in-platform or third party)

  • Modification: after incrementality is calculated, apply to spend

    • Calculate true iROAS (through MMT, LRA, CIA, etc)

    • Apply coefficient to spend levels

      • Example:

        • iROAS = $5

        • Spend = $50k

        • iRevenue = $250k
          ​

  • Program optimizations:

    • Test incrementality of different tactics (PRS, RTG, RTN)

    • Test inc of different buying models (engagement vs convs, etc)

    • Test inc of different creative platforms (brand vs product, etc

    • Test inc of different budget levels and media mixes

Benchmarking and creating in-platform goals for Revenue

  • At times there is no incrementality measurement available, and no historical data

  • You can use standard benchmark assumptions based on business goals

    • Reach goal baseline: 15% of total addressable market

    • Frequency goal baseline: 2x avg frequency per week (acct aggregate)

    • Performance channel ROAS baseline:

      • Start with business goal (unit economics, COGS, LTV:CAC, etc)

      • Divide the business goal by a baseline of incrementality

        • In-platform: business goal ROAS divided by 2

        • Last click: business goal ROAS divided by 3

          • Example: biz goal ROAS = $6, IP = $3, LC = $2

    • Non-performance channel engagement metrics can use the industry dash

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