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How much does acquiring a customer cost?

Martech

So how much does it cost to find one? Cost-per-acquisition (CPA) is how brands measure the efficiency with which they acquire new customers. In short, CPA is a starting point. CPA “is not a standalone metric,” said Michael Brenner, CEO at Marketing Insider Group. It’s a business outcome.

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Your First-Party Data Strategy Matters — Especially in a Downturn

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

When businesses see signs of an economic downturn, the natural reaction is to cut costs and try to do more with less. You can reduce cost per acquisition (CPA) during an economic downturn. With an unpredictable economic future , limiting the CPA for new customers only becomes more important.

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Email is not dead: Why you need to seriously consider pivoting to first-party data

Liveintent

In a recent podcast with Jason Oates, chief business officer at LiveIntent, ClickBank’s business development manager, Kyle Kostechka, points out that “[Email] is like Keith Richards at this point: everyone keeps thinking it’s dying, but it’s just still here kicking, just as viable as it was 10 years ago.”

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6 SEO KPIs Every Search Marketer Should Know

Hubspot

Cost-per-click (CPC). Cost-per-click (CPC) is the amount that you'll pay for each click on your ad. You set your CPC at the maximum price you are willing to pay per click on your ad. Cost per acquisition (CPA). Paid Search KPIs.

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How to Write Ad Copy That Gets More Clicks

Unbounce

Plus, the better your ad copy, the less you’ll pay for your cost-per-action (CPA). CPA is the amount it costs to get someone to do something with an ad. Google AdWords’ average CPA is $48.96 for display, while Facebook Ads have an average CPA of $19.68. Get down to business.

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How to Determine a Bidding Strategy for Different Types of Ads

Hubspot

You could use this type of bid strategy if you want to maximize cost-efficiency and keep cost within a certain threshold. Target Cost. Another semi-automatic option, this strategy will allow Facebook to choose the bid while you set a target price. Target Cost Per Acquisition (CPA).

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New Secrets of the CPA Referral

Hinge Marketing

Firms cited a litany of challenges, including a shortage of top talent, increased competition, downward price pressures and the havoc introduced by automation and artificial intelligence. And in the face of all this change, firms like yours rely on that old standby — the CPA referral — to survive. They must be doing something right.

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