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Cost per click (CPC) VS Customer acquisition cost (CAC)

Description
Cost per click (CPC)
CPC is a metric that tells online advertisers how much they paid for every click on their ad.
Customer acquisition cost (CAC)
CAC shows how much you spend to win a single new customer.
Target audience
Cost per click (CPC)
Advertisers and publishers
Customer acquisition cost (CAC)
App owners, marketers, and product managers
Benefits
Cost per click (CPC)

• Helps control costs and maximize ROI
• Helps you understand ad performance
• Focuses on engaged audience

Customer acquisition cost (CAC)

• Shows the effectiveness of your acquisition efforts
• Guides decisions on where to allocate budget for best results (and where you’re wasting your money)
• Helps you assess business profitability when compared against LTV

How to calculate
Cost per click (CPC)
Total ad spend
Total number of clicks
Customer acquisition cost (CAC)
Total sales & marketing cost
Number of customers
How to improve it?
Cost per click (CPC)

• Refine audience and keywords to improve your quality score
• Expand your reach
• Adjust bids based on key criteria
• Prevent fraud

Customer acquisition cost (CAC)

• Make the most of your owned media to keep acquisition costs down
• Implement a referral program to bring in more customers for free
• Re-engage existing customers to boost retention
• Review your audiences and channels, and allocate budget where it’s most effective

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