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Cost per click (CPC) VS Return on ad spend (ROAS)

Description
Cost per click (CPC)
CPC is a metric that tells online advertisers how much they paid for every click on their ad.
Return on ad spend (ROAS)
ROAS measures how much revenue was earned from advertising in comparison to how much budget was spent on it.
Target audience
Cost per click (CPC)
Advertisers and publishers
Return on ad spend (ROAS)
App owners and marketers
Benefits
Cost per click (CPC)

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

Return on ad spend (ROAS)

• Good indicator of overall campaign performance
• Guides decisions on budgets, channels, and creatives
• Provides a snapshot for simple reporting

How to calculate
Cost per click (CPC)
Total ad spend
Total number of clicks
Return on ad spend (ROAS)
Ad spend
Ad revenue
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

Return on ad spend (ROAS)

• Test and optimize your creatives, channels, and landing page
• Lower your ad cost by improving your quality score and using smarter bidding strategies
• Re-engage high-value users
• Analyze user behavior and look to optimize campaigns based on predictive analytics

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