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Click-through rate (CTR) VS Return on investment (ROI)

Description
Click-through rate (CTR)
CTR is a marketing metric that measures how often a link, ad, or email is clicked in relation to how many times it’s shown.
Return on investment (ROI)
Marketing ROI measures the revenue generated by your marketing activities.
Target audience
Click-through rate (CTR)
Advertisers and publishers
Return on investment (ROI)
App owners and marketers
Benefits
Click-through rate (CTR)

• Offers an easy way to identify your top-performing channels and creatives
• Indicates where a campaign isn’t having the desired impact
• Informs your Google Ads quality score

Return on investment (ROI)

• Provides a high-level view of marketing spend and its effectiveness
• Helps justify marketing activity
• Informs long-term strategic planning and budget allocation

How to calculate
Click-through rate (CTR)
Number of click-throughs
Total number of impressions
x 100
Return on investment (ROI)
Sales growth - Marketing spend
Marketing spend
How to improve it?
Click-through rate (CTR)

• Research your audience and build strong personas
• Invest in creatives that resonate with your audience – show how you solve their problems
• Continually test and refine your campaigns

Return on investment (ROI)

• Ensure accurate attribution data
• Measure what matters and avoid vanity metrics
• Look at the whole funnel

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