CHAPTER 6

Return on Investment

The Ultimate Metric?

For many marketers, proving the return on investment (ROI) for marketing has long been a thorn in their flesh. Those outside of the marketing ­department are uniformly in favor of having marketing report its ROI. They want the same level of ROI accountability for marketing as for every other department. Those within the department tend to have mixed opinions. Some ­marketers embrace ROI calculation and reporting as the best means of ­validating ­marketing’s work. They recognize that having the ability to accurately report on marketing’s ROI creates acceptance, and if the return meets or exceeds expectations, it makes justifying budget and resources much simpler. ROI has the potential to depoliticize ...

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