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Click-through rate (CTR) VS Lifetime value (LTV)

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.
Lifetime value (LTV)
LTV is an estimate of the average revenue a user will generate over the time they use your product.
Target audience
Click-through rate (CTR)
Advertisers and publishers
Lifetime value (LTV)
App owners, marketers and product managers
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

Lifetime value (LTV)

• Helps with forecasting and strategic campaign decisions
• Shows you where to focus activity for UA and re-engagement
• Boosts profitability

How to calculate
Click-through rate (CTR)
Number of click-throughs
Total number of impressions
x 100
Lifetime value (LTV)
Average purchase size x Number of purchases x Retention period
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

Lifetime value (LTV)

• Keep improving overall user experience, from onboarding to purchase and support
• Connect LTV to attribution data
• Encourage upselling and cross-selling
• Use push notifications to re-engage users, and build loyalty through earned media

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