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Return on ad spend (ROAS) VS Return on investment (ROI)

Description
Return on ad spend (ROAS)
ROAS measures how much revenue was earned from advertising in comparison to how much budget was spent on it.
Return on investment (ROI)
Marketing ROI measures the revenue generated by your marketing activities.
Target audience
Return on ad spend (ROAS)
App owners and marketers
Return on investment (ROI)
App owners and marketers
Benefits
Return on ad spend (ROAS)

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

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
Return on ad spend (ROAS)
Ad spend
Ad revenue
Return on investment (ROI)
Sales growth – Marketing spend
Marketing spend
How to improve it?
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

Return on investment (ROI)

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

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