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When I first started working in digital marketing almost 10 years ago, I was fascinated by how measurable it was.
In my previous roles, I couldn’t find a way to measure the impact of my papers or my projects. Digital marketing, however, was different. I could make a tweak in a setting, and immediately see how that influenced the revenue I was driving. It was fun! I felt like a little kid manipulating the controls of a huge, complex, video game.
But lately, I’ve started to notice that this measurability can also be a trap. And it’s a trap that I’ve seen impact hundreds of smart, resourceful digital marketers.
A Quick Primer on ROAS
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