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GLOSSARY

THE TECHNICAL LANGUAGE OF DIGITAL B2B INFRASTRUCTURE

METRIC
REVENUE OPERATIONS

First Contact Resolution (FCR)

The percentage of customer issues resolved during the first interaction without requiring repeat contact or escalation.


BUSINESS RELEVANCE

It supports forecasting, prioritisation and cross-functional decisions when definitions and source data are consistent.


IMPLEMENTATION EXAMPLE

A cross-functional team applies First Contact Resolution (FCR) in a production initiative, defines ownership and success criteria, tests representative scenarios, monitors outcomes and records corrective actions before scaling.


LIMITATIONS

The measure or method can mislead when definitions, cohorts, margins, periods or source systems differ. It should not be interpreted without context.


TECHNICAL EXPLANATION

The percentage of customer issues resolved during the first interaction without requiring repeat contact or escalation. It should be defined with an explicit population, period, data source and calculation rule. Revenue teams should govern lifecycle stages, ownership and reconciliation so the value is comparable over time and connected to commercial decisions.


Secondary Topics

Experience Design

Sources

Salesforce — Revenue Operations resources — https://www.salesforce.com/resources/; HubSpot — Sales and marketing metrics — https://www.hubspot.com/resources

Related terms

Impression Share

METRIC
PERFORMANCE ADVERTISING

The percentage of total eligible ad impressions that a paid campaign successfully captures within a target auction.

Pipeline Velocity

METRIC
REVENUE OPERATIONS

A revenue metric calculating the speed and rate at which qualified sales prospects move through the sales pipeline into won deals.

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

METRIC
REVENUE OPERATIONS

A core financial metric measuring the total sales and marketing expenditure required to win a single new customer.

Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

METRIC
REVENUE OPERATIONS

The direct costs attributable to the production or acquisition of products and services sold by a commercial entity.

Quality Score

METRIC
PERFORMANCE ADVERTISING

Google Ads’ diagnostic metric evaluating keyword relevance, ad copy resonance, and landing page quality for auction rank.