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THE TECHNICAL LANGUAGE OF DIGITAL B2B INFRASTRUCTURE

METRIC
REVENUE OPERATIONS

Return on Investment (ROI)

Net benefit from an investment divided by the investment cost, commonly expressed as a percentage.


BUSINESS RELEVANCE

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


IMPLEMENTATION EXAMPLE

A cross-functional team applies Return on Investment (ROI) 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

Net benefit from an investment divided by the investment cost, commonly expressed as a percentage. 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

Performance Advertising

Sources

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

Related terms

Bounce Rate

METRIC
PERFORMANCE ADVERTISING

A web analytics metric measuring the percentage of website sessions that terminate without qualifying engagement or key events.

Scroll Depth

METRIC
EXPERIENCE DESIGN

An engagement metric recording the vertical percentage of a webpage viewed by a site visitor before exiting.

Impression Share

METRIC
PERFORMANCE ADVERTISING

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

Churn Rate

METRIC
REVENUE OPERATIONS

A key business metric calculating the percentage of customers or recurring revenue lost over a defined measurement period.

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.