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The High Price of Low-Cost CPMs

Harvard Business Review

Because a CMO can argue that they paid low cost-per-thousand (CPM) rates on their ad buy. But trafficking in low CPMs has become dangerous. The survey showed that because of the industry’s lack of transparency, just 12% of buyers feel comfortable with the current display-advertising model.

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A simple cure for the Buzzword Bingo | Rajesh Setty

Rajesh Setty

Apart from using PPC (pay-per-click) and CPE (cost-per-engagement) based advertisements to jump-start adoption, we have engaged some experts to work on social media marketing. We decided to avoid CPM (cost-per-impression) based advertising as it is difficult to measure the ROI.

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7 Marketing Technologies Every Company Must Use

Harvard Business Review

Many marketers have reported rapid and significant ROI from adopting these tools; but first, they had to convince higher-ups to make the up-front investment. Over a century ago retail and advertising pioneer John Wanamaker said, “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.”

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7 Marketing Technologies Every Company Must Use

Harvard Business Review

Many marketers have reported rapid and significant ROI from adopting these tools; but first, they had to convince higher-ups to make the up-front investment. Over a century ago retail and advertising pioneer John Wanamaker said, “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.”

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Who Rules the Web Now?

Harvard Business Review

Second, we have seen these four companies flex their muscles in bidding wars across multiple sectors including Internet advertising, mobile advertising, mobile devices, and e-commerce. They're out to kill the cost-per-thousand or CPM-based ad sales model. More usage funds more infrastructure.

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