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CPA

Also known as Cost Per Acquisition

Cost Per Acquisition, paid spend divided by paying customers acquired. The bottom-of-funnel efficiency metric.

In depth

The ad-platform sibling of CAC. CPA is channel-attributable; CAC is fully-loaded (includes salaries, tools, content). Both matter.

Related terms

CAC
Customer Acquisition Cost, fully-loaded S&M spend divided by new customers acquired in the period.
CPL
Cost Per Lead, paid spend divided by leads generated. The top-of-funnel efficiency metric.
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