Marketing Metrics: The Manager’s Guide to Measuring Marketing Performance, Third Edition

1. Introduction

In recent years, data-based marketing has swept through the business world. In its wake, measurable performance and accountability have become the keys to marketing success. However, few managers appreciate the range of metrics by which they can evaluate marketing strategies and dynamics. Fewer still understand the pros, cons, and nuances of each.

More than a decade ago, we recognized that marketers, general managers, and business students needed a comprehensive, practical reference on the metrics used to judge marketing programs and quantify their results. This book was the result and seeks to provide that reference. This is now the third edition of the book and we continue to wish our readers great success using this book to ...