Marketing performance review
A marketing review generated from two years of spend, lead and acquisition-cost data, separating growth in volume from change in efficiency.
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- Generated from 24 months of marketing spend, leads, CAC and conversion
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- 8 slides, every figure validated
What to look for: Spend and customers both grew — and acquisition cost got worse at the same time. The deck has to hold both facts at once, because the data does.
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MARKETING PERFORMANCE REVIEW2024 Marketing Performance
Acquisition efficiency and growth · Jan–Dec 2024
$215.23KRevenue (Dec)+185.6% vs Jan 2023667Customer Count (Dec)+148.9% vs Jan 2023$267.01KExpenses (Dec)+217.9% vs Jan 2023InsightNarrative • Confidential1 / 8Slide 2 of 8
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYGrowth is strong, but acquisition efficiency is slipping.
Revenue and customer growth are robust — revenue up +185.6%, customer count up +148.9% over 23 months
Acquisition efficiency peaked mid-period — conversion rate and CAC improved early, but both reversed as spend scaled
Profitability risk is rising — expenses now exceed revenue, with CAC up +10.3% and operating margin at -24.1%
$215.23KRevenue (Dec)+185.6% vs Jan 20233.1%Conversion Rate (Dec)+27.9% vs Jan 2023$342CAC (Dec)+10.3% vs Jan 2023-24.1%Operating Margin (Dec)expenses > revenueInsightNarrative • Confidential2 / 8Slide 3 of 8
Acquisition VolumeCustomer and revenue growth outpaced pipeline expansion
Revenue net change: +$139.86K
Customer count net change: +399
Sales pipeline net change: +$4,576
Revenue grew +185.6% and customer count +148.9% over 23 months.
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Acquisition EfficiencyConversion gains plateaued as CAC reversed
Conversion rate net change: +0.7 pp
CAC net change: +$32
Early efficiency gains faded as spend increased
Conversion rate rose +27.9% early, but CAC climbed +10.3% as spend scaled.
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UNIT ECONOMICSExpenses now exceed revenue, with margin at -24.1%
124.1%Expenses as % of revenuelatest period-24.1%Operating Marginlatest period$322.7Revenue per customerlatest periodInsightNarrative • Confidential5 / 8Slide 6 of 8
Efficiency RiskRising CAC and flat conversion threaten profitability
CAC reversed mid-period, now at $342
Conversion rate gains have stalled at 3.1%
Margin pressure will intensify if trends persist
CAC climbed +10.3% while conversion rate gains stalled, exposing margin risk.
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SPEND ALLOCATIONPrioritize efficiency: shift spend to proven acquisition levers
Hold current spend$267.01Kmonthly expenses- •Maintains current volume and CAC
- •Margin remains negative at -24.1%
RecommendedShift spend to efficiencyTarget CAC <$300goal- •Redirect spend to highest-converting segments
- •Aim for CAC reversal and margin recovery
Cut spendReduce by 20%monthly expenses- •Improves margin but risks slowing growth
- •Potential drop in pipeline and revenue
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DECISIONS & NEXT STEPSShift spend to efficiency levers next period
1Redirect spend to proven segmentsMove budget away from low-converting sources and focus on segments with best conversion and CAC.2Monitor CAC and conversion monthlySet monthly review checkpoints; target CAC <$300 and conversion rate >3.1%.3Pause incremental spend increasesHold spend flat until efficiency improves, avoiding further margin erosion.Management Commitments- •Finance and marketing will jointly review CAC and conversion monthly
- •Growth team will deliver segment-level efficiency analysis within 2 weeks
“Efficient growth is the priority — volume without margin is unsustainable.”InsightNarrative • Confidential8 / 8
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