Glossary

Operating terms, defined.

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CAC Payback Period

CAC payback period is the months needed to recover customer acquisition cost through gross margin. Learn the formula, be...

CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost)

CAC is the total cost of acquiring a new customer. Learn the formula, SaaS benchmarks by channel, and how to reduce CAC ...

Cohort Analysis

Cohort analysis groups customers by acquisition period and tracks their behavior over time. Learn the method, benchmarks...

Cohort LTV

Cohort LTV is lifetime value calculated per acquisition cohort rather than blended across all customers. Learn the formu...

Churn Rate

Churn rate is the percentage of customers or revenue lost in a period. Learn how to calculate logo and revenue churn, be...

Contribution Margin

Contribution margin is revenue minus variable costs. Learn the formula, benchmarks by channel, and how to calculate it f...

Connected Data

Connected data is the integration and normalization of CRM, finance, marketing, and e-commerce data into a single operat...

Contribution Margin 1 (CM1)

CM1 is revenue minus cost of goods sold. Learn the formula, benchmarks by business model, and how CM1 differs from CM3 a...

Contribution Margin 3 (CM3)

CM3 is revenue minus COGS, fulfillment, and marketing costs. Learn the formula, benchmarks, and why CM3 is the true prof...

COGS (Cost of Goods Sold)

COGS is the direct cost of producing or delivering a product. Learn the formula, benchmarks by industry, and how COGS af...

Customer Lifetime Value (LTV)

Customer lifetime value is the total revenue from a customer over the full relationship. Learn the formula, benchmarks, ...

Closed-Won Analysis

Closed-won analysis identifies patterns across successful deals to replicate what works. Learn the method, benchmarks, a...

CRM Hygiene

CRM hygiene measures the completeness, accuracy, and freshness of data in your CRM. Learn how to measure it, benchmarks...

Commit Forecast

A commit forecast categorizes deals by rep confidence level — commit, best case, upside. Learn how it works, benchmarks,...

CPL (Cost Per Lead)

CPL is total marketing spend divided by leads generated. Learn the formula, benchmarks by channel, and how CPL differs f...

Cash Conversion Cycle

Cash conversion cycle measures days to convert inventory and receivables into cash. Learn the formula, benchmarks, and ho...

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