Presentation about the calculation of the Cost Per Acquisition (CPA) in 3 cases :
- Lead Generation Website
- E-commerce website
- SAAS business
A presentation given at Search University 2013 on May 31st 2013 in Brussels by Hubert de Cartier, co-founder of Universem. More information on www.universem.be
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71% of businesses plan to increase
digital marketing budgets this year
Source: 71% of businesses plan to increase digital marketing budgets this year: report
Econsultancy, 2013
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Determine maximum Cost Per Acquisition
(CPA) for 3 cases:
A lead generation website
An e-commerce website
A SAAS business
Overview
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Average solar panel installation: 25,000 €
Margin on each installation: 10%
2,500 € for a new contract
One contact/prospect on twenty leads to
a contract (Offline conversion rate)
125 € for a new prospect
Solar4You: lead generation case
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125 € per prospect: key information
for running AdWords campaigns!
Use it for your conversion values and
calculate easily your ROI
If you have a 3% online conversion rate on,
you can bid up to:
Maximum CPC = 125€ * 3% = 3,75 €
Solar4You: lead generation case
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On a monthly basis:
Around 700 clicks
Around 20 leads
Around 1 solar panel installation sold!
Solar4You: lead generation case
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Summary:
Average customer value
* Average margin
* Online conversion rate
* Offline conversion rate
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= Maximum cost for a visit
NB: we consider all visits with same quality
Solar4You: lead generation case
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Average order size: 80€ (excl. VAT)
Margin on each order: 15%
12 € margin per order
Online Conversion rate: 3%
Maximum 0,36 € per visit
Bioticas: e-commerce case
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Traffic estimator
Magnesium pills against stress
Several keywords in France, Belgium
& Luxemburg around anti-stress topic
Bioticas: e-commerce case
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Consider Lifetime Value:
Bioticas: e-commerce case
Customer 1
Customer 2
Customer 3
Y0 Y1 Y2
Y0 Y1 Y2
Y0 Y1 Y2
1,66 order per customer on a period of 2 years! (+66%)
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Consider Word of Mouth
Bioticas: e-commerce case
On average, 10 new customers lead to one more customer (+10%)
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We can consider a new customer
value as high as
Average order size: 80€
* Lifetime Value: 1,66
* Word of mouth: 1,10
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= Total Customer Value: 146,08€
Bioticas: e-commerce case
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Average order size: 80€ (excl. VAT)
Total customer value: 146,08€
Margin on each customer: 15%
21,91 € margin per customer (12€)
Conversion rate on the website: 3%
Maximum 0,66 € per visit (0,36€)
Bioticas: e-commerce case
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Summary:
Focusing only on one order can lead to
missed opportunities
Post sales promotion are important to
increase Lifetime Value
Customers’ data are essential for success
Bioticas: e-commerce case
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Software As A Service – SAAS characteristics for
Mailjet:
Monthly recurring revenues
Freemium model
High growth
3 currencies and 4 languages
Reminder: all data are only there for illustration
Mailjet: SAAS business case
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From a visit to a good customer: many steps!
1. Lots of visits
2. Freemium users Signed up on Mailjet
3. Active users Sent at least one email
4. First time paying users
5. Holy Grail: Recurring customers !
Mailjet: SAAS business case
10%
50%
30%
70%
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The conversion funnel:
Mailjet: SAAS business case
10%
50%
30%
70%
Visits
Freemium users
Active users
First time
customers
Recurring
customers
1000
100
50
15
10,5
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Defining your maximum CPA, parameters:
Monthly Recurring Revenues (MRR): 50€
Gross margin: 75%
Churn rate: 3% as opposed to retention rate (97%)
Mailjet: SAAS business case
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Lifetime value = MRR * Gross margin *
Mailjet: SAAS business case
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Churn rate
Lifetime value = 50€ * 75% *
= 1250€
A customer uses Mailjet 33,33 months on average
1
3%
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Two key guidelines for SAAS startups:
Lifetime value > 3* CPA
Months to recover CPA < 12 months
Max CPA for Mailjet = 417€
Inspired by http://www.forentrepreneurs.com/saas-metrics/
Mailjet: SAAS business case
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With a global conversion rate of 1%, you should
pay less than 4,17€ for each visit on Mailjet.com
But conversion rates are varying hugely
depending on:
Traffic source
Location
Awareness of your product in the market
Timing
…
Mailjet: SAAS business case
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1. Determine how much you can pay for a new
customer/prospect
2. Measure and calculate your ROI with simple
maths depending on your business model
3. Take actions and enlarge your horizon to find
great ideas for your business while always
using data to confirm your new initiatives.
Conclusions
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Contact me at
contact@universem.be
http://www.universem.be
@Universem
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Thanks for listening!