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paid acquisition

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Acquisition

Blended CAC vs Paid CAC: The Number That Actually Guides Spend

CFOs use blended CAC; growth teams use paid CAC. Both are right — in context. Here's when each metric applies, what the organic subsidy illusion masks, and the channel-level CAC data that actually drives allocation decisions.

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Acquisition

Demand Capture vs Demand Generation: Allocating Paid Budget for SaaS

Allocating all paid budget to demand capture because it shows better ROAS is one of the most common and costly SaaS growth mistakes. Here's the framework for balancing capture and generation across company stage — and how to measure demand generation when last-click attribution makes it look like it's failing.

13 min read
Acquisition

Scaling Paid Spend Before CAC Blows Up: Marginal-Efficiency Guardrails

Every paid channel has a cost curve that rises with spend. Here's how to model marginal CAC before scaling, identify the inflection points where efficiency breaks, and implement the guardrails that keep unit economics viable at higher budget levels.

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