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Operating question · Growth Performance

Which Campaign Generated Booked Work?

Moving from cost per lead to cost per booked job.

Evidence M1COS Reads

  • Ad platform spend and leads
  • Call and form intake
  • Lead source on the resulting job

The Decision It Supports

Fund the channels that book work, and fix intake where source is lost.

How the Answer Is Formed

  1. 01

    Match each lead to the job it became, by source.

  2. 02

    Count booked and completed work per channel, not just leads.

  3. 03

    Divide spend by booked jobs to compare channels fairly.

Lead Funnel

Where between first contact and completed work do leads drop?

  1. Leads412
  2. Contacted35185%
  3. Booked12836%
  4. Completed10985%

Step conversion

Lead funnel from leads to completed jobs

Cost per Booked Job

Spend divided by booked jobs, by channel — not cost per lead.

$0$100$200$300Local Services Ads$118Paid Search$236Business Profile$41Yelp$190Direct Mail$312avg $179
Cost per booked job by marketing channel

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Which jobs are at risk today?

Finding the work that will miss its window before the customer calls.

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Why did margin change?

Separating a real margin problem from a mix shift or a timing difference.

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