Measure the profit a marketing programme returns against its total cost, as a percentage and a multiple.
Return on investment restates profit as a percentage of the money put in, so a small campaign and a large one can be ranked on the same scale. The return multiple is the gross figure (revenue ÷ cost) that marketing teams usually call ROAS. A campaign can grow revenue and still destroy value; ROI is what tells you which side of the line you are on before you scale the spend.
Marketing ROI
ROI = (Revenue attributed to marketing − Total marketing cost) ÷ Total marketing cost × 100
ROI = (Revenue attributed to marketing − Total marketing cost) ÷ Total marketing cost × 100 Return on investment restates profit as a percentage of the money put in, so a small campaign and a large one can be ranked on the same scale. The return multiple is the gross figure (revenue ÷ cost) that marketing teams usually call ROAS.
A campaign can grow revenue and still destroy value; ROI is what tells you which side of the line you are on before you scale the spend.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Revenue attributed to marketing, Total marketing cost. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.