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Calculating the ROI of a CRO program

Quantify the real value of your CRO

Measure the financial impact generated by your CRO program and showcase your results to your management.

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  • L'Oréal
  • Canal+
  • Sephora
  • Chaumet
  • Renault Group
  • Salomon
  • TAG Heuer
  • Etam
  • Shiseido
  • Yves Rocher
  • Byredo
  • Jardiland
  • Hiscox
  • Fursac
  • Cegid
  • Bricomarché
  • Gamm vert
  • agnès b.
  • A.P.C.
  • Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer
  • RAJA
  • Mouratoglou Academy
  • Alptis
  • OGF

The need

What you tell us

« I want to objectify the return of my CRO program: how much it actually generates, to arbitrate my budget, convince my management or renew the investment. »
  • « I want to prove the ROI of my CRO »
  • « I want to justify my CRO budget »
  • « I want to leverage my winning tests »
  • « I want a business case for my management »

Our response

  • Consolidation of tests and uplifts
  • Valuation: volumes × margin × duration
  • Defensible business case and ROI

Why now

Constant media budget, more expensive traffic: conversion absorbs the increase

Illustration of the principle in base 100 index, without client data.

At a constant budget, every increase in cost per visitor drives up the acquisition cost. Converting more of the visitors already paid for brings it back down, without spending an extra euro on media.

CAC =Cost per visitor÷ Conversion rate

  • Media budget, constant
  • Acquisition cost at constant conversion rate
  • Acquisition cost with conversion optimization

The principle

The value of a CRO program is seen test after test

Illustration of the principle, without client data.

The gains from validated changes add up; neutral or negative tests prevented deploying a loss. Calculating ROI makes both objective.

  • Évolution validée et déployée
  • Évolution sans effet significatif
  • Évolution négative, non déployée

Method

Our method in 5 steps

Our stance

A defensible ROI

Cautious, sourced assumptions, for an ROI that holds up in committee.

  • Uplift
  • Margin
  • ROI
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  1. Step 01 : Scoping

    Definition of the study scope, the period analyzed, and identification of financial and analytics data sources.

    • Scope and period analyzed
    • Data sources identified
    • Validated valuation rules
    • Access to A/B testing and analytics tools
  2. Step 02 : Consolidation

    Inventory of all your completed tests and extraction of the conversion gains measured for each experiment.

    • Comprehensive test inventory
    • Uplifts verified test by test
    • Reliability qualification
    • Deduplication of cross-effects
  3. Step 03 : Valuation

    Modeling of the real financial impact by cross-referencing your volumes, margins and the lifespan of optimizations.

    • Volumes × margin × effect duration
    • Documented conservative assumptions
    • Erosion discount applied
    • Low and high ranges
  4. Step 04 : Business case

    Analysis of the gains generated against the program costs to calculate the overall ROI and your payback period.

    • Full program cost
    • ROI and payback calculated
    • Sensitivity to assumptions
    • Comparison to benchmarks
  5. Step 05 : Reporting

    Delivery of a strategic deck defensible in committee and formulation of recommendations for your future budget decisions.

    • Defensible deck for committee review
    • Budget recommendation
    • Model delivered and adjustable
    • FAQ of anticipated objections

Deliverables

What you get

  • Inventory of valued tests

    Uplifts consolidated by test.

  • ROI calculation model

    Transparent and adjustable.

  • Quantified business case

    ROI, payback, scenarios.

  • Presentation deck

    For budget arbitration.

Who is it for?

Who is this offer for?

Tools used

  • GA4
  • Piano
  • AB Tasty
  • Kameleoon
  • Looker Studio
  • Brand with an already active CRO program
  • Context: budget arbitration, justification, renewal
  • Sponsor: Head of E-com, CRO Manager, Digital Director

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