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MER

Marketing efficiency ratio

Total revenue as a multiple of total marketing spend — your whole-engine efficiency.

MER (marketing efficiency ratio) is total revenue divided by total marketing spend across all channels — the same figure as blended ROAS. It answers ‘for every dollar we put into marketing, how much revenue came back?’ across the business, not one campaign.

Formula

MER = Total revenue ÷ Total marketing spend

Example: $120,000 ÷ $29,000 = 4.14× MER.

What a good result depends on

Judge MER against your break-even ROAS and its trend, not a universal target.

Common mistakes

  • Expecting a single ‘good’ MER — it's margin-dependent.
  • Confusing MER with per-channel ROAS.
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