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Business Value

The Business Value of Advertising Technology.

The following are 12 Business Value Indicators (BVIs) that can be mapped from digital advertising technology to advertiser profit centers. To successfully leverage these opportunities is to leap ahead of competitors using the modern speed, agility, and accountability that is the inherent digital advantage.

Indicators

12

Mapped to

P&L

Advantage

Speed

01
Pen-and-ink sketch of a rising arrow above a stack of coins, representing direct income

Direct Income

Impacting Direct Income is the most commonly known and used business value indicator. This is the typical return on investment (ROI) calculation that can have its own various vernacular in digital advertising such as CPA and ROAS.

Calculation

total income generated by the sale of a product or service

02
Pen-and-ink sketch of two shopping bags joined by a plus sign, representing cross-selling

Cross-Selling

Establish a captured audience of past buyers and then offer them additional products and services. This is when the additional offerings are in a similar line of business as the original.

Calculation

(additional volume)

x

(average price)

03
Pen-and-ink sketch of a pie chart with a slice pulled out, representing market share gains

Optimize Existing Markets

Ability to monitor your market share compared to competitors, build awareness of new entrants and their impact, then decide on whether to go after additional market share and / or to drive out competitors by force or by cunningness.

Calculation

(additional volume)

x

(average price)

04
Pen-and-ink sketch of a globe with a flag planted on it, representing new markets

Open New Markets

Opportunity to open new lines of business for complementing products or services for existing client base or lead types. For example, offering mortgage insurance to mortgage clientele by establishing an insurance division.

Calculation

(additional volume)

x

(average price)

05
Pen-and-ink sketch of a stopwatch beside a launching rocket, representing faster time to market

Time to Market

Establish leadership in the market by getting products and services to the marketplace faster and with less notice. Also to be able to quickly react to changing market conditions or rapid rises in demand.

Calculation

(value of increased market share)

x

(number of days accelerated to market)

06
Pen-and-ink sketch of stacked crates with a turnover arrow, representing inventory turns

Days of Inventory

Increasing inventory turnover is a top priority for maintaining various flows in business. The business intelligence insights gleaned from digital ads and sales helps with planning inventory optimizations for maximum churn.

Calculation

(number of fewer days)

x

(value per day)

x

(average cost of capital)

07
Pen-and-ink sketch of a shield holding back a warning triangle, representing risk avoidance

Risk Avoidance

Minimizing costly risks can materialize in several ways in the digital realm. Whether it is by testing a market before building up inventory or by having automation that monitors runaway liabilities and cuts them off at predefined parameters.

Calculation

(value of risk)

x

(probability of occurrence)

08
Pen-and-ink sketch of a magnifying glass over a checklist, representing error reduction

Error Reduction

Errors lead to waste. Expert digital tech can enable ongoing real time monitoring of efforts and flag any errors in the systems before they can become costly burdens. This digital advantage has a compounding effect over time that can yield staggering results.

Calculation

(value of loss due to errors)

x

(probability of occurrence)

09
Pen-and-ink sketch of a crowd of figures with a gear among them, representing headcount avoidance

Headcount Reduction / Avoidance

Reducing or avoiding human resource requirements or absorbing business growth without growing headcount is not only possible but considered best practice because of the level specialization necessary for top tier success in digital and tech.

Calculation

(number of headcount reduced or avoided)

x

(average loaded rate for geo and position)

10
Pen-and-ink sketch of a gear above a conveyor belt of documents, representing process automation

Process Automation / Streamlining

Manual tasks can be cumbersome, time consuming, and error prone. They can also get lost in the shuffle with loss of institutionalized knowledge caused by changes in staff. Leveraging ad tech to minimize and automate demand side manual processes improves overall results and customer experience.

Calculation

(increased volume)

x

(average selling price)

11
Pen-and-ink sketch of an invoice and a hand receiving coins, representing faster receivables

Days of Receivable

Leveraging digital tech to enable receipt of payments faster, or instantaneously, and minimizing the various costs of waiting for payment such as discounts for early payments, collection efforts, or losses due to unpaid receivables.

Calculation

(dollar value of receivables)

x

(days of receivables removed)

x

(average cost of capital)

12
Pen-and-ink sketch of a price tag over stacked material bundles, representing materials discounts

Materials Discounts

Leveraging digital ad tech to predict demand slump periods and using that information to strategically negotiate discounts with suppliers of materials. This concept can also be applied to situations when demand experiences peaks and valleys for perishable inventory that can be negotiated down during valleys and marked up during peaks.

Calculation

(former pricing)

-

(current pricing)

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