A metric in paid advertising platforms that measures how much money is spent to acquire a new lead or customer. It can be calculated by dividing the total spend by the number of conversions, for a given period. For example, if in a month a PPC account spends $1000 dollars and gets 10 conversions (leads), then the cost per acquisition is $100.
Source: HSMAI CHDM Study Guide
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