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Home/Glossary/Cost Per Acquisition (CPA)
D2C Glossary: Advertising

WHAT IS
COST PER ACQUISITION (CPA)?

The total marketing spend divided by the number of new customers acquired. Synonymous with CAC when referring to customer-level acquisition. For specific conversion events, CPA = Ad Spend / Conversions.

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