ROAS Diary

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Module 1 of 10

Marketing Fundamentals

Basics pehle clear karo, warna ad budget paani mein jayega.

1.1What is Performance Marketing?

In Digital Marketing you learn to use the platforms — Instagram posts, SEO, running ads, generating leads.

In Performance Marketing you learn to calculate revenue from those same platforms. You work on the company's revenue model — from generating a lead all the way to company profit.

Ads₹1 lakhright metricsRevenue₹3–4Lcost ↓ revenue ↑ = Performance Marketing
  • Lower the cost of getting a lead or a sale.
  • Scale the revenue using the right metrics.
  • Every rupee spent should be trackable back to a result.

e.g. Clothing brand on Meta Ads — questions a Performance Marketer asks

  • →What is the goal? Sales, leads or app installs?
  • →What ROAS are we getting? What is the CPA and CAC?
  • →What will the LTV of a customer be?
  • →What is the Purchase Conversion Value?
  • →RTO coming? From which locations?
  • →Returns coming? What is the issue — size, quality, delivery?
  • →How much revenue is the company actually making?

Samjho aise: Simple bhasha mein: ads pe ₹1 lakh lagaya aur company ko ₹3–4 lakh ka revenue laake diya — yahi Performance Marketing hai.

1.2Lead Generation: the full journey

As a Performance Marketer you must know the process from generating leads to nurturing leads, not just how to get a form filled.

e.g. Real estate client

  • →Leads from Instant Form or bookings from the website? Decide first.
  • →Website bookings → set up custom events so every booking is tracked.
  • →How fast does the sales team call the lead? Minutes, not days.
  • →Team says 'leads are bad'? Ask for remarks: budget mismatch, wrong location, not reachable?
  • →Use those remarks to fix targeting, form questions and the offer.

Samjho aise: Lead aa gayi matlab kaam khatam nahi hua. Lead se sale tak ka safar aapki zimmedari hai.

1.3USP — Unique Selling Proposition

USP is the special thing about your product or service that makes customers choose you over competitors.

One line test: Why should a customer buy from you instead of someone else?

Brand Ajust ₹799Brand Bkeeps shape after washUSP = why YOU?

e.g. Example 1 — Clothing brand

  • →Brand A: sells T-shirts for ₹799.
  • →Brand B: premium T-shirts that don't lose their shape after washing.
  • →USP of Brand B → long-lasting shape and quality.

e.g. Example 2 — Marketing agency

  • →Agency A: provides Meta Ads services.
  • →Agency B: helps D2C clothing brands improve ROAS through conversion-focused campaigns.
  • →Agency B has a clear USP — a niche + a measurable promise.

1.4How to find a USP for your business

  1. 1

    What makes us different?

    Price, quality or service? Pick the one you can genuinely own.

  2. 2

    Why do customers choose us?

    What problem do we solve better than competitors? Green tea brands didn't sell 'tea' — they sold weight loss.

  3. 3

    Can we prove it?

    Customer reviews, product testing, results, or a genuine guarantee.

Samjho aise: USP woh nahi jo aap bolo, USP woh hai jo customer ko yaad rahe — aur jise aap prove kar sako.

1.5Digital Marketing vs Performance Marketing

BasisDigital MarketingPerformance Marketing
MeaningPromoting a business onlineMarketing focused on measurable results
Main goalAwareness, engagement, traffic, leads, salesSpecific measurable outcomes
ChannelsSEO, social media, email, ads, contentMostly paid ads and other measurable campaigns
MeasurementReach, followers, traffic, leads, salesCPA, CPL, ROAS, conversions
PaymentCan be paid or organicUsually paid, with results tracked
ExamplePosting Instagram ReelsRunning Meta Ads to generate purchases
  • Digital marketing = promoting your business online.
  • Performance marketing = focusing on measurable results from your marketing.

1.6Target audience, USP and offer

Before any ad goes live, three things must be in your head: who you are targeting, why they should pick you, and what offer makes them act now.

cafe4–5 kmdots = your real customers

e.g. Cafe business

  • →Audience: people within 4–5 km of the cafe. Nobody drives 25 km for a coffee.
  • →USP: 'only cafe in the area with a rooftop + live music on Fridays'.
  • →Offer: 'Free dessert with any 2 coffees, this weekend only'.

Samjho aise: Galat audience ko sahi ad dikhana bhi budget waste hi hai.

Revision notes

  • 1. Performance Marketing = revenue + profit focus, not just reach.
  • 2. USP = why you, not them. Make sure you can prove it.
  • 3. Audience + USP + Offer must be clear before spending ₹1.

Quick quiz

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Q1.Ads spend ₹1,00,000, revenue ₹3,50,000. What is this called?

Q2.Which is a strong USP?

Q3.For a local cafe, the best targeting radius is roughly…

Module 2Performance Marketing Metrics