
Starting with the earliest mishnaic sources, we find countless discussions about the meaning of that phrase. First of all - what is the source of the disagreement? And secondly, why hasn't this question received more attention? If we look at another verse in the same section - 23:11, it discusses how the omer was brought on ממחרת השבת - the day after "shabbat". However, almost all Jewish sources say that the word omer in this section is referring to the measure of volume. The Septuagint translates the word here as "sheaf" and this is also the translation of the Vulgate and most non-Jewish translations and modern scholars.

However, the real question is what does it mean in Vayikra 23:10-16 - the section discussing the omer offering and the subsequent counting. However, in the story of the mahn (manna) מן - Shemot 16:16-36, it refers to a measure of volume, one tenth of an ephah. In Devarim 24:19, Rut 2:7 it is usually translated as "sheaf" - a bundle of stalks of grain. It has clearly different meanings in its various appearances in the Tanach. Thank you for reading CFI’s guide to Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC).We're between Pesach and Shavuot now, the time that we "count the omer". The channels Social Media and Posters would improve profitability for the company as the CAC is lower than the value per customer. Relating it to the example above, which channel would you choose to use? A business that does not understand CAC would adversely affect profitability by choosing to use Social Events as a channel. For example, assume that the value of each customer to a business is $60. Understanding its CAC provides a business with the ability to fully analyze the value per customer and improve its profit margins. Improving profitability and profit margin A company presented with this data may consider using social media marketing more to generate more customers.

In the table above, we can see that Social Media provides the lowest acquisition cost while Social Events cost the most. For example, consider a company that uses several channels to acquire customers:īy using CAC, a company is able to determine the most cost-effective way to acquire customers. Understanding the cost to acquire new customers is crucial to analyzing marketing return on investment. In fact, many companies end up failing due to not fully understanding their customer acquisition cost. The CAC for ABC Company over the last year is calculated as follows:ĬAC is a key business metric that many businesses and investors look at. Below is information related to ABC Company’s marketing campaigns last year: Over the last year, he launched several marketing campaigns to attract new customers and would like to determine his customer acquisition cost prior to his performance review. Tim is the marketing manager of ABC Company and is due for a performance review in the coming weeks. Number of new customers is the total number of acquired customers over the measurement period.


The formula for customer acquisition cost is as follows: Calculated as sales and marketing expenses divided by the number of new customers, a thorough understanding of CAC can help improve a company’s marketing return on investment, profitability, and profit margin.Customer acquisition cost is an important business metric used to evaluate the cost of acquiring a new customer.
