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Why Most E-Commerce Brands Are Measuring the Wrong Metrics (And Paying for It)

September 2, 2026·59 min·7-min readinterviewbusiness
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Most e-commerce brands are misusing ROAS as a health metric when it's actually just a trailing signal. Mark Young, a 12-year digital marketing veteran and PhD in functional medicine, argues that businesses should instead focus on the 'holy trinity' of metrics: customer acquisition cost (C

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Mark Young

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Mark YoungKayvonBen HardyDan Sullivan

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E-commerce Guide to the Galaxy

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Rise AgencyProactive

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