CEO Resource — Paid Media Attribution
You're Spending on Ads. But Do You Know What's Actually Working?
Most CEOs running paid media can tell you how much they spent. Very few can tell you which campaigns produced which leads, which leads closed, and what each new customer actually cost them.
76%
CEOs who can't attribute revenue to specific channels
37%
of ad budget wasted on underperforming campaigns
$0
cut CESSON takes from your ad spend — no hidden fees
Why This Happens
Broken attribution is the most expensive problem most CEOs don't know they have.
You can be running Google ads, LinkedIn campaigns, and Meta retargeting simultaneously — and still have no clear picture of which combination is producing revenue.
The Four Places Attribution Breaks Down
Most attribution failures happen in one of these critical gaps:
- No tracking at the campaign level: Missing UTMs or broken pixels.
- Tracking stops at the lead: CRM doesn't carry data through the sales close.
- Last-click bias: Multi-touch reality is hidden by single-source reporting.
- Agency vanity metrics: Reporting stays at the "top of the funnel" (clicks vs revenue).
CESSON Does Not Take a Cut of Your Ad Spend
Most agencies charge 15–20% of your ad budget. This creates a misaligned incentive. CESSON resells ad spend at cost — our management fee is based on results, not how much you spend.
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What CEOs ask when their paid media isn't producing.
If you can't trace your last 5 closed deals back to a specific ad campaign, your attribution is broken. We audit this in our free analysis.
This usually points to audience misalignment or a disconnect between the ad promise and the landing page experience.
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