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What is Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)? A short definition.

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An organization’s Customer Acquisition Cost, or CAC, measures how much it spends to acquire new customers. The CAC is an important business metric, as it represents the total cost of sales and marketing efforts, as well as any property or equipment needed to convince a customer to make a purchase.

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