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Why do view-through conversions inflate performance?

Attribution is giving credit where it may not be deserved.

Symptom

At $420K per employee, revenue per employee is up eighteen percent year over year.

Cause

The mechanism is attribution window design.

Impact

When view-through conversions are removed from the revenue numerator and only click-through conversions remain, the adjusted revenue per employee figure falls materially.

Full diagnostic context

Attribution is giving credit where it may not be deserved.

At $420K per employee, revenue per employee is up eighteen percent year over year.

The mechanism is attribution window design.

When view-through conversions are removed from the revenue numerator and only click-through conversions remain, the adjusted revenue per employee figure falls materially.