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What is Inbound Marketing?

March 10, 20171 min read
What is Inbound Marketing?
Inbound marketing is a form of marketing focused on building a lead or customer base by providing interesting, relevant information, at the right place at the right time. This is a “softer” approach than Outbound Marketing, and generally relies heavily on blogging and content, as well as webinars and other educational tools to reach the desired audience. (This very article is a very quick form of inbound marketing) Examples of the types of clients which often see success with this digital marketing tool: any client can benefit from effective inbound marketing

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Change the assumptions to see how traffic and inquiries affect the estimated lifetime revenue of customers acquired in one month. The starting values are examples. This calculator does not measure lost revenue or predict what a redesign will achieve.

Use the same monthly period for visitors and leads.

Use distinct inquiries attributable to those visitors.

Your own estimate of the share that fits your business.

Use your observed rate or label it as an assumption.

Revenue across the customer relationship, before costs.

A scenario you choose, not a prediction from Stoute.

For example, adding 1 point changes a 2% conversion rate to 3%.

One month’s acquired customers

Customers under current assumptions
3.0
Customers in your scenario
3.0
Current cohort’s estimated lifetime revenue
$3,000
Scenario cohort’s estimated lifetime revenue
$3,000
Difference across those customers’ lifetimes
$0

Visitor-to-lead rate: 2.0% → 2.0%. Scenario conversion is limited to 0–100%. Fractional customers represent an average, not a literal customer count.

These amounts are gross lifetime revenue, not monthly cash flow, profit, or return on investment. The model holds qualification, close rate, and customer value constant. It excludes project costs, advertising, delivery costs, and payment timing.

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