Performance Audit

Marketing performance audit

The numbers don't lie. Yet.

A data-first read of every channel, every funnel stage, every rupee spent. With a verdict on what's working, what isn't, and what to kill this quarter.

Jan – Mar 2026
₹47.2 L
2,847
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01 · Headline Numbers

The quarter at a glance.

2,847
Total leads generated
3.1%
Lead → demo conversion
₹1,659
Cost per qualified lead
47d
Avg sales cycle length
71%
Homepage bounce rate
6.2%
Organic SOV in category
2.4x
CAC vs FY24 benchmark
61
Net promoter score

Five of these are red. Three are green. One is on watch. Detail follows.

02 · Channel performance

Where the rupees actually went.

Google Ads · Search

₹18.4L spend · 1,127 leads · ₹1,632 CPL

VERDICTSCALE — best ROI of any channel
Spend

₹18.4L (39% of total)

Leads

1,127 (40% of total)

Demo conv

4.7% (above blended average)

Meta Ads · Lead Gen

₹14.2L spend · 1,432 leads · ₹992 CPL

VERDICTFIX — high volume, low quality
Spend

₹14.2L (30% of total)

Leads

1,432 (50% of total)

Demo conv

1.8% (well below blended)

LinkedIn Ads

₹8.6L spend · 122 leads · ₹7,049 CPL

VERDICTKILL — paying premium for nothing
Spend

₹8.6L (18% of total)

Leads

122 (4% of total)

Demo conv

0.8% (lowest of any paid channel)

Organic search

₹6L content investment · 166 leads · ₹3,614 effective CPL

VERDICTDOUBLE DOWN — slow but compounding
Investment

₹6L (13% of total)

Leads

166 (6% of total)

Demo conv

9.2% (highest of any channel)

The unlock
"You're spending 18% of budget on 4% of leads.
Move that money. Watch what happens."

03 · Funnel diagnosis

Where leads actually drop off.

100%
Site visitors
29%
Past hero
11%
Form viewed
1.3%
Demo booked
0.4%
Closed won

→ The biggest leak is not at the form. It's at the hero. 71% never get past it.

04 · Reallocation plan

Move the money. Now.

Cut

−₹8.6L

From LinkedIn Ads

Pause entirely. Resume only with category-specific ABM playbook in Q3.

Hold

₹2.6L

Into content/SEO

Compounding moat. Slowest to show ROI. Highest ROI when it shows.

Net effect: same total spend, projected +47% qualified pipeline by end of next quarter. Hard numbers, hard targets.