MS opines that the growing popularity of these two tactics in a tough economic climate is due to their low cost, and in the case of email marketing, proven ROI (in light of the ability to precisely
measure results using clickthrough tracking and other metrics).
It is easier than ever to
measure your results using these free tools.
Not exact matches
When it's hard to
measure business outcomes, marketers
use metrics that stand in for those numbers: activity not
results, quantity not quality, efficiency not effectiveness.
The following
measures are
used by the Company's management to evaluate financial performance against historical
results and establish targets on a consolidated basis.
Internally, the Company's management
uses these
measures to evaluate performance against historical
results, to establish financial targets on a consolidated basis and for other reasons, which are discussed below.
MTS believes that non-GAAP financial
measures should only be
used to evaluate the Company's
results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP
measures.
FMS earnings before tax as a percentage of FMS total revenue and FMS operating revenue (a non-GAAP
measure) were 4.0 % and 4.8 %, respectively, both down 60 basis points from the prior year, primarily reflecting higher depreciation due to vehicle residual value policy changes and lower
used vehicle sales
results.
The non-GAAP
results should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and may be different from non-GAAP
measures used by other companies.
Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures United Technologies Corporation reports its financial
results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States («GAAP»).
The company considers NAREIT FFO an important supplemental
measure of our operating performance and believes it is frequently
used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present NAREIT FFO when reporting
results.
These non-GAAP
measures should only be
used to evaluate Cree's
results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP
measures.
This location - based tech involves the
use of sensors and other proximity technologies to
measure people's movements, whether it's within a store or as a
result of an ad.
Cree's management also
uses non-GAAP
measures, in addition to the corresponding GAAP
measures, in reviewing the Company's financial
results.
Cree's management evaluates
results and makes operating decisions
using both GAAP and non-GAAP
measures included in this press release.
The Company
uses the non-GAAP financial
measures set forth in the news release in connection with its own budgeting and financial planning internally to evaluate the performance of the business, including to allocate resources and to evaluate
results relative to incentive compensation targets.
Moving to something you hopefully never have to
use in the office, the BACtrack Mobile Breathalyzer is exactly what you'd expect: a sensor for
measuring how drunk you are that wirelessly delivers its
results to an app on your iOS (or Android) device.
The analysis
used to calibrate next year's index view involves nine different methods, including a normalized earnings yield gap approach, the P / E Bulls - Eye, currency
measures, and consumer confidence, which supports a 1,900 year - end
result for the S&P 500 - 4 % above the previously released June 2014 expectation of 1,825.
The Company believes that non-GAAP
measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Harmonic's
results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these
measures should only be
used to evaluate Harmonic's
results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP
measures.
These non-GAAP
measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, MKS» reported
results, and may be different from non-GAAP
measures used by other companies.
The
measure, of course, is somewhat indirect in that it guarantees certain practices, not necessarily what
results from their
use.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial
Results This release includes
measures that are not in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles («non-GAAP
measures»).
Trying to compare poverty in the 1960s to poverty today
using the official
measure yields misleading
results; it implies that programs like SNAP, the EITC, and rental vouchers — all of which were either small in the 1960s or didn't yet exist — have no effect in reducing poverty, which clearly is not the case.
This has been the situation in Canada for the past seven years, as reflected in increasing levels of household indebtedness and elevated house prices — although, as I'll discuss later, regulatory
measures have been
used to mitigate the
resulting financial system risks (Chart 2).3
In addition to revenue, net loss, and other
results under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the following table sets forth key operating metrics and non-GAAP financial
measures we
use to evaluate our business.
The
results below are specific to methods we actually
use, but I expect that they could be broadly replicated
using any basic combination of valuations (say, Shiller PEs), and market action (say, moving averages or breadth
measures).
Adjusted income (loss) from operations is a
measure of profitability
used by Cigna's management because it presents the underlying
results of operations of Cigna's businesses and permits analysis of trends in underlying revenue, expenses and shareholders» net income.
While the HRC noted that the Company was not ranked # 1 in every financial
measure used to compare its performance to that of its Peer Group, its overall average # 1 rank across these
measures over all three time frames confirmed the Company's strong, consistent, and superior core
results.
As a
result, more marketers will start to
measure the ROI of their blogging efforts
using closed - loop analytics — to understand their blog's impact on lead generation and customer acquisition and tie their business blogging efforts to the bottom line.
Additionally, management
uses adjusted financial information as key performance
measures of
results of operations for the purpose of evaluating performance internally.
Chapter 13 contains resources that will teach you the importance of social media with regard to an SEO campaign, how it fits into your overall marketing initiative, how to execute a successful social media campaign, and how to
measure and track
results using specialized analytics.
Management believes that presenting the Company's non-GAAP financial
measures is useful to investors because it (i) provides investors with meaningful supplemental information regarding financial performance by excluding certain items, (ii) permits investors to view performance
using the same tools that management
uses to budget, make operating and strategic decisions, and evaluate historical performance, and (iii) otherwise provides supplemental information that may be useful to investors in evaluating the Company's
results.
I can't stress enough how critical it is to
measure the
results of your content marketing activities so you can continually learn what your audience likes and
use that information to continually improve.
(The Bank of Japan's was already larger than that, as a
result of the
use of balance sheet
measures over the preceding decade.)
As a
result, adjusted EBITDA as
used in this release is equivalent to the non-GAAP financial
measure adjusted EBITDA, as adjusted, presented prior to the third quarter of 2013.
A historical and theological analysis of one or the other of these emphases shows each to be wanting as an adequate expression of the ministry.9 In the
measure to which these are
used to focus ministry in turn or together, the
result has proved to be unresolvable conflict within a congregation or a denomination10 In the pluralistic churches of today, both emphases are always present to some extent, so that the ideal ministry attempts some balance between the two.
We suspected that the decline in correlation of improvement in economic welfare and growth in market activity had continued, and we thought that
using a widely recognized
measure, developed by respected economists, would give some authority to the
results.
[105] They claim that their
use of various non-lethal control
measures (although lethal control by property owners was not banned), such as prohibition of feeding coyotes, changes in husbandry practices, hazing of coyotes, guard animals, and fencing,
resulted in a reduction in sheep losses.
So unfortunately I can't seem to find white whole wheat flour in my country and buying it online is not an option for me so I tried to substitute it with whole wheat flour (particularly in your carrot cake)
using the correct pour and level measurement method as recommended but I found the end
result to be cake that was a little doughy, absolutely delicious but a little doughy and I might try
measuring using a kitchen scale in the future but what do you recommend in this case to combat this?
Too bad more recipes don't
use weights or
measures for eggs (beaten to make it easy to adjust quantity) to ensure consistent
results!
Had I
measured the flour by volume, I would have
used almost a 1/4 cup too much flour
resulting in a dry dough.
Group chairman Paul Rayner
used the firm's annual general meeting to warn that demand for its wines in China was «softening, as a
result of the leadership change and well - documented government austerity
measures».
I've
measured everything really carefully, so for optimal
results,
use a scale.
For best
results, try
measuring your ingredients
using a scale, and
use King Arthur Flour All - Purpose Flour and almond flour for best
results.
Try
measuring your oat flour by weight for best
results next time, or
using about 1/3 cup less oat flour.
Ingredients — particularly gluten free flours — are all very different and yield very different
results, so make sure you're
using something with a proven
measure of success.
For successful
results, make sure you
use room temperature ingredients,
measure properly (the only ingredient you ever pack in is brown sugar),
use a cookie scoop to make cookies all the same size,
use a preheated oven that you have checked temperature on, and
use parchment paper or silicone liners for your baking pans.
To get the best
result,
use an electric kitchen scale to
measure all ingredients correctly.
This is the
result of higher energy input for mechanical
measures like weed control in organic production and of lower mineral N - fertilization
use in conventional production.
Along with sharing the components I
use, I personally try to list the components that go into my ratings, and I share weekly / yearly
results at Football Study Hall so you can see how they're
measuring up against the actual schedule.
Before
using produce from the school garden, the USDA recommends visiting the garden and asking the lead gardener about growing practices, including the history of the land
use, water sources, soil sampling and
results,
use of fertilizers and pesticides, and animal control
measures.