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Re:Killing TurboTax by willhinsa on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @12:27PM (#26331596)
when something doesn't provide a reliable return on investment, they stop spending that money. that's how much you know something works, whether it's buying advertising or congressmen.
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Re:Killing TurboTax by cratermoon on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @01:38PM (#26332577)
With the caveat that the ability to measure ROI exists and is also reliable. See for example advertising, and especially online programmatic targeted advertising: https://hbr.org/2013/03/did-ebay-just-prove-that-paid
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