Performance Measurement & Reporting:
How Often Should Marketing Operations Produce Performance Reports?
Use a tiered cadence: real-time alerts for issues, weekly leadership packets for decisions, monthly reconciliations with Finance, and quarterly strategy reviews. Same template. Same day. No surprises.
Produce four levels of reporting: Real-time alerts (SLA/data breaks), Daily ops monitors (routing, data health), a Weekly executive packet (4–5 slides, 1–3–1 format), and a Monthly close aligned with Finance (ROMI, CAC, bookings). Add a Quarterly strategy readout to reset targets and budgets.
Cadence Principles That Keep Everyone Aligned
The Reporting Cadence Blueprint
Implement a predictable rhythm from real-time signal to quarterly strategy.
Step-by-Step
- Define audiences & decisions — Execs need budget moves; RevOps needs process fixes; Sales needs coverage and SLA clarity.
- Map the cadence — Alerts (continuous), Ops monitors (daily), Exec packet (weekly), Finance close (monthly), Strategy (quarterly).
- Lock templates — 1–3–1 weekly packet; monthly adds ROMI/CAC/payback and reconciliation notes.
- Automate pipelines — ETL/ELT to BI; schedule refreshes and data-quality checks pre-send.
- Add governance — Owners, due dates, and change logs; review SLA and data health weekly.
- Retrospect quarterly — Compare plans vs. actuals; reset targets and experiment roadmap.
Who Gets What, How Often?
| Audience | Purpose | Core Contents | Cadence | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executives (CEO/ELT) | Decide & allocate | 1-page summary, drivers (pipeline, coverage, ROMI, velocity), risks & asks | Weekly + Monthly roll-up | MOps + CMO |
| Sales Leadership | Hit forecast | Coverage next 2Q, MQL→SQL/SAL rates, SLA breaches by segment | Weekly | RevOps |
| RevOps / Analytics | Diagnose & fix | Routing errors, data completeness, dedupe rate, tracking coverage | Daily monitors | Analytics Lead |
| Board | Govern & invest | Pipeline vs. target, bookings, ROMI, CAC/payback, strategic risks | Quarterly | CMO + CFO |
| Channel / Field Marketing | Optimize programs | Cohorts, channel lift, experiment results, budget vs. plan | Bi-weekly | MOps + Channel Lead |
Client Snapshot: Cadence that Cuts Noise
After moving to alerts + daily monitors + a 5-slide weekly packet, a mid-market SaaS team reduced ad-hoc report requests by 52% and shortened ELT decision cycles by 35%. Monthly Finance tie-outs increased trust—and budgets followed the data.
Align cadence with RM6™ and The Loop™ so reporting fuels decisions—not decks.
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