Ralph Burns welcomes Nick Miller, the Head of Traffic at Tier 11, to unpack the most important metric you’re probably not tracking—nCAC (New Cost to Acquire a Customer). A former professional musician turned media buying maestro, Nick walks us through the evolution of the nCAC calculator, the metric’s massive impact on client results, and why ROAS is no longer king. You’ll hear the behind-the-scenes of how Tier 11’s top media buyers use this tool to optimize spend, scale smarter, and avoid misleading metrics. If you want a better way to judge your ad performance—and a free tool to do it—this is the episode for you.

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Kicking Off Another High-Impact Episode of Perpetual Traffic
00:01:10 - Meet Nick Miller: From Shredding Guitars to Scaling Brands
00:02:09 - Why the nCAC Calculator Will Transform Your Growth Strategy
00:03:48 - Breaking Free from ROAS: The Rise of Smarter Metrics
00:06:01 - Inside the nCAC Calculator: Your New Secret Weapon
00:11:41 - How to Actually Use the nCAC Calculator (Without Guesswork)
00:26:00 - Media Efficiency Ratio: The Overlooked Key to Profitability
00:26:57 - Crunching the Numbers: Step-by-Step nCAC Calculation
00:27:19 - How Paid Media Spend Impacts Your Bottom Line
00:29:57 - Unlocking Growth Through Lifetime Contribution Margin
00:30:54 - Why You Can’t Trust Ad Platforms at Face Value
00:32:02 - Building a Retention Strategy That Fuels Lifetime Value
00:32:51 - Scaling Smart: Where Profitability Meets Performance
00:41:08 - Crafting the Perfect Traffic Mix and Targeting Your nCAC
00:49:30 - Measuring Effective Cost Per New Visit (And Why It Matters)
00:50:54 - Wrapping Up: Your Action Plan to Acquire Customers Profitably

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

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Past Episodes of Perpetual Traffic Featuring Nick Miller
Nick Miller on LinkedIn
Episode 687: [Premium Beauty & Wellness Case Study] How We Increased New Customers 73% & Sales 57% in Q1 2025!
Tier 11 Jobs
Perpetual Traffic on YouTube
Tiereleven.com
Mongoose Media
Perpetual Traffic Survey
Perpetual Traffic Website
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Connect with Lauren on Instagram and Connect with Ralph on LinkedIn

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