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TACOS

TACOS (Total Advertising Cost of Sales) divides ad spend by total sales, not just ad-attributed sales. It shows how reliant a listing is on paid traffic: a falling TACOS as revenue grows means ads are lifting organic rank. It is the healthier long-run metric to watch alongside ACOS.

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