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Self-reported attribution works by asking "how did you hear about us?" at key conversion points (meetings, demos, quote requests) using an open text field, not a dropdown. Link-based journey tracking creates targeted accounts for each campaign with isolated URL structures so teams can track which users took which steps and report by segment. As campaigns mature, layering both methods together gives the clearest picture of what drove revenue. Instead of measuring isolated campaign performance (cost per click, open rates, impressions), the Measured Marketing framework tracks how each activity feeds the next stage of the loop and compounds over time. The minimum monthly investment (roughly $5,000 to $6,000 for a part-time marketer plus tool stack) provides the cost denominator, while pipeline-attributed revenue from tracked campaigns provides the return. 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