Cohort Vs. Non-Cohort Reporting

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The Integrous Analytics system enables two complementary reporting approaches, each designed for different business questions:

Cohort Reporting (using the Engagement object)

  • Best for: Measuring marketing campaign effectiveness and conversion rates

  • Shows: All Activations (new sales journeys) and the subset of Opportunities they generate

  • Business use case: "Which campaigns generate the most qualified leads that convert to opportunities?"

  • What's included: Source Attribution, sales progression (Stages 1-6), and outcomes for each distinct Sales Journey

  • Limitation: Doesn't include all Opportunities in the system (only those connected to Activations), similar to the "Leads with Converted Lead Information" stock report

Non-Cohort Reporting (using the Opportunity object)

  • Best for: Revenue analysis and ensuring all pipeline is accounted for

  • Shows: All Opportunities with source attribution and qualification data from connected Activations

  • Business use case: "What's the source breakdown of all revenue in our pipeline?"

  • What's included: All Opportunities with attribution data (Stages 1-6)

  • Limitation: Doesn't include all new sales processes generated (only those connected to Opportunities)

🛠️ Technical Detail: This approach is possible because the Integrous Analytics system stores sales progression data across both objects with bidirectional relationships:

  • Stages 1-3 fields are stored on the Engagement object and are layered onto opportunities via the Opportunity "Attribution Activation" relationship

  • Stages 4-6 fields are stored on the Opportunity object and are layered on Activation Engagements via the Engagement "Primary Opportunity" relationship

Why both approaches work together:

The dual architecture ensures you can answer both "How effective are our campaigns at generating sales processes?" (Cohort) and "Where did all our revenue come from?" (Non-Cohort) without sacrificing accuracy in either analysis.