Definition

The measurable consequences or effects of an action, decision, or event on your business or project. Marketing teams obsess over this when measuring campaign success, though 'impact' often just means 'we hope something happened.'

Example Usage

The CEO demanded a report on the market impacts of the product launch within two weeks.

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