Comparison

Attribution vs Incrementality

Attribution assigns credit across touchpoints; incrementality asks what changed because marketing happened.

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Method

Marketing Attribution

Marketing attribution assigns influence or credit to marketing touchpoints across a buyer journey.

Attribution = touchpoints + model + conversion event + credit rules

Concept

Incrementality measures the additional outcome caused by a marketing activity beyond what would have happened anyway.

Incrementality = observed outcome - counterfactual baseline