# Read advertising and sales reports together

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Language: English. Site content date: 2026-09-12

> The reports answer different questions. Build a bridge between them instead of forcing their totals to match.

Field guide / measurement

The reports answer different questions. Build a bridge between them instead of forcing their totals to match.

## A practical sequence

- Identify the reporting unit in each system. An ad conversion may be an event; a CRM report may count people or deals.

- Trace a sample using the agreed identifier. Document duplicates, missing source fields and late updates.

- Group outcomes by acquisition cohort as well as by closing date. These views answer different operational questions.

- Separate explainable attribution differences from data defects. Assign each unresolved defect a next check and owner.

### Take this into the brief

```text
Ad event / CRM record / Accepted stage / Deal outcome / Difference reason / Owner
```

## The decision to take away

A reconciliation table is useful even when it leaves some differences open. It makes the uncertainty inspectable.

## Sources and review date

Sources read on: 2026-09-11. A source review is not an audit of the agency’s systems.

- [support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2998031 ↗](https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2998031)

## Related work

[Marketing analytics](https://globalleadindex.com/services/marketing-analytics/) [CRM integration](https://globalleadindex.com/services/crm-integration/)

## Before choosing

[How we assess evidence](https://globalleadindex.com/methodology/) [Compare agencies](https://globalleadindex.com/agencies/) [Lead, qualified lead and sale: agree on the definitions](https://globalleadindex.com/guides/lead-qualified-lead-sale/) [How to verify the journey from advertising to CRM](https://globalleadindex.com/guides/verify-crm-handoff/)

Editorial consideration

## When to consider Pickles

[Read the evidence in the profile](https://globalleadindex.com/agencies/pickles-team/)

Pickles describes ads, landing pages and measurement in one international acquisition scope. It may fit a team that wants these responsibilities coordinated. Ask for a relevant case and test records before agreeing the scope.

[Discuss the scope with Pickles ↗](https://pickles.team/?utm_source=globalleadindex_com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guide_ads_and_sales_report)