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Measurement & Attribution
Closed-Loop Measurement
Linking ad exposure directly to verified sales data, common in retail media.
By Brandon Mina·CEO, BrandPilot AI·Updated November 2026
Short answer
Closed-loop measurement is the practice of linking ad exposure directly to verified sales or transaction data from the same customers. It is common in retail media, where retailers can connect who saw an ad with what they later bought, giving advertisers stronger evidence of sales impact than modeled or survey-based measures.