{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"CEM","provider_url":"https:\/\/explorecem.com","author_name":"Isha Soni","author_url":"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/author\/isha\/","title":"Which costs does CEM benchmark, and why?\u00a0\u00a0 - CEM","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gOgwa9MzYQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/opening-the-black-box-which-costs-does-cem-benchmark-and-why\/\">Which costs does CEM benchmark, and why?\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/opening-the-black-box-which-costs-does-cem-benchmark-and-why\/embed\/#?secret=gOgwa9MzYQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Which costs does CEM benchmark, and why?\u00a0\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; CEM\" data-secret=\"gOgwa9MzYQ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/explorecem.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3d-illustrations-yiwEvZu7wbQ-unsplash-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":1978,"thumbnail_height":2560,"description":"\u201cOpening the Black Box\u201d is our ongoing series on the data treatments, assumptions, and methodologies behind\u00a0our analyses.\u00a0In this\u00a0series, we answer\u00a0frequently\u00a0asked questions\u00a0on\u00a0how we build,\u00a0validate, and make decisions about our data.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thoughts or feedback for us?\u00a0\u00a0We welcome it.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s\u00a0one of your most\u00a0common questions: what costs are\u00a0actually included\u00a0in CEM\u2019s benchmarking? Is carried interest in? What about VAT? Does..."}