Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

" ~ Web Metrics: "What is a KPI? " + Standard Metrics Revisited Series. Six Tips For Improving High Bounce / Low Conversion Web Pages. Multichannel Analytics: Tracking Offline Conversions. "Engagement" Is Not A Metric, It's An Excuse. Is Conversion Rate Enough? How to focus?"

Analytics 124

Analytics Metrics SEM Web 124

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Outcomes of the conversations with your Finance team and Sr. Conversion rate is one of those metrics that I strongly encourage you only create benchmarks for from your own data. Even if they give you conversion rate benchmarks. Any big shifts in investment (marketing, customer experience, team sizes, tools).

Analytics 133

Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 9, 2016

Along the way I'll share some of my favourite metrics and analytics best practices that should accelerate your path to becoming a true Analysis Ninja. SEO & PPC, Because You Should! At this point you'll be a little confused about some metric or the other. Awesome, right? Play with Enhanced Ecommerce Reports.

Analytics 60

Analytics Metrics eCommerce PPC 60

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

MCA-ADC covers the challenge of attributing credit to all digital marketing channels (Social, Display, YouTube, Referral, Email, Search, others) that contributed to a particular conversion (or multiple conversions). But how do we distribute credit for the conversions across all those channels? Hurray, hurray! • It is sweet.

Channel 161

Channel Analytics Campaign Conversion 161

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 31, 2011

I love that the analyst is segmenting the data rather than showing the aggregate trend ("all data in aggregate is essentially crap" – me). That traffic (or conversions in this case) is most likely in both Referrals and Search. Is it: "No, No we have someone responsible for conversion rate improvement?"

Salary 130

Salary Analytics Green eCommerce 130

Occam's Razor

MAY 20, 2013

At ZQI U, a vast number of students enroll into online-only courses (just like our analytics, PPC, mobile, and SEO Master Certification students at my awesome Market Motive ). As is common in these types of educational companies, aggregators rule the roost. The answer is simple: Aggregators. Let's call them ZQI University.

Analytics 139

Analytics Aggregator Channel B2B 139

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 30, 2012

When it comes to data analysis, you are usually more likely to see me share guidance on advanced segmentation or custom reports or advanced social metrics or controlled experiments or economic value or competitive intelligence or web analytics maturity or one of an infinite number of difficult, if hugely rewarding, things. Not today.

Analytics 145

Analytics Metrics API Web 145

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 6, 2007

It is quite likely that your company is spending tons of time, energy, and dollars on web marketing efforts yet conversion rates (or ROI) are stuck in the two to three percent range. So what is this mysterious metric? In Adobe's Site Catalyst bounce rate is not a standard metric, but you are able to create a special custom metric.

Metrics 120

Metrics Analytics PPC Campaign 120

Occam's Razor

MAY 18, 2010

I have said: All data in aggregate is "crap" Because it is. You can imagine then how absolutely heartbreaking it is for me to note that nearly all reporting that I see is data in aggregate. Tons of data "puking", all just aggregates. My love for segmentation as the primary (only?) All visits. Total revenue.

Analytics 123

Analytics Web Acquisition Metrics 123

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

If you are analyzing data for your SEO or PPC campaigns and you find the search engine providing the data then you should instantly embrace it and immediately propose marriage! #5: Many vendors now aggregate this real customer data and present it in the form of benchmarks that you can use to index your own performance.

Analytics 123

Analytics Securities and Exchange Commission Search Engineer 123

ConversionXL

JULY 11, 2016

Elite Camp is a 3-day traffic and (mainly) conversion event. “Umbrella terms” are when you aggregate multiple features and benefits under one vague term, like “powerful” or “easy-to-use.” Build a business case around conversion optimization. 7 Basic Plots on Wikipedia ). Why is it a problem?

PPC 48

PPC Analytics Video Non-Compete 48

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 7, 2014

11: Close to zero aggregated analysis exists, everything's segmented. #10: An example is: "We should add these 80 keywords to our PPC portfolio with a max bid of $14." 11: Close to zero aggregated analysis exists, everything's segmented. All data in aggregate is crap. Site Conversion Rate.

Analytics 140

Analytics Web Metrics DC 140

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

. + Traffic Trends Key Metrics Analysis. Onsite Behavior Key Metrics Analysis. I tend to use Hitwise a lot less, or not at all, because it is a very hard to use, it is slow, the UX/UI, metrics and reports have not really evolved over the years. Traffic Trends Key Metrics Analysis. Visitor/Audience Type Profile Analysis.

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Non-Compete Search 60

Occam's Razor

APRIL 29, 2013

Many used some data, but they unfortunately used silly data strategies/metrics. And silly simply because as soon as the strategy/success metric being obsessed about was mentioned, it was clear they would fail. If it take ten days to make a decision to change bids on our PPC campaigns, let's go with that data cycle. "

Metrics 166

Metrics Marketing Search SEO 166