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Ego Metrics: What Measurements Matter?

Duct Tape Marketing

Ego Metrics: What Measurements Matter? The problem is that some of these metrics aren’t meaningful. In fact, some of the most visible metrics are the most misleading. This is possibly the most visible metric in social media, but many of those followers are inactive or even inhuman robots. So what metrics really matter?

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10 Product Recommendation Techniques to Improve UX and Conversions

ConversionXL

Nowadays nearly every online shop utilizes some sort of product recommendation engine, which is no wonder, as these systems, if set up and configured properly can significantly boost revenues, CTRs, conversions, and other important metrics. This is a very important metric when evaluating a recommender system.

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How to Use Social Media To Drive Sales

ConversionXL

Wrong metric. The problem is with the metrics used – direct sales are a very bad metric to use for social. So direct sales numbers are not a good metric to look at when it comes to social media, but what is then? Use testimonials and social media widgets to establish your authority and show your success.

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How to Handle Mobile “Moneyball Syndrome” & Cross-Device Attribution

ConversionXL

Inspired by the movie ‘Moneyball,’ MoneyBall syndrome refers to the fact that companies aren’t looking into the right metrics when measuring the effectiveness of their mobile website. Some marketers try looking at conversion as a solo metric of determining how their CTAs perform on mobile. Revamp Mobile Metrics to Combat Moneyball.

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Viral, Social, Sentiment, Mobile: 4 Delightful Web Analytics Solutions

Occam's Razor

Please click on the above image for a higher resolution version , including all the other metrics.]. I love the data you saw in the very first screenshot, and I absolutely love this… [Please click on the above image for a higher resolution version , including all the other metrics.]. Say it ain't so! :). Why is this cool?

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What is A/B Testing? The Complete Guide: From Beginner to Pro

ConversionXL

A/B Testing, multivariate testing, and bandit algorithms: What’s the Difference? Bandit algorithms are A/B/n tests that update in real time based on the performance of each variation. In essence, a bandit algorithm starts by sending traffic to two (or more) pages: the original and the variation(s). Define your target metrics.

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The Thirteen Fastest Ways To Boost Traffic To Your Website

The Startup Magazine

When e-commerce first took off in the 1990s, web traffic was regarded as the most critical metric for measuring a website’s popularity. Other metrics to measure online performance did not yet exist. Also, Google’s algorithms now prefer bumping up mobile-friendly websites to the top.

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