Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. The first input is CAC. Customer acquisition cost.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

This is when metrics come into play. Your customer acquisition cost and lifetime value are the two magical numbers you need to calculate for each one of your campaigns. For ecommerce, this is based on transaction size, commission, and chances of the user returning. See Also: The Top 10 Tools for Tracking Your Web Metrics.

Revenue 60

Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

" ~ Web Metrics: "What is a KPI? " + Standard Metrics Revisited Series. Mobile Marketing and Analytics: Click-to-Call Mobile Ad Campaigns. Multichannel Analytics- Tracking Online Impact Of Offline Campaigns. "Engagement" Is Not A Metric, It's An Excuse. I Got No Ecommerce.

Analytics 124

Analytics Metrics SEM Web 124

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 6, 2010

In a world where we are overwhelmed with data and metrics and key performance indicators and reports and dashboards and. I must forewarn you that my hidden agenda is also to expose to you metrics you might not be using, views of data that you might be ignoring, best practices that are of value and teach you how to fish. Faith rules.

Analytics 125

Analytics Web Customer SEM 125

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 28, 2006

How many metrics can you call adorable? Site abandonment rate is an adorable metric, to me : ), for these reasons: Money, money, money baby. IMHO there isn't a metric out there that can tell you a lot so quickly and any improvement you make to it will directly and immediately impact the bottom-line. My hypothesis is that.

Metrics 98

Metrics Analytics SEM Campaign 98

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In general, bandits are great for: Headlines and short-term campaigns; Automation for scale; Targeting; Blending optimization with attribution. Define your target metrics. Here’s an example from an ecommerce site: First couple of days: Blue (variation #3) is winning big—like $16 per visitor vs. $12.50 Define your website goals.

Analytics 127

Analytics Technical Review Software Review Framework 127

Up and Running

MARCH 3, 2021

47% of small business owners execute marketing campaigns entirely on their own. It is often used interchangeably with SEM, or “Search Engine Marketing.” The general goal with PPC advertising is to target the right keywords and organize them into effective campaigns and ad groups to make the cost of clicks trivial. What is PPC?

PPC 81

PPC Small Business Management Advertising 81