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How to Use Social Media To Drive Sales

ConversionXL

eCommerce sales during the last Black Friday topped $1 billion for the first time in history. 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?

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Knowledge

Occam's Razor

" ~ Web Metrics: "What is a KPI? " + Standard Metrics Revisited Series. "Engagement" Is Not A Metric, It's An Excuse. I Got No Ecommerce. Defining a "Master Metric", + a Framework to Gain a Competitive Advantage in Web Analytics. How do I choose well? How to focus?"

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Multichannel Analytics: Tracking Offline Conversions. 7 Best Practices, Bonus Tips

Occam's Razor

But the rest probably got what they were there for and your website was helping them by doing all those "jobs" as well, along with pure ecommerce. Your ecommerce website is helping people who will only do research online and then buy stuff in a store. Ok ok some of them puked and bounced. Nice ain't it? Not that hard.

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Digital Marketing And Analytics: Two Ladders For Magnificent Success

Occam's Razor

A good example, for e-commerce and non-ecommerce sites, is [link]. Bonus: Facebook Marketing: Best Metrics, ROI, Business Value ]. Some of your micro-outcomes were likely already connected to your offline existence (maps, phone calls, offer redemptions, etc.). The very first thing you want to do is create an acceptable website.

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