Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Any big changes in your marketing/customer acquisition strategy over the last time period (more money doing Search, less money in Email, elimination Facebook as it does not work, etc., … You can see the wisdom of not just setting a 20% aggregate conversion rate, based on the above benchmarking data.

Analytics 133

Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133

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 ). Digital advertising and marketing is a key part of ZQI's multi-channel acquisition portfolio. The answer is simple: Aggregators. They do everything.

Analytics 139

Analytics Aggregator Channel B2B 139

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

If we can’t determine where the traffic comes from, we can neither attribute conversions to their original sources of traffic, nor can we find out the true cost per acquisition (CPA) or return on ad spend (ROAS) for each marketing activity. Aggregate costs and results in a tool like Google Data Studio or BigQuery.

Analytics 118

Analytics Campaign Email Channel 118

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

Even if, and this is not possible, I said to you that the path is Direct, Social, PPC, Organic, Referral for 5% of the site traffic … what would you do? And you are telling me that the Cost Per Acquisition for my display campaigns is not $201 but rather a lowly $155? It is not possible to force people down that path!

Channel 161

Channel Analytics Campaign Conversion 161

Occam's Razor

APRIL 21, 2014

Find campaigns where they are spending most money, lower the bounce rate and reduce acquisition cost. It will put that data in Campaigns section of the Acquisition report. If you have a lot of them, aggregate them up. Earn more affection. That way Analytics knows it was your handiwork to send that traffic.

Analytics 131

Analytics Marketing Campaign Metrics 131

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. Acquisition. Segment Category #1: Acquisition. All visits.

Analytics 123

Analytics Web Acquisition Metrics 123

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 30, 2012

Matched Query Type, Keyword Position, Day Parts: Sexier PPC Analytics. #7. Pro Tip: Always, always, always let the Acquisition, Behavior and Outcomes framework be your guide. Matched Query Type, Keyword Position, Day Parts: Sexier PPC Analytics! But for your PPC campaigns? and Bounce Rate. And really, who wants that? #6.

Analytics 145

Analytics Metrics API Web 145

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2020

Damn, I’ll admit—I even have a tradition of treating myself with a beautiful new pair after a successful business trip or client acquisition. Another great example of linkable assets are pages that aggregate industry stats, like this one. For instance, here’s a post comparing PPC vs. SEO for startup marketing.

B2B 142

B2B Social Media Email Campaign 142

ConversionXL

JULY 11, 2016

“Umbrella terms” are when you aggregate multiple features and benefits under one vague term, like “powerful” or “easy-to-use.” Build acquisition into your product (LinkedIn, TransferWise). Use PPC to promote content cost effectively (choose keywords nobody’s bidding on).

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. That is worth fighting for.

Analytics 140

Analytics Web Metrics DC 140

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Site-centric analysis is primarily focused on looking at direct competitors, or adjacent ones, and learning from what is happening with Acquisition, Behavior and Outcomes on their website (desktop and/or mobile). Hence, a lot of your time will be spent in acquisition analysis to improve your digital advertising and marketing strategy.

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Non-Compete Search 60

Occam's Razor

APRIL 29, 2013

If it take ten days to make a decision to change bids on our PPC campaigns, let's go with that data cycle. " Measuring Visits and Conversions in aggregate first and segmented by keywords (or even key word clusters) will get you on the path to showing real impact. If we make real-time decisions, let's get real time data.

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Metrics Marketing Search SEO 166