Up and Running

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Customer acquisition drives sales and profit margins and it needs to be measured and balanced together with the customers’ lifetime value (LTV). This article explains how businesses can resist one of the top startup killers known as high customer acquisition costs (CAC). We will go through 5 key strategies for lowering CAC.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

How do you balance traffic acquisition with conversion optimization? Treat Googlebot just like any other user and don’t hard-code our user-agent or IP address.”. You can usually tell this is the case when your SEO traffic converts well below other acquisition channels. When Product Reviews Hurt Conversions.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2020

PPC has a role. Ask the following six questions to help SEO and PPC teams collaborate—and achieve better results than either could on their own. Are SEO and PPC teams communicating effectively and sharing insights? SEO and PPC teams that don’t communicate effectively (or at all) achieve less. SEO has a role.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 12, 2010

As I was looking at traffic stats I noticed a huge increase in mid-November due to a number of write-ups on startup and web-2.0 I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. 9 gives way to other PPC SE’s like Bing and Yahoo? 9 Ash on 02.09.10

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2020

Competing businesses may click on each other’s PPC ads to waste money. Loads of PPC platforms ( Google Ads included) allow you to blacklist IP addresses. . Wired refers to these as “hordes of linked machines controlled by rogue software.” Ad Age estimates that $1 out of every $3 spent on PPC is subject to click fraud.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

When WordStream began receiving complaints that the seven-day free trial of their PPC management software wasn’t long enough, the brand decided to A/B test 14-day and 30-day trials. Drill down to determine which metrics contribute to your goal: revenue per user, number of paying customers, churn, and new customer acquisition.

Framework 102

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Click-Through Rate Definition The Conversion Rate Formula: How to Calculate Conversion Rate Bounce Rate: Everything You Want to Know and More How To Calculate and Increase Customer Lifetime Value PPC Click-Through-Rate: What it Means and How to Use It (and Improve It) How to Track and Improve Ecommerce Customer Acquisition Effectiveness.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Will PPC look like this in 2020? Nonetheless, there are some amazing automation opportunities that make the life of Marketing Managers, CMOs, and PPC experts quicker and more efficient—especially for fast-growing companies that need to scale their campaigns. PPC automation is a massive topic. Probably not. Ad Testing.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 13, 2015

How does retention differ among different acquisition channels? Acquisition Efficiency. Customers that converted in the last year that have positively reviewed us on at least one third-party site. You segment users by the month they signed up and their zip code. How did that effect their average order value?

Conversion 48

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Software By Rob

MAY 4, 2009

A recent discussion in the Micropreneur Academy surrounded the topic of starting an online business selling physical products as opposed to software. But there are two downfalls of selling physical products compared to software: 1. Since I’ve worked on both sides of the fence I have a lot to say on the subject.

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ConversionXL

JULY 10, 2014

For example, I once had a client that sold law office practice management software. When surveying the competition, their customers, and the market at large, I learned that most law offices wouldn’t even consider purchasing a practice management software unless they knew: That it was being used by real lawyers.

Software Review 72

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ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2020

Even after a purchase, Amazon knows whether a return was necessary or how buyers felt about the experience (through reviews ). Google once allowed webmasters to dump a laundry list of (supposedly) relevant phrases into the source code, hidden from users. Internal PPC traffic is less influential than it once was.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

To maximize impact and ensure correct prioritization, the team reviewed the top 10 accounts quarterly. Programmatic ABM: One-to-many accounts marketing that leverages ABM software to tailor and personalize marketing programs for specific named accounts at scale. Use this to land new deals and upsell existing relationships.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 21, 2013

A lot of the keywords I used to add to my campaigns came from the long, long tail I saw in my organic search data (I would take the best performers there and use PPC to get more traffic) and from competitive intelligence research. This in turn mandates new SEO (and PPC) strategies, if we don't want to fail. See Page Value there?

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Maybe you’re at a startup whose acquisition engine is fueled by SEO. This can result in calling a result early due to “spotting a trend” (impossible). Server-side tools render code on the server level. Add it as a variable. Maybe your funding depends on that stream of customers. Regression to the mean.

Analytics 127

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Over a third of email marketers struggle with acquisition and close to a half say increasing engagement is their number one challenge. For example, you can partner with social media and PPC teams to create content that encourages subscribers to sign up to receive something of value. The reviews prove it. Image source.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! What makes it scalable and more of a marketing channel is that it's managed using software. If I can build a partner program using software with a thousand different partners, with a thousand different tactics, I, I have inherently a, a diversified portfolio. Like this show?

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Dave McClure’s conversion metrics visualize where different conversion optimization opportunities lie—including those for acquisition. Acquisition focuses on how to grab attention in a very crowded content environment. Strategies span a range of methods, but we’re going to focus on PPC, social media, and search. Image source ).

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Occam's Razor

JULY 22, 2013

Perhaps you wake up in the morning and walk into a store and buy new clothes (or expensive software from Oracle). Well, you can sign up to be notified of when reviews of something you are considering are posted (PS: how clever is that, and why does Amazon not do this?). There are some audiences who exhibit that behavior.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Are you aware of your cost per acquisition on other channels? PPC – 29.88%. For example, the offer can’t be promoted via email or PPC. If you’re running PPC campaigns, for example it might be counterproductive for your affiliates to run them as well because you risk having them compete with you for rank.

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 11, 2015

The include single custom reports that replace all/most current standard reports in GA on Mobile, Content, Paid Search and Acquisition. Hostname [Domains with your GA code]. Hostname [Domains with your GA code]. You can download a bunch more, that are not yet in the bundle above, by following the links at the end of this post.

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ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2014

With that in mind, we’ll cover features at the Account, Property, and View levels in your Google Analytics setup you should be reviewing and using. www.JoesFancyInteriorsBlog.biz and www.JoesShopForGoodHouseStuff.com), you may want to consider using the same Property and tracking code for both. image source. push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new

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Analytics Software Review eCommerce Search 132

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 6, 2010

2: Visitor Acquisition Efficiency Analysis Report. My goal was to create one report where I can review the efficiency and performance across all streams of traffic to the site. Paid media (PPC, Display etc), Earned media(Social Media), and Free media (SEO, Referring Sites etc). Remember no acquisition is free.

Analytics 125

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ConversionXL

MAY 19, 2016

She might turn to social media, look at more car insurance providers, go into the office, read online reviews, sign up for a newsletter first, etc. Both Harvard Business Review and Practical Ecommerce have reported the death of the linear funnel. Note that tornadoes can extend beyond the purchase. Identify User Behavior.

Analytics 78

Analytics Metrics Channel Software Review 78

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

We have fought valiant battles, paid expensive consultants, purchased a crazy amount of software, and achieved an implementation high that is quickly, followed by a " gosh darn it where is my return on investment from all this?" There are few things more complicated in analytics (all analytics, big data and huge data!) " low.

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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. Scanned QR codes. Links shared and clicked within mobile apps and instant messengers.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

The Write A Review call to action (the more reviews there are on credit cards, the more valuable the site is for comparison shoppers the more people will come and do business with them). If you are a regular reader of this blog you know how deeply fond I am of the Acquisition, Behavior, Outcomes framework. I make a note of: 1.

Web 138

Web Analytics Technical Review Affiliate 138

ConversionXL

JULY 9, 2015

Depending on your cost per lead acquisition, as well as conversion rates per traffic source, you’ll want to spend time A/B testing the amount of information asked for, the way it’s asked, and the order it’s asked in (among other things), while prioritizing specific sources. What level of financial commitment does buying your software require?

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Analytics Conversion Software Review Email 48

Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

As a software developer I want things in neat little boxes. But the problem is that marketing isn’t like coding. Coding is a highly constrained environment and, with most problems, a well-known path to success. Marketing Isn’t Coding. Design is a less constrained environment than coding.

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Design Software Review Marketing Software Developers 51

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). Sometimes I use Balsamiq, sometimes I code a prototype, doesn’t matter – just create something, then tell the world. I think quick, do something, then review what I’ve learned. How I can find the right investor (software)?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

discuss.joelonsoftware.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

(Not logged on) | Register | Log On Home Discuss Jobs About The Business of Software A community discussing the business of software, from the smallest shareware operation to Microsoft. A part of Joel on Software. This community works best when people use their real names. Please register for a free account.

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ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2014

For Acquisition, we’re primarily asking how do first time visitors & potential customers find you? This could cover a range of methods, but for the sake of this article, we’re going to focus on PPC, Social Media & Search. Acquisition – Getting Visitors At Top Of The Funnel. image source. What do they need?

Software Review 116

Software Review PPC Analytics Search 116

Occam's Razor

JULY 1, 2008

You now understand what online activity you are doing in terms of acquisition that is driving the kind of people to your site who are displaying a strong intent to visit your stores. Happy birthday! #2: 2: Use unique 800 (toll free) numbers on the website. Not too shabby. For one of my clients the insights were astounding.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2016

For optimizers, those descriptions are a bit different… Acquisition: Optimizing emails, PPC ads, etc. This is more like an agile sprint planning or retrospective meeting from agile software development mashed together, but it drives the process and accountability.”. Activation: Optimizing for that first conversion.

Framework 48

Framework Programming Metrics Engineer 48

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I started out working for various agencies and eventually I was recruited to work in-house for a Fortune 500 company doing SEO and PPC work. what I really liked about SEO and PPC was that it was involved with everything related to online marketing. My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2021

For example, person #1 is searching for “the best social media software for automation.” Generating awareness through PPC. To build awareness through PPC , it’s best to focus on high-intent traffic and carry this strategy into the consideration stage. That puts them in the awareness stage. It invites visitors to “Take a Tour.”.

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Customer Marketing Social Media CPA 140

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Note to NSA reviewer of this blog post: I'm a harmless digital marketer, totally not worth your attention.]. 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).

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Metrics Analytics Non-Compete Search 60