David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking. The simplest way to track a company’s performance: have them give you access to their internal metrics dashboard. I used Ipreo heavily at one of my prior VC funds. .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

I’ll cover: How to avoid “blank page panic” by using templates; How to turn disparate data points into an intuitive flow; How to save time with data manipulation (and get cleaner data); How to aggregate data from different sources in the same dashboard. Use the Bar format to represent the metrics. Define the dimension. THEN 'Paid'.

Analytics 117

Analytics Metrics Affiliate Aggregator 117

Occam's Razor

APRIL 21, 2014

I believe these two posts with a collection of some of my favorite metrics will inspire you: 1. Best Metrics For Digital Marketing: Rock Your Own And Rent Strategies 2. Best Web Metrics / KPIs for a Small, Medium or Large Sized Business. If you have a lot of them, aggregate them up. The post provides more detail.

Analytics 131

Analytics Marketing Campaign Metrics 131

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

So, the campaign could be Social, Organic Search, Email, Display, Affiliate, Referring Site … anything really. For multi-channel attribution modeling to work, all your marketing campaigns (Search, Social, Email, Display, Affiliate, others) must be 100% tagged with campaign tracking parameters. Tag your Bing campaigns.

Channel 161

Channel Analytics Campaign Conversion 161

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Explain why, hopefully you'll have rules you can apply and check if your Web Metrics are indeed KPI's! Update] Here are two recent posts that dive deeper into the topic of Key Performance Indicators and provide latest thinking (as well as real world examples): ~ Best Web Metrics / KPIs for a Small, Medium or Large Sized Business.

Metrics 123

Metrics Web Non-Compete Analytics 123

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 12, 2011

I am going to attempt to significantly simply your life by recommending the critical few metrics you should use to analyze performance of your digital marketing campaigns and website. Recommend metrics / KPIs you can use based on the size of your company. Best Metrics / KPIs for Small Business Websites. Obsess about this metric.

Metrics 151

Metrics Web Analytics CPA 151

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

Because every tool uses its own sweet metrics definitions, cookie rules, session start and end rules and so much more. If you don't kill 25% of your metrics each year, you are doing something wrong. Here are some reasons: ~ It is really really hard to make sure you have implemented one tool correctly. our measurement strategies 2.

Analytics 118

Analytics Web Metrics Channel 118

ConversionXL

MARCH 16, 2016

Net Promoter Score is a customer loyalty metric developed by (and a trademark of) Fred Reichheld, Bain & Company, and Satmetrix. Use them for testimonials, affiliates, etc. If you have a bunch of customer success metrics but don’t use them for anything, you’re wasting your time. Passives (7-8). Detractors (0-6).

.Net 48

.Net Metrics Retention Aggregator 48

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 6, 2007

So what is this mysterious metric? In Adobe's Site Catalyst bounce rate is not a standard metric, but you are able to create a special custom metric. If you don't fall into those two categories you need to pay very careful attention to this metric. It is almost instantly accessible in any web analytics tool.

Metrics 120

Metrics Analytics PPC Campaign 120

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. Coupon affiliates. "Social All visits. Total revenue.

Analytics 123

Analytics Web Acquisition Metrics 123

ConversionXL

APRIL 22, 2015

You could have an in-house user research lab with fancy neuroscience technology and 25 researchers, actively track 5000 metrics across 500 segments and what not – but it would not only cost a lot (likely way more than the profit from testing wins), it would be distracting and silly. SaaS, ecommerce, lead gen, affiliate models.

Analytics 48

Analytics Technical Review Conversion Framework 48

practicetrumpstheory.com

JULY 14, 2010

First, what is an actionable metric? An actionable metric is one that ties specific and repeatable actions to observed results. This distinction carries over to metrics too. Map Metrics to Actions The next step is to map specific actions in your product to Activation and Retention.

Metrics 51

Metrics Lean Retention Startup 51

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Analyzing data in aggregate is a crime. When you look at all that in aggregate you get nothing. On you left are the Dimensions (customer & campaign attributes) and Metrics (numbers, key performance indicators) you can choose to create custom segments of your own. Why Segmentation? Take a breath. :).

Analytics 105

Analytics Web Search Non-Compete 105

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 3, 2018

But, ultimately, it generates paying customers—and that’s the only metric that really matters. Create content to answer hundreds of these questions, and, in aggregate, you can reach a huge audience of relevant prospects. In many ways, this approach is anathema to traditional content marketing. Conclusion.

B2B 133

B2B Marketing SEO Search 133

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 7, 2014

11: Close to zero aggregated analysis exists, everything's segmented. #10: " Another example is: "I recommend a shift of $150k from our Display budget to our Affiliate budget to increase profitability of our purple pants." 11: Close to zero aggregated analysis exists, everything's segmented.

Analytics 140

Analytics Web Metrics DC 140

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

. + Traffic Trends Key Metrics Analysis. Onsite Behavior Key Metrics Analysis. I tend to use Hitwise a lot less, or not at all, because it is a very hard to use, it is slow, the UX/UI, metrics and reports have not really evolved over the years. Traffic Trends Key Metrics Analysis. The metric being displayed is Visits.

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Non-Compete Search 60

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? affiliate and referral marketing on the web. aggregation. Startup Foundry tools list. Small Business tools list. Lean Startup Circle â?? Google Group for startup advice. SEO and Analytics Tutorials. read this before you spend time elsewhere. worth reading as well.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

Blackrock, the American global investment management corporation, has already allocated $200 billion to Impact investments, while giants such as Unilever and Nestle point at Impact as one of their central business growth avenues, backed by data and metrics. Israel, a hub for Impact Tech?

Venture Capital 174

Venture Capital Global South Africa 174