ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2021

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. Focusing on engagement is important; this is the currency social platforms use to curate feeds algorithmically. You can do this by tracking metrics and user behavior.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

So they update their algorithms religiously to try to do that. Well, as Google’s algorithms have advanced, the two end up being quite the same. You know all about vanity metrics , and how you shouldn’t be obsessed with them. Otherwise, the algorithm can’t properly categorize your page. There shouldn’t be a conflict.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 23, 2012

While there is a great deal of appreciation for the power of metrics/data, I've come to realize that Sr. Leaders don't quite appreciate the deep, and often corrosive, consequences of choosing metric x over metric y as a key performance indicator (KPI). It is a standard metric. Don't believe me?

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 28, 2021

When e-commerce first took off in the 1990s, web traffic was regarded as the most critical metric for measuring a website’s popularity. Other metrics to measure online performance did not yet exist. Also, Google’s algorithms now prefer bumping up mobile-friendly websites to the top.

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ConversionXL

JULY 11, 2016

Limit the regret of showing the least performing variation to 50% of your visitors by using bandit algorithms. Use PPC to promote content cost effectively (choose keywords nobody’s bidding on). Johnathan Dane – The PPC Thermometer – Why You Should Care About Ice Cubes & Lava. Change of test method.

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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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Google’s machine learning–based metrics, for example, give you access to insights and audience segments you can put to work immediately in your campaigns. From Google’s Session Quality and Conversion Probability reports to related smart retargeting platforms, machine-learning segments users like no PPC manager can.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 2, 2015

A/B Testing, Multivariate, and Bandit Algorithms: What’s the Difference? As for bandit algorithms, you can almost think of them as A/B/n tests that update in real time based on the performance of each variation. In essence, a bandit algorithm starts by sending traffic to two (or more) pages: the original and the variation(s).

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Here’s what you can test with this approach: Landing pages (especially recommended before you invest in PPC ). For one, you’re optimizing for micro-conversions—user engagement metrics that, you’re assuming, will translate into improvements at the macrolevel (i.e. If they did, keep the new design live. That doesn’t always pan out.

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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? There are too many paths, and you can't actually control the path that a potential customer can take. It is not possible to force people down that path! But show the actual report.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 20, 2010

End of a minor web analytics lesson on going beyond obvious metrics and never, ever, never forgetting context. I humbly believe that the biggest mistake most of us doing SEO make is that we are far too obsessed with ranking and meta this and that and how to work back algorithms etc etc. Back to our story. " In April 2009!!

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Improving your Quality Score, increasing your clickthrough rate (CTR), reducing your ad spend without compromising results… these are all top-of-mind for PPC marketers using AdWords. Through single keyword ad groups, a little-known tactic that smart marketers are using to maximize their PPC spend. to 7.95 (out of 10).

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marketingland.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

8 Ways We Deceive Ourselves With Metrics (And How To Avoid Them), Part I. and particularly people involved in metrics and evaluation of “how did we do this week/month/quarter?” ” Every metric you have for success implies you’d like more or less of that metric, so you always have a wished-for outcome at hand.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 30, 2012

When it comes to data analysis, you are usually more likely to see me share guidance on advanced segmentation or custom reports or advanced social metrics or controlled experiments or economic value or competitive intelligence or web analytics maturity or one of an infinite number of difficult, if hugely rewarding, things. Not today.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Conversion rate is one of those metrics that I strongly encourage you only create benchmarks for from your own data. One of the easiest ways to improve outcomes on your website, it is great to make sure that people don't say this via your bounce rate metric : I came, I puked, I left. None of the four other methods are advisable.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2016

Having multiple ads in an ad set means that Facebook will automatically A/B test both of those ads and determine a winner using its own algorithm. Choosing the Right Metric. I recommend always focusing on the metric that’s most important to you instead of focusing on ‘fringe metrics’ like CPM. When to Pick a “Winner”.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

If you are analyzing data for your SEO or PPC campaigns and you find the search engine providing the data then you should instantly embrace it and immediately propose marriage! #5: Check the definitions of various metrics. For example, if you see a metric called Cookies, find out exactly what that metric means before you use the data.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Mongoose Metrics ~ ifbyphone. I know Mongoose Metrics a bit more and have been impressed with their solution and evolution over the last couple of years. download all the specific user-typed long tail queries for optimal PPC targeting and 3. Mongoose Metrics. and Google provide world class web analytics tools for free.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Well you might have cut your PPC budget since then, driving less warm leads into your business. You simply can’t trust one set of experiment metrics – you need a backup to compare against, in case you’ve broken something. Watching and learning from the site and test data during live operation is one of the best parts for me.

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