Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

How many adds came through organic SEO? How many through SEM? For example, if you have developers, content people or SEO folks working on SEO programs you’ll need to allocate their time / costs to this effort. SEO is seldom “free.”. How many through affiliate deals? Do you have a customer referral program?

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2018

Marketing is the bridge between your business and your customers. Marketing covers a wide range of activities. From traditional advertising to social media, online review management to blogging, search engine optimization to direct mail – it’s all marketing. There are many ways to market with a small budget.

Small Business 73

Small Business Software Review Social Media Marketing 73

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 7, 2007

So to make up for that this post covers some of the “technical” best practices around tracking with your web analytics tools, especially if you are using JavaScript tags. Often the job of implementation is left to the friendly neighborhood IT person and your web analytics vendor. This is sub optimal.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Analytics Web Software Review 93

VC Cafe

AUGUST 16, 2013

This post covers how to smart start your startup and maximize the chances of achieving product-market fit. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

SEM 150

SEM Startup Customer Development Lean 150

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Enable Google Analytics tracking. You just have to sign up for Google Analytics, get your account number, and plug it into your site. Dont worry about selecting particularly good keywords, if youre new to SEM. Use Googles built-in Analytics/AdWords integration, to track the effectiveness of each ad you run.

Demand 167

Demand San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Online Marketing Director, Knewton - New York, NY "I am 15. Knewton's Online Marketing Director is the key partner to the VP, Online Marketing and is responsible for helping the team drive customer acquisition and revenue growth through SEM (paid search), SEO, Affiliate Marketing, and Email.

San Francisco 92

San Francisco CTO Hire Developer EC2 92

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Yet, this was a successful growth marketing campaign. In this article, you will learn how growth marketing compares to traditional marketing and its key components. You’ll also learn how to apply growth marketing to five key channels and how to plan and execute experimentation. What is growth marketing?

Framework 102

Framework Marketing Acquisition Retention 102

ConversionXL

AUGUST 27, 2015

How can you tell what caused that – optimization, SEM, seasonality, word-of-mouth, or something else? Time Period Comparison in Analytics (and Why It’s Wrong). If asked to measure improvement in conversion rate due to optimization efforts, most people would point to Google Analytics. ROI is Difficult to Measure.

PPC 48

PPC SEM Technical Review Conversion 48

Occam's Razor

JUNE 4, 2012

These insightful reports are from the six I'd created for my latest video for the Market Motive Web Analytics Master Certification course. My latest video was on how to find meaningful insights, faster, when performing paid search analysis with web analytics tools (rather than, say, the AdWords or Bing UI).

Analytics 127

Analytics Campaign Search Customer 127

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

By viewing product development and marketing as integrated functions, not silos, leading tech companies like Facebook and Pinterest are rethinking their approach to driving growth and achieving breakthrough results. If data is the fuel of growth, then analytics is its engine. Confidence that the test will yield a successful result.

Management 20

Management Analytics Technical Review Framework 20

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

By viewing product development and marketing as integrated functions, not silos, leading tech companies like Facebook and Pinterest are rethinking their approach to driving growth and achieving breakthrough results. If data is the fuel of growth, then analytics is its engine. Confidence that the test will yield a successful result.

Management 20

Management Analytics Technical Review Framework 20

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

When polled 88% of marketing professionals said they couldn’t accurately measure the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns and the majority said lack of ROI measurement is their single greatest frustration with social media (Forbes). Clicks are also a simple measure that you can get from basic link tracking packages.

Technical Review 307

Technical Review Marketing SEM Campaign 307

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 6, 2010

While I am using Google Analytics here, you can do custom reporting in pretty much any tool you have access to, be it Yahoo! Web Analytics or Site Catalyst or WebTrends.]. #1: I like reporting by Page Title (hopefully you are good at SEO and have taken care of this). It will open in Google Analytics. Come back here.

Analytics 125

Analytics Web Customer SEM 125

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Here’s the executive summary of the process we use at CXL: Heuristic analysis ; Technical analysis; Web analytics analysis ; Mouse-tracking analysis ; Qualitative surveys ; User testing and copy testing. Web analytics analysis is next. You’d be surprised by how many analytics setups are broken.). Doing a speed analysis.

Analytics 127

Analytics Technical Review Software Review Framework 127

mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

A name can be a prison,” says Michael Martine, the blogging and SEO expert behind Remarkablogger. Plus, since spammers rely heavily on popular keywords, names generated solely with SEO in mind can seem spammy. Just don’t forsake that natural ability because you’re so focused on domain names, SEO and empty vessels. Is It Sticky?

Naming 94

Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2011

A website is the hub of a small business’s marketing efforts through other channels (print, SEO, SEM, email, direct, mobile, etc.). Options range from low cost sites through GoDaddy , to sophisticated sites, with analytics, A/B testing, blogging tools, SEO,and other value-adds from Hubspot.

Small Business 93

Small Business SEM SEO Social Network 93

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

Here you'll find all my blog posts categorized into a structure that will hopefully make it easy for you to discover new content, find answers to your questions, or simply wallow in some excellent analytics narratives. " ~ Digital Analytics: "Am I thinking right? Digital Marketing: "What is amazing out there?

Analytics 124

Analytics Metrics SEM Web 124

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2011

A website is the hub of a small business’s marketing efforts through other channels (print, SEO, SEM, email, direct, mobile, etc.). Options range from low cost sites through GoDaddy , to sophisticated sites, with analytics, A/B testing, blogging tools, SEO,and other value-adds from Hubspot.

Small Business 84

Small Business SEM SEO Social Network 84

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

SpyFu is a great tool that allows you to compare your own SEO/SEM tactics against those of your competitors. Mixpanel: An advanced analytics platform, Mixpanel allows users to drill down and better understand how visitors engage with your site. Do you manage your own keyword campaigns or work closely with the person who does?

Small Business 79

Small Business SEM Social Media Mobile 79

Occam's Razor

JUNE 6, 2007

I am thrilled to say that my book Web Analytics: An Hour A Day has been published and is now widely available. Five Reasons Why You Should Buy Web Analytics: An Hour A Day: Web Analytics: An Hour A Day for the first time provides a Practitioner's in the trenches perspective on web analytics. There I said it.

Analytics 60

Analytics Web Affiliate Metrics 60

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2018

Most small businesses and young startups can’t afford to hire marketers. That leaves those companies in a tough situation: they need to market to grow their business but they need to grow their business to hire marketers. Search marketing. Google Adwords. Not impressed?

Social Media 51

Social Media Marketing Analytics Audience 51

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2018

Most small businesses and young startups can’t afford to hire marketers. That leaves those companies in a tough situation: they need to market to grow their business but they need to grow their business to be hire marketers. Search marketing. Google Adwords. Not impressed?

Social Media 48

Social Media Marketing Analytics Audience 48

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2013

You can easily add tags such that data can be tracked using Google Analytics ; you can A/B split your mailing to test different subject lines or different customer segments to gauge performance; and you can better understand your customers and what maked them tick. Pay-per-click. Lean Business: Do Unto Others*.

Small Business 85

Small Business Startup Campaign SEM 85

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Why you should consider using it: Although AdWords can be a powerful marketing tool for small business, more than half of small business owners stop paid advertising within six month of starting. If you want to learn more about search engine marketing, I suggest you read 10 Practical Small Business SEO and SEM marketing tips.

Small Business 102

Small Business Analytics Social Media Search 102

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 14, 2022

Automating Your Webinars The Engaging And Delightful Way written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Melissa Kwan. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Melissa Kwan. Melissa Kwan set out to solve a problem in the market she was facing herself. eWebinar.com.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Demand Cofounder Video 84

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

The 5 Types of Metrics Every Small Business Must Track written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. New tools aimed at making analytics for small business owners and marketing a snap come to life seemingly daily. In Google Analytics, you can find this report through Acquisition > Overview.

Metrics 28

Metrics Small Business Analytics SEM 28

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

With a nod to my friends at Hubspot , I'll refer to this future phenomenon as "inbound marketing comes to health care". As the process gets cheaper and the data and analytics gets better, that will change. And that gets me to the concept of inbound marketing. Inbound marketing. First, some background.

Marketing 38

Marketing SEM Database Analytics 38

Eric Friedman

JULY 28, 2008

I have worked for the last 8 years on various Interactive Marketing Roles at P&G, not only in the US but also in Japan and other Asian locations. Sometimes it’s the only marketing vehicle creating the value. So if we measure how well we meet the needs of searchers, our marketing choices will be driven by consumer need.

San Jose 60

San Jose SEM Campaign SEO 60

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2016

113 of the Best Lead Generation Tools and Resources written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Referral Marketing– This includes intentional word of mouth activities, viral tactics as well as intentional referral generation. Referral Marketing Category on Duct Tape Marketing. Further Reading.

Lead Generation 28

Lead Generation Social Media Public Relations Channel 28

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Customer personas are often talked about in marketing and product design, but they’re almost never done well. Where marketers tend to go wrong with user personas. You use them to make better marketing, product, and business decisions and to keep your customer top-of-mind when doing so. Table of contents.

Software Review 115

Software Review Design Agile Analytics 115

Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

2015 was a great year for Content marketers and brand owners. Social analytics and video marketing are likely to be the key marketing trends for 2016. We talked to global social media experts and influencers to share with us their top social analytics tools for the coming year.

Analytics 100

Analytics Social Media Marketing Media 100

ConversionXL

JANUARY 21, 2021

The world’s best marketers don’t get to the top of their field by accident. But with the daily demands of most marketing professionals, it’s often an uphill battle to take a step back and set aside time to learn new skills. So how do up and coming and advanced marketers prioritize professional development?

Marketing 163

Marketing SEO Video Analytics 163

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 6, 2021

The Ultimate Guide to Finding and Hiring a World-Class Marketing Manager written by Kyndall Ramirez read more at Duct Tape Marketing. And let’s not forget, you’re the full-time Marketing director , too. And things start to get put on the back burner—like your marketing efforts. What a Marketing Manager does.

Hiring 83

Hiring Management Marketing Social Media 83

ConversionXL

MARCH 7, 2017

User personas are often talked about in marketing and product design, but they’re almost never done well. You use them to make better marketing, product, and business decisions and to keep your customer top-of-mind when doing so. They can be utilized across teams – UX, CRO, Social Media, SEM, SEO, etc.,

Software Review 102

Software Review Design Agile Analytics 102

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

You know exactly what is necessary in order for your company to achieve Web Analytics 2.0 " Or sometimes " My manager simply does not get it / Analytics / Web / Me / Anything." Not Marketing. It can be amazing to step outside your own web analytics tool data, your little silo, and look outside and compare.

Management 68

Management Analytics San Diego Web 68

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Web Analytics Analysis. Web analytics analysis is next. You’d be surprised how many analytics setups are broken. Google Analytics (and other analytics setups) are a course in themselves, so I’ll leave you with some helpful links to read: Google Analytics 101: How To Configure Google Analytics To Get Actionable Data.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Analytics Framework Software Review 48

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Cutting out noise and creating a PPC strategy that drives business: It’s the goal of SEM professionals everywhere. site analytics data. marketing material. Another worthwhile exercise is sitting down with the marketing team or sales team to discuss the descriptive language used to attract & close customers.

PPC 114

PPC Matching Technical Review Search 114