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We’re Running Web 2018 With Web 2008 Dashboards. And That’s a Problem.

Hunter Walker

Back and forth flame wars on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere register as “engagement” and high clickthrough on “new comment” mobile notifications. Maybe the most exciting roles right now at Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the like are about creating the metrics of 2018 and beyond.

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How to Build a Strong A/B Testing Plan That Gets Results

ConversionXL

2) Increase y – Increase clickthrough rates. KPIs are metrics (numbers). “A A key performance indicator (KPI) is a metric that helps you understand how you are doing against your objectives.” – Avinash Kaushik. “A A metric becomes a KPI only when it is measuring something connected to your objectives.

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Why Keyword Themes +Modified Broad Match = Winning PPC Strategy

ConversionXL

Themes Improve Quality Score and Ad Rank Metrics. Boosting your CTR ( clickthrough rate ) will improve your Quality Score , which in turn improves your Ad Rank which gives you better ad position & lowers your CPC ( cost-per-click ). None of those metrics are magic bullets to real ROI, but they can be used to improve performance.

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How to Optimize Videos for Conversions

ConversionXL

According to Merchant , online video accounts for 50% of all mobile traffic. Adobe actually found that 40% of consumers state that video increases the chance they’ll purchase a product on their mobile device. Video was ahead of number two, mobile apps, by 26 points. Optimize Videos for Mobile. The State of Video in 2016.

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5 Things You’re Measuring Incorrectly With Digital Analytics & What To Do About It

ConversionXL

Here are the highlights: Only 2% of companies are tracking lead generation to sales metrics. If every business were as “data-driven” as they claimed & held actually held accountable to increasing quantifiable metrics – a lot of people would be out of a job. Does the funnel begin on the clickthrough to the site?

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Facebook Ads vs. AdWords: How to Decide and Start Optimizing for ROI

ConversionXL

Measuring the right metrics when you’re experimenting with PPC is important. Measure everything (especially clickthrough rate, conversion rate and your ultimate conversion metric, i.e. the sale, not just the initial lead). Be sure to connect Facebook ads to Google Analytics so you can measure the impact on on-site metrics.

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Twitter Link Roundup #264 – Quintessential Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

crowdSPRING Blog

Lean Marketing: Basic Metrics You Should be Watching. Will Google’s Mobile-Friendly Website Search Ranking Kill Your SEO? Increase Your Clickthrough Rate on Twitter crowdspring.co/1DQd1Cj. Ex-Apple Designer Rethinks The Bible For A Mobile World crowdspring.co/1xWxspL. crowdSPRING Blog – bit.ly/1CHJc3M. crowdspring.co/1CRS61O.