Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

than multi-channel attribution modeling. Here's the outline of our incredible multi-channel attribution modeling adventure: ~ Three Unique Attribution Challenges. ~ Multi-Channel Attribution Models. Multi-Channel Attribution Analysis. ~ Multi-channel attribution across digital channels. Grab a Red Bull.

Channel 162

Channel Analytics Campaign Conversion 162

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Increased investment in Facebook as an engagement/acquisition channel has translated into requests from CEOs, CMOs and other CxOs about the return on that investment. As Facebook is a very young channel, it is not surprising that everyone's struggling with the answer. Lesson 1: Correlations don't imply causality.

Metrics 165

Metrics Advertising Marketing Social Media 165

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

results) to the correct traffic source to compare the performance of marketing activities across various channels. If we’re not tracking from which websites, which campaigns, or which channels they visit, how could we know how much of that conversion to attribute to each source? How are they arriving at our website? utm_medium.

Analytics 118

Analytics Campaign Email Channel 118

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Oh, and everything has a CPA (not just your paid search or display/banner ads). Kill things that don't have an optimum CPA. But because you are running a bigger and more complex business you'll also measure… Acquisition: CPA. Acquisition: CPA. You need to know, obsessively, what you get for it.

Metrics 153

Metrics Web Analytics CPA 153

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 9, 2016

The latter is particularly useful as an aggregated view for senior executives. Hence, start by looking at the Assisted Conversions report (Conversions > Multi-Channel Funnels)… Then metric you want to get your company used to first, to get them ready for savvier attribution anything, is the metric Assisted Conversions.

Analytics 60

Analytics Metrics eCommerce PPC 60

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

You have to have some of your own content formats and not just be an aggregator of talent. YouTube is a distribution and marketing channel like any other. Notably I said: You have to have owned & operated websites (O&O) to drive traffic to. You should be able to convert at least 5-15% of your audience.

SEM 150

SEM Los Angeles Silicon Valley Acquisition 150

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

In an ecosystem, each participant acts according to its own imperatives, but these selfish actions have an aggregate effect. A minimum viable product in this category must answer the question: does my media content or channel command the attention of a valuable audience? A successful startup strives for this latter case.

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Customer San Francisco Viral Lean 156