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Multi-Channel Attribution Modeling: The Good, Bad and Ugly Models

Occam's Razor

Apply the right model and you will not only distribute conversions across multiple touch points, but you can also look at the impact on the CPA (this really is OMG, I peed in my pants a little cool). You may be getting a lot of conversions, but the CPA can kill you. Notice above I only have two CPA values. You do too. #3.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

How They Do It: Aggregate data from travel data warehouses like ITA as well as indexing travel providers websites, provide this information to consumers in a highly customizable search engine. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . Filing Date: initial S-1 filed Nov 17, 2010 , updated March 9, 2011. Founding Date: 2004.

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Facebook Advertising / Marketing: Best Metrics, ROI, Business Value

Occam's Razor

Declaring success based on measuring Likes in aggregate is like declaring success after getting a lot of Visits to your site. But not, ever, in aggregate.]. For your Facebook brand page at an aggregate level, measure Conversation, Amplification and Applause. Aggregate impact on your Facebook brand page? Too strong?

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UTM Parameters: A Complete Guide for Traffic Attribution

ConversionXL

If we can’t determine where the traffic comes from, we can neither attribute conversions to their original sources of traffic, nor can we find out the true cost per acquisition (CPA) or return on ad spend (ROAS) for each marketing activity. Aggregate costs and results in a tool like Google Data Studio or BigQuery.

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Advertising Wants to be Measurable – An Investment Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

This form of advertising is know at CPA (cost per action). initially captured the Internet portal revenues by aggregating eyeballs. Think of the Amazon affiliate program where you’re paid if you help Amazon sell books (I think on average Amazon pays about 7% of sales). We continue to evaluate this space and look for investments.

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Best Web Metrics / KPIs for a Small, Medium or Large Sized Business

Occam's Razor

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.

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The Most Misunderstood Facts About Building a Business on YouTube

Both Sides of the Table

You have to have some of your own content formats and not just be an aggregator of talent. 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. You must invest in technology. Take for example, an eCommerce company.

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