Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

And you are telling me that the Cost Per Acquisition for my display campaigns is not $201 but rather a lowly $155? All standard reports in Google Analytics give 100% of conversion credit to the last "campaign" prior to the conversion. Campaign is defined as anything but Direct traffic. That is so cool.

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Up and Running

JULY 6, 2021

Algorithm updates and trends. If you see a significant dip in your web rankings, it could be the cause of an algorithmic update. Google’s algorithm updates are adjustments to factors that help produce the best results based on submitted queries, page relevance, content quality, and uniqueness. Website and design changes.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Conversely, the things you measure well, with easily understood and visible metrics, tend to improve without much extra push. Not in the era of data and algorithms. Misinformation Warfare : Disinformation campaigns designed to influence large numbers of people in subtle ways will likely be a mainstay of future conflict.

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Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2021

The other dimension to consider is most Analtyics teams kick into gear after the campaign is concluded, after the customer interaction has taken place in the call center, and after the funds budgeted have already been spent. power real-time actions and future decision using automation and algorithms. After the campaign is done.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Neal again: “The social media algorithms will always favor people. Combining these goals and objectives will give you meaningful metrics to track. Objective Goal Metrics Grow the business Increase awareness and perceived value Followers, fans, shares, retweets, etc. To earn that trust, word-of-mouth marketing leads the way.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

Google’s average cost per click (CPC), the metric that calculates the price paid each time a website visitor clicks on a search ad displayed on that site, has been declining incrementally, if not steadily, over the last two years.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Stage 1: Target the right metrics for an effective long game. Metrics for your demand generation funnel. Your number one metric for any marketing initiative should be revenue. Build a picture over time that tells you which metrics lead to revenue versus those that just make you feel good (i.e. Don’t focus on this at all.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

As with most platforms, there are metrics that matter, and vanity metrics. With YouTube, for organic, average view duration (AVD) and click-through rate (CTR) should be prioritized over YouTube search optimization, descriptions, tags, and other vanity metrics. Both metrics represent high engagement.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 30, 2013

Wrong metric. The problem is with the metrics used – direct sales are a very bad metric to use for social. So direct sales numbers are not a good metric to look at when it comes to social media, but what is then? 4) Use promotional campaigns. Both found direct conversions to be under 5%. Engagement.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

You can run holdouts for A/B tests and other marketing efforts, like drip email campaigns in which a percentage of users receives no email at all. For example, a “10% off” coupon (delivered through a pop-up or email campaign) may generate 15% more sales than a current “$10 off a $100 purchase” coupon. Image source ).

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ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2020

Amazon’s algorithm manages a smaller set of users—those with the intent to buy a product online. Amazon’s algorithm needs to solve a far narrow range of user problems and gets to use far more data to do it. Amazon can skip right past the superficial metrics in a way that Google can’t, and sellers benefit from it.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Prescriptive analytics The digital analytics metrics you need to know How to use analytics to improve marketing campaigns Define your mission, goals, and KPIs Set key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure marketing performance What to look for in a digital analytics product 9 tools for your digital analytics stack 1.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 11, 2019

Text analytics uses an algorithm to convert text to numbers to perform a quantitative analysis. Sentiment analysis algorithms struggle with sarcasm and often are poor interpreters of meaning (for now, at least). A stacked data format looks like the table below: In the above example, the first column is your quantitative metric (e.g.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2022

A/B Testing, multivariate testing, and bandit algorithms: What’s the Difference? Bandit algorithms are 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). Define your target metrics.

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ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

Much like you periodically review your digital marketing campaigns to get the most from them, a technical SEO audit evaluates site performance to identify areas for improvement. . To better understand what pages are important and which are lower priority, Google uses an algorithm called Page Importance. Technical errors.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

It is a content platform (unlike any other site in the world where you can build audiences you can own and engage them purely by the value of your content rather than some algorithm restricting reach – you suck, you lose and you don't suck, you win, that's YouTube!). I'm not a fan of compound metrics.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

work (collection, processing, reporting, analysis), processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps , metrics ladders of awesomeness , and… so… much… more. Remember, tools, work, processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps, metrics ladders of awesomeness, and… so… much… more. The Implications of Complexity.

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Up and Running

JUNE 27, 2018

Gathering your team to plot out your next marketing campaign can seem daunting, especially for a new business. If you aren’t strategic and thoughtful about how you spend your money, you’re more likely to waste your money on campaigns and tactics that don’t work. . Include strategic call-to-actions on your campaigns (e.g.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

These 6 KRIs are The CHICAGO MetricsR and are the result of an aggregation algorithm based on any number of tactical metrics. Since basis of the company was to create, track, and report out on metrics it fit with the theme and the name, hence, CHICAGO MetricsR. Thanks to EdwardMarchewka, CHICAGO MetricsR ! #3-

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Instead, it identifies the fault lines within tactics and between tactics that keep demand generation campaigns from amounting to more than their component parts. Standardized, clean data is critical to deploying great campaigns.”. Bad data affects demand generation campaigns in other ways, too. This post doesn’t do that.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Like with SEO, there are rules you need to follow (to satisfy algorithms), best practices (depending on your goals and audience), and consistent testing and optimization. We can’t rely on install metrics alone to substantiate success. Otherwise, you’ll live in an inflated metrics loop that doesn’t reflect true, long-term value.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Also during this time, the underlying metrics in that business can change positively, potentially trapping companies to accept the initially-agreed upon valuation. Are we just at the beginning of massive, widespread hacking and disinformation campaigns, even against corporations and individuals?

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ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

Quantitative research with digital analytics tools like Google Analytics , Mixpanel, Amplitude or RJ Metrics will inform you about where your users are coming from, what they are doing during their sessions and where they are dropping off from your conversion funnel or when they churn. Algorithmic segments. Marketing campaigns.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2015

Today’s alternative lenders use sophisticated data-driven algorithms to assess borrowers’ creditworthiness and provide instant credit decisions. FICO credit scores, business cash flow and business debt are being joined by cash-flow reports, direct deposit data and, in some cases, social media reviews and metrics during the approval process.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 12, 2010

Please click on the above image for a higher resolution version , including all the other metrics.]. I love the data you saw in the very first screenshot, and I absolutely love this… [Please click on the above image for a higher resolution version , including all the other metrics.]. Say it ain't so! :). Why is this cool?

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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. , you can of course look at your normal Channels or All Traffic reports in Google Analytics.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how TikTok Ads work and how you can create campaigns that grab attention and turn interest into conversions. Doing so enabled the audience to increase their engagement while spreading the campaign. The campaign resulted in over 63 million impressions , 22.5 Set a campaign name and budget.

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 9, 2021

Almost all metrics you currently use have one common thread: They are almost all backward-looking. If you want to deepen the influence of data in your organization – and your personal influence – 30% of your analytics efforts should be centered around the use of forward-looking metrics. Predictive metrics!

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 19, 2025

How to Outrank Big Competitors in Search written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Sam Dunning In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Sam Dunning, founder of Breaking B2B, an SEO firm specializing in SEO for revenuenot vanity metrics. Learn more at adcritter.com.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

So use unique phone numbers (specific to campaigns if you want granular details)… leverage unique coupon / campaign / offer codes… get good at geographic targeting… become a God of controlled experiments. But each keyword gets "credit" for other metrics. By doing multichannel analytics! and finally 3.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In any experiment, some metric within some group usually changes, but whether we’ve invested in the statistical rigor to discover it is another question altogether.”. Knowing these finer details can help meaningfully shift your metrics in a positive direction, where they may have once been plateauing. Image Source.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Moneyball uses rigorous statistical data analysis in player selection and attempts to predict the value of the players by using metrics more granular then batting averages and RBIs. Obama’s own campaign used Moneyball and Lean Startup strategies to win the ultra high stakes Presidential Election. It’s not just baseball.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Then collect data for the related metrics and create visuals. Your sales teams can use this metric to show prospects exactly how long it takes to see results and the increase in sales past that point. Instead of presenting sales teams with a bullet list of “handy metrics,” give them the data in visuals.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 3, 2021

Even the most skilled digital marketers can struggle to run profitable Google Ads campaigns. In this article, I’ll break down how to use your Google Ads campaigns as prospecting tools for SEO. To prospect well, you need to properly optimize your Google Ads campaign. Most likely, your first campaign will not be profitable.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2016

Inspired by the movie ‘Moneyball,’ MoneyBall syndrome refers to the fact that companies aren’t looking into the right metrics when measuring the effectiveness of their mobile website. Some marketers try looking at conversion as a solo metric of determining how their CTAs perform on mobile. Revamp Mobile Metrics to Combat Moneyball.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JULY 14, 2021

If enough people do this, the algorithm will “punish” you by pushing your video down the rankings, and promoting more relevant videos. These help you track, manage and analyze all your social media campaigns, posts and other activities. So use more stories in your social media marketing posts, comments, or campaigns.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Nowadays nearly every online shop utilizes some sort of product recommendation engine, which is no wonder, as these systems, if set up and configured properly can significantly boost revenues, CTRs, conversions, and other important metrics. This is a very important metric when evaluating a recommender system.

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