Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

We'll start with digital at the highest strategic level, which leads us into content marketing, from there it is a quick hop over to the challenge of metrics and silos, followed by a recommendation to optimize for the global maxima, and we end with the last two visuals that cover social investment and social content strategy.

Analytics 156

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ConversionXL

JULY 8, 2021

Ecommerce purchases from Facebook Ads. Paid media is one of the most lucrative sources of customers for ecommerce. According to data sourced from Statista , 16% of ecommerce companies spent between $20-$150,000/month and 14% spent over $150,000/month in ad spend in 2020. But which of these metrics makes a real impact?

Conversion 156

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Conversion optimization is a little different if you’re in B2B. You’ll still need to do the same types of conversion research, persona building, and experimentation that is common across conversion optimization, but let’s talk a bit about how and why B2B is different. It’s called Optimizing for B2B.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 4, 2016

When most people hear “web analytics,” they tend to think about counting visitors, transactions, and conversion rate on a transactional site, such as an eCommerce store. More on this as we get deeper into measurable web analytics for B2B marketing sites. Measuring the Performance of Informational Sites. Acquire prospects. Absolutely.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Bonus: Identifying Macro and Micro Conversions also gives you a list of Ecommerce Tracking to set up on the site, and Goals to set up in the Admin interface. No business, B2C or B2B or here2there, can exist without a robust YouTube strategy. Here I particularly like to look at a metric I call "share of search."

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

If you are a B2B company, checkout Cisco's social efforts. You can engage with the fashion content (branding play), you can engage with the how-to content (relationship play), and you can engage with the products (ecommerce play). Once we hit the Build stage you know what to do, much more standard metrics. All on YouTube.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

A Discussion with Jon Bischke of Entelo: On Successfully Switching from B2C to B2B (SaaS) | saastr – crowdspring.co/1tKArlK. Benchmarking Hubspot’s S-1: How 7 Key SaaS Metrics Stack Up – crowdspring.co/1qlwWRG. Mega menu design trends in ecommerce: 2011 vs. 2014 | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/1plL1t0.

Social Media 92

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ConversionXL

MARCH 28, 2014

If you’re a B2B software company you’ll be happy to know a Forbes study titled “Video in the C-Suite” revealed that 59% of C-Suite executives would prefer to watch video over reading text if both are presented on a page. ” The visitor/view metric is one you should only be competing against yourself on.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It’s one of many ecommerce software platforms on the market but only the fifth most popular by market share. It’s also not the cheapest ecommerce platform: Squarespace plans start at $12 per month, Woocommerce has a completely free plan, and Shopify’s plans start at $30 per month. Take Shopify. Image source.

Equity 94

Equity Marketing Social Media Software Review 94

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. Image Source. Which campaigns specifically? Image Source.

Programming 97

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

If you’re an eCommerce site , switch “Enable Ecommerce” to “ON” under “Ecommerce Settings” After you’ve done that, you can return to the same settings and switch “ Enable Enhanced Ecommerce Reporting ” to “ON” as well. Sessions, conversion rate, etc.

Analytics 70

Analytics eCommerce Software Review Technical Review 70

Up and Running

JULY 15, 2015

50% of B2B companies find it difficult to attribute marketing activity directly to revenue results. Ecommerce statistics—money generated by source, by campaign, by ad, and so on. If so, what have you learned from tracking your marketing metrics? 21% of companies consider themselves effective at measuring mobile ROI.

Marketing 60

Marketing Social Media Campaign Acquisition 60

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 10, 2020

The key factors that boost several metrics via visual merchandising are as follows: Engagement and time-on-site. Additionally, eCommerce sites have paved the way for brands not only to sell their products on their online shopping site but also on Amazon, Facebook, etc. Store navigation and ease. Order inventory. Conversions.

Startup 78

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

" In this case it was a B2B client, long conversion cycle that lasted around 65 days, ignoring the outliers, so I picked 75. You can do attribution modeling uniquely and optimize your marketing efforts just for an ecommerce transaction. Just to be conservative. Look at your own Time Lag report, come up with your own number.

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Brandanew

OCTOBER 13, 2015

> 66% B2B and 60% B2C “best in class” content marketers had a documented Content Marketing Strategy according to the Content Marketing Institute. Some of the quantitative metrics that companies use to measure their Content Marketing success include: a) Traffic. Many eCommerce sites and businesses (e.g.

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Chapter 3 The Awesome World of Clickstream Analysis: Metrics. The second half shows exactly how to pick the best metrics for your org and, my absolute favorite (Page 64), how to diagnose the root cause of a metrics performance. Non-Ecommerce. No metrics, data pukes, guidance on creating every more reports.

Analytics 71

Analytics Web Technical Review Metrics 71

ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

Its study of B2B buyers shows an even split in how decision-makers interact with sales reps traditionally, remotely, and self-served digitally: Of the B2B leaders that use omnichannel marketing, 83% say it’s a more successful way to prospect and secure new business than traditional “face-to-face only” selling.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 6, 2010

No longer can tools or "analysts" just puke 15 metrics on a report and hope to survive. It is that important (especially if you are a non-ecommerce b2b government peaceful protest photo sharing website). Here is a post with seven different strategies: Brand Measurement: Analytics & Metrics for Branding Campaigns.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 24, 2011

Surely not using horrible metrics like Page Views, right? So how does one identify economic (goal) value for the non-ecommerce macro-conversions and all the micro-conversions? It is also a B2B company with no real online conversions, which makes our job in this context harder to do, and hence a great example.

Analytics 123

Analytics Conversion Affiliate Web 123

Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

In fact, according to Shopify , global retail ecommerce sales are on track to reach $4.5 B2B ecommerce sales , (businesses selling directly to other businesses) generate three times as much revenue as B2C, at $7.7 Below, I’ve listed some of the SEO basics for ecommerce to get you started. trillion in 2021, up from $1.3

SEO 80

SEO eCommerce Software Review Analytics 80

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Let’s take a look at an example scenario: You’re trying to find users to review your B2B payroll solution. Cost: $40/non-B2B user, $80/B2B user + custom incentives (usually $20–40/user). However, having user-friendly navigation is crucial for more complex websites ( often applicable to ecommerce ). UserZoom GO.

Technical Review 92

Technical Review Software Review B2B Design 92

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Email generates as much as $42 for every dollar spent , and is a top-three marketing channel for 87% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers. via B2B Marketing Alliance ]. But that alone is too general, so it’s important to get specific by setting clear metric objectives. This can be used to fine-tune future campaigns: Image source.

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Email Customer Marketing Software Review 136

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

If you’re interested in selling your eCommerce website but are unsure of how to go about determining the actual value of your business, you’ve come to the right article. In this blog, we aim to decipher the meaning behind some of the more abstract metrics when it comes to an eCommerce website valuation.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2016

If you’re an eCommerce site , switch “Enable Ecommerce” to “ON” under “Ecommerce Settings” After you’ve done that, you can return to the same settings and switch “ Enable Enhanced Ecommerce Reporting ” to “ON” as well. Sessions, conversion rate, etc.

Analytics 48

Analytics eCommerce Software Review Technical Review 48

ConversionXL

AUGUST 18, 2020

In this article, I walk you through a framework—the SEO pyramid—and how to think about keyword research for B2B SaaS businesses. The SEO Pyramid categorizes search term types for B2B SaaS businesses. Upstream and downstream products : Deputy (employee time tracking software), BigCommerce (ecommerce software), etc. Problem terms.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Step 1: Optimal Metrics. You'll find it here: Digital Metrics Ladder of Awesomeness. The metrics ladder lays out a path that will get you there, step by step while ensure your org is coming along with you. Step 1: Optimal Metrics. Tough metrics. Smart metrics. Wait, Wait, What the Heck is Attribution?

Analytics 60

Analytics Metrics Technical Review Channel 60

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Did you, as an eCommerce store owner, know that for online retailers, the average cost to fulfill an order is about 70% of the average order value ? But what is eCommerce fulfillment and how can it help in customer service and retention? What Is eCommerce fulfillment? What models of eCommerce fulfillment are available?

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Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

unfortunately, social commerce morphed to mean solutions like Facebook eCommerce stores offered by numerous small vendors who are now mostly no longer in business. I think any SaaS startup would be wise to identify if their B2B market has a natural network effect to tap into. It is one of the key ingredients we look for.

Networking 48

Networking Fractional CTO CTO Hire B2C 48

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2020

There’s never been a better time to start an ecommerce store than now. Despite the enormous opportunity of ecommerce though, success is not automatic. Many promising ecommerce sites have crashed and burned over the last 2 decades. The landscape can be particularly precarious for small ecommerce stores.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2016

Being the UK’s largest online watch dealer, Watchfinder had the same goals as any other good eCommerce store: To increase sales. Okay enough with eCommerce stores for now. Let’s take a look at a B2B retargeting example. Read more about the case study here. Retargeting Case Study #4 – Lumension & Just Media.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2015

Use this if you’re marketing B2B software, agency services, etc. This type of social proof is most effective for B2C products and services, but that doesn’t mean it never works for B2B. For catalog ecommerce sites, product pages and catalog pages are often landing pages. Display the metrics for your product in a positive light.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Social Media Conversion 48

ConversionXL

MARCH 26, 2014

What I find most useful about this report is the ability for B2B companies to gain insights with regards to their leads or prospects (could be applied to lead scoring within a CRM). Notice that bounce rate is significantly higher (and ecommerce conversion significantly lower) via tablet than desktop and mobile. page load time.

Analytics 131

Analytics Conversion Metrics Europe 131

ConversionXL

APRIL 22, 2015

Let’s say you run a B2B site, and drive your visitors toward a quote request page. Or you might spend tons of effort on your ecommerce product pages, only to find that even if you get wins, the financial impact on your business is negligible. B2B and B2C. SaaS, ecommerce, lead gen, affiliate models. Up to 7 seconds?

Analytics 48

Analytics Technical Review Conversion Framework 48

YoungUpstarts

MAY 22, 2015

The exponential rise of ecommerce illustrates the acceptance of internet as a major marketplace globally. Online sales metrics have reached a high of $248.7 Even adding an ecommerce section to a website is no trouble. Internet is not a fad but here to stay, it is the present and the future. billion in 2014. High Accessibility.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 10, 2021

This article assumes you: Already deeply know your audience and have conducted research to understand what types of posts will resonate with them Have a solid brand messaging strategy in play, so you can emulate relevant, customer-centric content on social Have clearly defined goals tied to measurable metrics (e.g.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

They will need two different implementations, it is quite likely that you will end up with two sets of metrics (more people focused for mobile apps, more visit focused for sites). Mobile content consumption, behavior along key metrics (time, bounces etc.) If you have ecommerce you will see key metrics related to money making.

Analytics 143

Analytics Metrics Mobile DC 143

ConversionXL

JUNE 13, 2016

This the most common KPI for an eCommerce shop. Regarding these so-called metric KPIs, there is a high uncertainty about the level of purchasing – if a user buys anything at all. Don’t measure too many metrics. If, in contrast, your testing tool is connected to the web analytics tool, you can evaluate these metrics.

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