New Google Analytics Updates: What Every Marketer Needs to Know
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This document discusses an upcoming webinar about new Google Analytics updates. The webinar will cover using insights and trends to navigate SEO strategy, engaging in analytics tracking to monitor traffic and conversions, and utilizing new Google features to boost ROI. It provides the webinar agenda, date, access information, and encourages participants to contact the host for a complimentary SEO analysis.
New Google Analytics Updates: What Every Marketer Needs to Know
- 1. New Google Analytics Updates: What Every SEO Marketer Needs to Know Strategies for staying one step ahead of the rest Toll: +1 (646) 307-1705 Access Code: 243-335-752 @webmarketing123 @bradleywjoe #wm123
- 2. Housekeeping Items Are the slides available? Yes! Please email seo@webmarketing123.com We want to hear from you! @webmarketing123 #wm123 facebook.com/webmarketing123 Want to learn more? Contact us for a complimentary SEO Analysis. Details at end of webinar. #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 3. Webinar Agenda Use Insights & Trends 1 Navigate your SEO strategy by staying up to date Engage in Analytics Tracking 2 Track traffic and visitor behavior against conversions Use New Google Features 3 Take advantage of the newest tools to boost ROI #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 4. 1 Current State of Online Marketing Search engine use is growing rapidly There are more than 3 billion searches/day on Google…and growing… Courtesy: SEOmoz #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 5. Webinar Agenda Use Insights & Trends 1 Navigate your SEO strategy by staying up to date Engage in Analytics Tracking 2 Track traffic and visitor behavior against conversions Use New Google Features 3 Take advantage of the newest tools to boost ROI #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 6. Google Benchmark Results: Traffic Sources Direct traffic continues to lead the way at nearly 37% of overall traffic. Search engine traffic grew the most during same period YOY. % Visits from Nov ‘09–Feb ‘10 Nov ‘10-Feb ‘11 Difference Sources Direct 36.5% 36.8% +0.3% Referral 21.0% 19.4% -1.6% Search Engines 27.0% 28.0% +1.0% Other 15.5% 15.8% +0.3% #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 7. 1 What Marketers Are Saying Over 500 B2B and B2C marketers indicated that SEO makes the biggest impact in achieving their digital marketing goals Source : Webmarketing123 2011 Digital Marketing Survey #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 8. 1 Key Focus for 2012 Success Dedicate time & resources to keep your SEO program up to date with the current search climate & trends #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 9. 1 Identify Your Target Audience Do you wish you knew the answers to the following? What are people looking for? How are people searching? What are people watching? What are people saying? What are people clicking? Now, you can! #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 10. 1 Think Insights! Find your audience, what they are looking for, and how they are searching #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 11. 1 Real-Time Insights Finder It’s the difference between guessing and knowing #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 12. 1 Think Insights: Real-Time Insights Finder Gain insight on digital marketing trends in your industry #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 13. 1 Think Insights: Real-Time Insights Finder Gain insight on digital marketing trends in your industry #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 14. 1 Google Insights for Search Gain insight on digital marketing trends in your industry #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 15. 1 Google Insights for Search Search by industry, demographic, or marketing objective #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 16. Webinar Agenda Use Insights & Trends 1 Navigate your SEO strategy by staying up to date Engage in Analytics Tracking 2 Track traffic and visitor behavior against conversions Use New Google Features 3 Take advantage of the newest tools to boost ROI #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 17. 2 Analytics Can Answer These Questions A sample of metrics we can track with website analytics programs How many visitors do we Problem Recognition What keyword get to our searches led site? to visitors to our site? Information Search What is our ratio of new vs. returning Evaluation of What are our visitors? Alternatives most popular webpages? Purchase How many Decisions people fill out our “Contact us” form? What is my Average Order Purchase Value (AOV)? #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 18. 2 Customizable Dashboards Gain insight on visitor behavior and more within Google Analytics #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 19. 2 Customizable Dashboards View Organic traffic and activity #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 20. 2 Customizable Dashboards Compare against Paid traffic and activity #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 21. 2 Customizable Dashboards Analyze metrics based on segments and time periods #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 22. 2 Customizable Dashboards Analyze metrics based on segments and time periods Measure: • Visitor Behavior • Traffic Source Activity • Seasonality Shifts • Bounce Rate #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 23. 2 Customizable Dashboards Analyze metrics based on segments and time periods Measure: To find out: • Visitor Behavior • Traffic Source Activity • If keywords need to be re-prioritized • If landing pages need restructuring • Seasonality Shifts • Bounce Rate • If high bounce rates need to be addressed #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 24. 2 Conversion Tracking See how frequently your goals are being met by site visitors Identify: Why?: • Who paused or fast-forwarded a video • Allows for quick lead/sales follow-up • Who downloaded a piece of collateral • Fuels lead nurturing programs • Who clicked on an ad • Enables effective retargeting ads • Who filled out a form #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 25. 2 Goal & Event Tracking Ties SEO effectiveness to lead and sales flow Event Goals: • Define conversions for your business goals • Set your goal values • Analyze which keywords are leading to more conversions and work to strengthen them in your links and content • Consider removing poor-performing keywords from your campaign • Observe where visitors abandon the goal path and analyze the data to determine why #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 26. Webinar Agenda Use Insights & Trends 1 Navigate your SEO strategy by staying up to date Engage in Analytics Tracking 2 Track traffic and visitor behavior against conversions Use New Google Features 3 Take advantage of the newest tools to boost ROI #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 27. 3 Funnel Visualization Tool Visitor’s Flow Courtesy of Google #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 28. 3 Funnel Visualization Tool Goal Flow Courtesy of Google #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 29. 3 Funnel Visualization Tool Quick snapshot for analyzing data in a graphical representation Courtesy of Google #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 30. 3 Real-Time Analytics View data about user behavior as they interact with your site Courtesy of Google #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 31. 3 Site Speed Reports Is your site performing at its best? Why?: • Slow pages will impact your organic ranking and Quality Score • A smooth running website with appropriate load times will increase your Google ranking Track: • Average load time page by page #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 32. 3 Multi-Channel Funnels Where are your purchasing customers coming from? Identify the channels and pathways • Initiated the conversion customers are taking to convert: • Assisted the conversion • Converted #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 33. 3 Multi-Channel Funnels Assisted Conversions #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 34. 3 Attribution Management Attribute conversion path data to lead and sales growth #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 35. 5 Attribution Management Attribute analytics data to lead and sales growth - Reality is that there are several - Most marketers would touch points before the “closer” attribute sales to last that influenced the purchase touch, i.e. “closers” decision - Marketing currently gets no credit for these! #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 36. 3 The Best SEO Reporting Measuring SEO effectiveness by identifying keywords that drove the best conversions and sales #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 37. 3 SEO is a Continual Project Use research, tracking, and measuring tactics to build SEO value 1 Using Insights & Trends 2 Analytics & Goal Tracking 3 Using New Google Features #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 38. Key Takeaways • Use Google Insights & Trends: Keeping your SEO program up to date with the current search climate requires dedicated time & resources. • Engage in Consistent Analytics Tracking: Effective tracking of your website traffic and visitor behavior has a direct impact on your conversion goals. • Take Advantage of New Google Features: To increase ROI, use Google Analytics’ latest features including Flow Visualization, Real-Time Analytics, Site Speed Reports, and Multichannel Funnels. #wm123 @bradleywjoe
- 39. Thank You!
- 40. Contact Us about Qualifying for a Complimentary Analysis - “Cost of the Problem” Analysis: Discover the cost of not ranking in the top positions on search engines. How much revenue is being lost to competitors with the best rankings? - Competitive Report: Find out where you rank against your top competitors and what tactics they’re employing - ROI Tracking: Detailing the keywords and sources that visitors are using to discover your website and if those visitors are converting into leads and sales Please contact: contact@webmarketing123.com #wm123 @bradleywjoe