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The Signal: Finding Metrics That Matter
The Signal: Finding Metrics That Matter
SIGNAL & NOISE
The Signal: Finding Metrics That Matter
The Signal: Finding Metrics That Matter
The Signal: Finding Metrics That Matter
UNIVERSAL MARKETING
FORMULA
MEASURE WHAT MATTERS
PUTTING IT TOGETHER
UNIVERSAL
MARKETING
FORMULA
THE FUNNEL
TARGET
AWARENESS
INTERACTIONS
CONVERSIONS
SALES
THE FUNNEL
TARGET
AWARENESS
INTERACTIONS
CONVERSIONS
SALES
T
A
I
C
S
THE FORMULA
target x awareness rate = awareness
awareness x interaction rate = interactions
interactions x conversion rate = conversions
conversions x sale rate = sales
sales x average value = revenue
UNIVERSAL FORMULA
target
awareness rate
interaction rate
conversion rate
sales rate
x average value
revenue
UNIVERSAL FORMULA
target x ar x ir x cr x sr x av = revenue
T A I C S
repeat rate
lag time
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
CRM TRACKING
target x ar x ir x cr x sr x av = revenue
T A I C S
repeat rate
lag time
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
UNIVERSAL FORMULA
target x ar x ir x cr x sr x av = revenue
FORMULA variants
EMAIL NEWSLETTER
target x ar x ir x 10% x 0.2% x av = revenue
FREE CONSULTATION
target x ar x ir x 0.5% x 15% x av = revenue
AWARE INTER CONV SALE. VALUE
AWARE INTER CONV SALE. VALUE
FORMULA variants
MULTI-STEP CONVERSION
target x ar x ir x cr1 x cr2 x cr3 x sr x av = rev
FINDYOUR FORMULA(S)
UNIVERSAL FORMULA
target x ar x ir x cr x sr x av = revenue
MEASURE WHAT
MATTERS
HOW TO MEASURE
SEARCH SOCIAL
BANNER WEBSITE
EMAIL
MEASURING
SEARCH
BRANDED PPC SEO
NON-BRANDED PPC LOCAL
BRANDED PAID SEARCH
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
BRANDED PAID SEARCH
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: STAVE OFF COMPETITORS
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• LOW COST-PER-INTERACTION
WITH HIGH IMPRESSION-SHARE
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
NON-BRANDED SEARCH
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
NON-BRANDED SEARCH
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: DRIVE CONVERSIONS AND SALES
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• LOW COST-PER-CONVERSION
• LOW COST-PER-SALE / HIGH SALES
• MAXIMIZETOTAL PROFIT
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
CPS VS. PROFIT
$159 RETAIL COST
$59 PRODUCTION
COST
$100 PROFIT
POSITIVE CORRELATION
COST-PER-SALE
SALES
NEGATIVE CORRELATION
COST-PER-SALE
PROFIT-PER-SALE
FIND THE MAXIMUM
COST-PER-SALE
TOTALPROFIT
NON-BRANDED SEARCH
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: DRIVE CONVERSIONS AND SALES
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• FINDYOUR BALANCETO
MAXIMIZETOTAL PROFIT
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
ORGANIC SEARCH (SEO)
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: DRIVE ZERO-COST INTERACTIONS
(NON-BRANDED)
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• OKAY: RANKINGS
• GOOD:VISIBILITY
• BEST:TRAFFIC (WITH CONVERSION)
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
MEASURE RANKINGS
GOOGLE SEARCH CONSOLE (GSC)
MOZ PRO
AHREFS
SEMRUSH
GETSTAT
MEASURE VISIBILITY
GSC
AHREFS
SEMRUSH
SISTRIX
UBERSUGGEST
MEASURE TRAFFIC
SEARCH CONSOLE
•NON-BRANDED CLICKS
MEASURE TRAFFIC
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
• ORGANIC SESSIONS, LANDING ON NON-HOMEPAGE
• CONFIRM CONSISTENT CONVERSION RATE
ORGANIC SEARCH (SEO)
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: DRIVE ZERO-COST INTERACTIONS
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• OKAY: RANKINGS
• GOOD:VISIBILITY
• BEST:TRAFFIC (WITH CONVERSION)
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
LOCAL SEO
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: DRIVE ZERO-COST CONVERSIONS
MEASURE: GOOGLE MY BUSINESSACTIONS
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
MEASURING
BANNERS
BANNER &VIDEO VIEW-THRU
AWARENESS LIFTTEST
STOREVISITS
BANNER & VIDEO ADS
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: CREATE AWARENESS
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• BRAND AWARENESS
• VIEW-THROUGH CONVERSIONS
• STOREVISITS
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
MEASURE AWARENESS
THREEWAYSTO MEASURE BRAND
AWARENESS:
• BRAND RECALL SURVEYS (ABSOLUTE)
• WEBSITE DIRECTTRAFFIC (RELATIVE)
• BRANDED SEARCH IMPRESSIONS
(RELATIVE)
MEASURE AWARENESS
CONDUCT PRE- AND POST-CAMPAIGN
SURVEYSTO LEARN AWARENESS RATE.
“WHENYOUTHINK OF _____, WHAT
BRANDS COMETO MIND?”
MAKE SUREYOUR SURVEY AUDIENCE IS
REPRESENTATIVE OFYOURTARGET.
target x Δar x ir x cr x sr x av = Δrevenue
YORKSHIRE TERRIER
MEASURE AWARENESS
“WHENYOUTHINK OF DOGSWHAT
BREEDS COMETO MIND?”
ar2 - ar1 = Δar
target x Δar x ir x cr x sr x av = Δrevenue
MEASURE AWARENESS
DIRECTTRAFFIC CAN BE A PROXY FOR
RELATIVE BRAND AWARENESS.
BUTYOUR ANALYTICS MUST BE SET-UP
CORRECTLY.
= Δar
direct traffic2
direct traffic1
MEASURE AWARENESS
DIRECTTRAFFIC CAN BE A PROXY FOR
RELATIVE BRAND AWARENESS.
BUTYOUR ANALYTICS MUST BE SET-UP
CORRECTLY.
MEASURE AWARENESS
BRANDED SEARCH IMPRESSIONS CAN
ALSO BE A PROXY FOR RELATIVE BRAND
AWARENESS.
= Δar
branded impressions2
branded impressions1
BRAND SENTIMENT
BRAND AWARENESS ≠ BRAND AFFINITY
YOU CAN GENERATE A LOT OF BRAND
AWARENESS INTHEWRONGWAY.
BRAND SENTIMENT
MEASURE AWARENESS
IFYOU REALLYWANTTO
MEASURE BRAND AWARENESS,
YOU MAY HAVETOACTUALLY
MEASURE BRAND AWARENESS.
BANNER IMPRESSIONS
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: CREATE AWARENESS
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• BRAND AWARENESS
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
BANNER CLICKS
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: DRIVE DIRECT CONVERSIONS
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• CLICK-THROUGH CONVERSIONS
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
VIEW-THROUGH CONV.
CONVERSIONS FROM
CUSTOMERSWHO HAVE BEEN
SHOWNA BANNERAD.
VIEW-THROUGH CONV.
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: DRIVE EVENTUAL CONVERSIONS
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• LOW COST-PER-CONV. / HIGH CONV.
• MAXIMIZETOTAL PROFIT
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
VIEW-THROUGH CONV.
HOW CANYOU BE SURETHIS ADWAS
RESPONSIBLE FORTHE CONVERSION?
TRUE LIFT TEST
TRUE LIFT TEST
980
VTC871
VTC
109
$4.8K
$4.9K
HOW DOYOU KNOWTHATYOUR
CONVERSIONS WOULDN’T HAVE
HAPPENED ANYWAY?
TRUE LIFT TEST
980
VTC871
VTC
109
$4.8K
$4.9K
$4,900 / 109 conv = $45 / conv
• IFYOU HAVE BUDGET,YOU CAN
DO MANUALTESTS ON ANY
PLATFORM.
• SOME PROGRAMMATIC
PLATFORMS AND FACEBOOK
OFFER LIFTTESTS BUILT-IN.
TRUE LIFT TEST
980
VTC871
VTC
109
STORE VISITS
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: MEASURE OFFLINECONVERSIONS
FROM BANNERSTHROUGH GEO-TRACKING
• ATYPE OFVIEW-THROUGH CONVERSION
• AVAILABLETHROUGH PROGRAMMATIC
PLATFORMS, FACEBOOK, AND GOOGLE
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
STORE VISITS
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: MEASURE OFFLINECONVERSIONS
FROM BANNERSTHROUGH GEO-TRACKING
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• LOW COST-PER-VISIT / HIGHVISITS
• MAXIMIZETOTAL PROFIT
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
BANNER & VIDEO ADS
USE BRAND AWARENESSTO SUPPORT OTHER
CONVERSION-FOCUSED INITIATIVES.
COMBINE LIFTTESTSWITHVIEW-THROUGH
CONVERSIONSAND STOREVISITSTO
ACCURATELY PROVETHE EFFECT OF BANNER
ANDVIDEO ADVERTISING.
MEASURING
EMAIL
CONVERSION FUNNEL EMAIL
REPEAT CONVERSION EMAIL
ENGAGEMENT
Email marketing (A)
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: MOVE SUBSCRIBERS FARTHER
DOWNTHE CONVERSION FUNNEL
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• CONVERSIONS & SALESATTRIBUTEDTO
EMAIL EFFORTS
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
Email marketing (B)
T A I C S
PURPOSE: DRIVE MORE REPEAT SALES
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• NUMBER OF REPEAT CUSTOMERS
• NUMBER OF SALES-PER-CUSTOMER
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
ar ir cr sr rr
Email marketing (C)
T A I C S
PURPOSE: KEEP SUBSCRIBERS ENGAGED
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• TOTAL NUMBER OF ENGAGED SUBSCRIBERS
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
ar ir cr sr
ENGAGED SUBSCRIBERS
HOWTO MEASURE ENGAGEMENT:
• PER-EMAIL: NUMBER OF INTERACTIONS
• PER-SUBSCRIBER: NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS
(OR PERCENT OF LIST)THAT HAVE
INTERACTED IN LAST X EMAILS
• INTERACTION = LINK CLICKS
OPEN AND CLICK RATE
OPEN AND CLICK RATE
INDUSTRY RATES: IMPOSSIBLETO COMPARE
YOUR OWN RATES: A METRIC OF LIST HEALTH
OVERTIME, BUT ABSOLUTE INTERACTIONS
ARE MUCH MOREVALUABLE
MEASURING
SOCIAL
PAID SOCIAL SERVICE
ORGANIC SOCIAL
SOCIAL MEDIA
PURPOSE:
• PAID SOCIAL: DRIVE CONVERSIONS & SALES
• ORGANIC SOCIAL: MAINTAINAWARENESS
• CUSTOMER SERVICE: SUPPORT
CONVERSIONS, MAINTAIN REPEAT RATE
PAID SOCIAL
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: DRIVE CONVERSIONS AND SALES
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• LOW COST-PER-CONVERSION
• LOW COST-PER-SALE / HIGH SALES
• MAXIMIZETOTAL PROFIT
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
organic SOCIAL
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: MAINTAINAWARENESS
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• ENGAGEMENT RATE
• MONEY OFF ROOFTEST
SOURCE: RIVALIQ 2019 SOCIAL MEDIA INDUSTRY BENCHMARK REPORT
engagement rate = all interactions / total followers
MONEY OFF ROOF TEST
WOULD WE CREATE MORE
SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY IF WE
TOOK ALLTHE MONEY WE
ARE CURRENTLY INVESTING IN
SOCIAL MEDIA ANDTHREW IT
ALL OFFTHE ROOF OF OUR
OFFICE BUILDING?
- AVINASH KAUSHIK
MONEY OFF ROOF TEST
CUSTOMER SERVICE
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr rr
PURPOSE: SUPPORTCONVERSIONS,
MAINTAIN REPEAT RATE
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• NUMBER OF ISSUES (OPERATIONS)
• ISSUE RESOLUTION RATE
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
MEASURING
WEBSITES
NEWWEBSITE UX
CONTENT CRO
NEW WEBSITE
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: INCREASE INTERACTIONSAND
CONVERSIONS
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• ORGANIC SEARCHTRAFFIC
• TOTAL CONVERSIONS
• SIX MONTHSTO REALIZE IMPROVEMENTS
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
SIX MONTHS
SITE LAUNCH
WEBSITE CONTENT
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: GROW ORGANIC INTERACTIONS
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• ON-PAGE CONVERSION RATE
• ORGANICTRAFFIC & LONGEVITY
• CONTENT ENGAGEMENT
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
TRAFFIC & LONGEVITY
• DOESYOUR BLOG CONTENT MAKE AN
IMPACTWHEN PUBLISHED?
• DOES IT HAVE “STAYING POWER”?
CONTENT ENGAGEMENT
https://www.simoahava.com/analytics/track-content-engagement-via-gtm/
• TIME-ON-PAGE
(NON-STANDARD)
• SCROLL DEPTH
• GTM ENGAGEMENT
• SIMOAHAVA
MEASURING CONTENT
USER EXPERIENCE
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: UPDATE SITEMAP OR DESIGNTO
GROW CONVERSION RATE
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• INCREASED CONVERSION RATE
• REDUCEDTIME-TO-CONVERSION
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
Time-to-conversion
A/B & WEBSITE CRO
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
PURPOSE: GENERATE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
WEBSITE CONVERSIONS
MEASURE SUCCESS:
• IMPROVED CONVERSION RATE
• STASTISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT SAMPLE SIZE
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
SAMPLE SIZE
SOURCE: EVANMILLER.ORG
Sample size
A
B
10/100
12/100
LIFT = 20%
p = 0.65
A
B
100/1,000
120/1,000
LIFT = 20%
p = 0.15
A
B
500/5,000
600/5,000
LIFT = 20%
p = 0.001
HOW TO MEASURE
SEARCH SOCIAL
BANNER WEBSITE
EMAIL
PUTTING IT
TOGETHER
MARKETING COMBOS
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
DIGITALTACTICSWORKTOGETHERTO
SUPPORTTHE FULL MARKETING FUNNEL.
• PAID SEARCH +WEBSITE OPTIMIZATION
• BANNERVTC + EMAIL DRIP CAMPAIGNS
• PAID SOCIAL + STOREVISITTRACKING
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
BUTTERFLY EFFECT
T A I C Sar ir cr sr
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
THESE ARE NOT INDEPENDENTVARIABLES.
BUTTERFLY EFFECT
T A I C Sar ir cr sr
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
attribution
WHICH MARKETING CHANNEL GETS CREDIT?
attribution
WHICH MARKETING CHANNEL GETS CREDIT?
The Signal: Finding Metrics That Matter
KNOW YOUR GOAL
T A I C S
ar ir cr sr
• KNOWWHAT METRIC
YOUWANTTO CHANGE.
• SET ATARGET.
• WRITE IT DOWN.
TARGET AWARE INTER CONV SALE
YOU CAN DO IT.
THE SIGNAL
FINDING METRICS
THAT MATTER
@CHRISPRENDER | CHRIS@CLICKRAIN.COM

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