analytics swiss army knife

August 11–14, 2014

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The Global Conference Series Designed by Digital Marketers, for Digital Marketers

THE ANALYTICS SWISS ARMY KNIFE

Killer Consumer Insights

THOM CRAVERVP Development & IT

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ALL KINDS OF DATA TO MINE

• Site Traffic Analysis

• Visitor Behavior

• Campaign Statistics

• Acquisition Channel

• Social Interaction

• Keyword Data

Bat AnalyticsComputer

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PROBLEMS TO SOLVE

Visitor Behavior Clues

More Active Traffic

Google Penalties

Lack of Keyword Data

Growing Social Engagement

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DATA ISN’T ALWAYS CLEARLY MARKED

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SOMETIMES YOU NEED

TO THINK ON YOUR FEET

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IT COMES DOWN TO TOOLS…

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IT COMES DOWN TO TOOLS…

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WHICH ANALYTICS DO YOU USE?

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DATA DUMPING VS. REPORTING

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SEGMENT DATA FOR MEANING

Campaign Performance

Social Interaction

Page Interaction

Penalty Discovery

About / Map Interaction

Logins / Membership

1965 1989 2008

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TRACKING CAMPAIGNS

Tag ALL inbound links

(Google URL Builder)

Segment by:

Source

Campaign

Medium

Conversion

Non-conversion

behaviors

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CONTENT & BEHAVIOR SEGMENTS

Buy on the 1st visit! Brand loyal to your message

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BEEN HIT BY PENGUIN OR PANDA?

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PENALTIES: SEGMENT FOR SEARCH

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MAJESTIC SEO BACKLINKS

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ATTRIBUTION MODEL TOOL

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TIME LAG (LOOKBACK) MATTERS

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KEYWORDS

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SEMRUSH – KEYWORD RESEARCH

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SPYFU – KEYWORD RESEARCH

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KEYWORDS IN WEBMASTER TOOLS

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IN-SITE SEARCH

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SEARCH ORIGIN PAGES

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SITE SEARCH IN GOOGLE ANALYTICS

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SUMMING UP…

• ALWAYS Segment data for meaning

Source/Medium, Campaign, Dimensions

• Always tag inbound links

• Include multiple data sources

• Know the problem you’re solving for!

There’s a tool or segment for it…

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