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Transcript
You Probably Don’t Need More Traffic CRAIG BRADFORD
Bounce Rate
Bounce Rate 69%
Macro Conversion Rate
Conversion Rate 0.06%
6/10,000
Google Organic – 0.06% Referral Traffic – 0.14%
Average Order Value 25% Less Than Site Average
Why Do You Want More Of This Terrible Traffic?
None
Why Do We Ignore 99% Of Our Traffic?
If You Get 10,000 Visits
Resulting In Only 6 Transactions
The Answer Isn’t To Get Another 10,000 Visits @CraigBradford
I Have A Problem
I Love Gadgets
I Had To Have It
And I Wanted It On 4G
Signed Up For Pre-Order
Session Based Tracking
Session Based Tracking
Session Based Tracking
• Session Based Tracking 3 Visits 3 Unique Visitors 1
Transaction of £500 33% Conversion Rate
Wrong!
Learn To Leverage The 99% That Aren’t Customers CRAIG BRADFORD
The Customer Journey Is Really Complicated
None
90% Of People Use Sequential Screens To Complete A Task
RO-PO Effect
How Do We Measure That?
Before I Tell You..
I Have Something I Want To Say…
I Don’t Care About (Not Provided)
None
Universal Analytics
The Google Analytics terms of service, which all Google Analytics
customers must adhere to, prohibits sending personally identifiable information (PII) to Google Analytics. http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html @CraigBradford Craig Bradford
You will not upload any data that allows Google to
personally identify an individual http://dis.tl/18PCo6c @CraigBradford Craig Bradford
Mind = Blown @CraigBradford Craig Bradford
Universal Analytics Tracks People Not Sessions
How?
Measurement Protocol
Send Footfall Data Image: http://dis.tl/1fXFfyz
Track Coffee And Tea Consumption Image: http://dis.tl/1ig8Yzz
Customer Database
User Based Tracking
User Based Tracking
User Based Tracking
User Based Tracking
4 Visits Not 3 1 Unique Visitor Not 3 2
Transactions Not 1 £540 Not £500 100% Conversion Rate Not 33%
But Wait There’s More!
Dimension Widening
How Does This Help Me Make More Money?
Change The Way You Think
Visitors Aren’t Binary
Investing Is Hard?
There’s Only Two Rules To Making Money
“Rule No.1: Never Lose Money. Rule No.2: Never Forget Rule
No.1.”
Rule No.1: – Keep The Relationship Alive. Rule No.2: Never
Forget Rule No.1. Craig Bradford @CraigBradford Craig Bradford
None
I Disagree
A B V
40% ABV?
40% ABV? (Not That One)
Always Be Valuable
The purpose of a customer isn't to get a sale.
The purpose of a sale is to get a customer. @CraigBradford Craig Bradford
MVC (Minimal Viable Conversion)
@CraigBradford Craig Bradford 0.06% Conversion Rate
70% Conversion Rate
1% Conversion Rate
How?
New Advanced Segments
Cohort Analysis
How Good Is Your PPC Traffic? @CraigBradford Image:http://dis.tl/1bhugKC
First Visit In March – Source PPC @CraigBradford Image:http://dis.tl/1bhugKC
Cohort Analysis – PPC Loyalty @CraigBradford Image Source:http://dis.tl/16uUpbp
Demographic Segments @CraigBradford
Include Interests @CraigBradford
Enable Demographic Data @CraigBradford http://dis.tl/H2VhrN Replace This line: ga.src =
('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; With this line: ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://' : 'http://') + 'stats.g.doubleclick.net/dc.js';
Channels Aren’t Binary
None
Think Of Your Channels Like A Football Team
Don’t Build A Team Of Attackers
Design The Optimal Defender 100 Points: Marking Tackling Shooting Penalty
Taking Image:http://dis.tl/17jbuDv
Image:http://dis.tl/17jbuDv 100 Points: Marking - 50 Tackling - 50 Shooting
- 0 Penalty Taking - 0
I Don’t Care If He Can’t Score A Penalty
Speed (PPC)
Assist (Social)
None
UK Market @CraigBradford http://dis.tl/Hlwpwd
Tech @CraigBradford http://dis.tl/Hlwpwd
Actions
Sign Up For Google Tag Manager @CraigBradford
Upgrade To Universal Analytics @Craigbradford http://dis.tl/H2RgUq
Enable Demographic Data CraigBradford http://dis.tl/H2VhrN
Try To Use The Measurement Protocol
Get Real Conversion Data
More Accurate Conversion Data @CraigBradford Craig Bradford
Push For Login
Use Persistent Cookies
Direct Traffic Gets Too Much Credit @CraigBradford
The Problem With Direct Traffic
• The Problem With Direct Traffic Direct = $50
Thanks To LunaMetrics, There’s A Solution…
Install Directmonster.js http://dis.tl/Hgj6x6
Better Insights @CraigBradford Image:LunaMetrics
DirectMonster.js Encodes Referral Data @CraigBradford http://dis.tl/Hgj6x6
Decodes Referral Data @CraigBradford
Start Using The New Advanced Segments @CraigBradford Image:Mixpanel
Measure People Not Sessions
Always Be Valuable
@CraigBradford Craig Bradford Establish Your Minimum Viable Conversion
Think Of Your Channels Like A Football Team
Thanks. Any questions? CRAIG BRADFORD
[email protected]
@CraigBradford