You may still favor “old school” methods to get the word out about your website. But how do you track this offline marketing? If you don’t measure the success of your effort, you’ll never know if it’s giving you a positive return. Fortunately, there are cloud-based solutions to help you with that. In this article, […]
Measuring how offline marketing drives website traffic: The fundamentals Read More »
AMP (accelerated mobile pages) is designed to deliver publishers’ pages quickly on mobile devices, but the stripped-down format lacks functionality in some areas. This week, the German-Swiss online payment infrastructure provider LaterPay is releasing what it says is the first AMP-enabled paywall and subscription platform, called AMP Access. While there are other custom solutions, such
LaterPay offers first paywall platform for AMP pages Read More »
For decades now, marketing executives have demanded better analytics and data to judge both the performance of their campaigns and their agency partners. Agencies are listening — but are they doing the right things? The ongoing drumbeat to prove ROI has led many agencies to start using attribution models to measure digital, but the outputs
How to avoid the “Agency Measurement Paradox” and win client confidence Read More »
At the top of most any e-commerce website, you will see a strip of pixels emblazoned with words. This is something that we have all agreed to, and your visitors expect it. These words are the gatekeepers of content, and they often reveal great powers when hovered over or clicked on a computer screen. Lists
Testing shows e-commerce navigation doesn’t work the way we think it does Read More »
For some time now, responsive design has been all the rage — and this trend shows no sign of letting up as the dominant configuration for mobile websites. Responsive design allows us to present a consistent site experience to users regardless of screen size. Because the HTML is the same for all devices, it has
Achieve big testing wins by analyzing results by device type Read More »
My paid search campaigns are underperforming, and so are yours. It’s a fact. We all know it’s true, and we’re fortunate that they are. If they weren’t underperforming, our roles as marketers would be in danger. The fun part is figuring out why they are underperforming. Now, if you’re in the B2B space, then you
How soft calls to action will save your B2B campaigns Read More »
Despite all the advancements we’ve seen in computing, the way consumers interact with their devices and the internet has remained somewhat static. The keyboard gave way to touchscreens, but we’ve consistently relied on touch as the primary interface. This is poised to change in a dramatic way, however, as voice technology — one of the natural forms
Voice is an important new channel for brands to measure, but not in a silo Read More »
One of the biggest challenges of working in the digital marketing analytics field is finding quality talent. Much of what we do day-to-day still isn’t taught in universities. Standards for credentials are generally low, so most certifications don’t carry much authority. As an industry, we’ve scarcely agreed on what to call anything, so it’s difficult
Identifying top analytics talent in a competitive environment Read More »
There are many powerful ways to influence your customers and heighten your conversions, but one of the most effective methods is instilling urgency. If you can successfully inject urgency into your sales-oriented content, including your product pages, you’ll have a much greater chance of increasing your conversion rates. Urgency and its cousin, scarcity, are so
Google Analytics is a treasure trove of data, but how should you use it? This week, startup PaveAI is releasing a new AI-powered platform that it says is the first to turn Google Analytics data into news you can use. This is the San Francisco-based company’s second version of the platform. An earlier implementation, released
PaveAI unveils AI-powered platform to turn Google Analytics into actions Read More »
