Tag: key performance indicators

The Most Important Business KPIs. (Spoiler: Not Conversion Rate!)

I was reading a paper by a respected industry body that started by flagging head fake KPIs. I love that moniker, head fake. Likes. ...
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Increase Analytics Influence: Leverage Predictive Metrics!

Almost all metrics you currently use have one common thread: They are almost all backward-looking. If you want to deepen the influence of data ...
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Cookies To Humans: Implications Of Identity Systems On Incentives!

A story where data is the hero, followed by two mind-challenging business-shifting ideas. At a previous employer customer service on the phone was a ...
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It’s Not The Ink, It’s The Think: 6 Effective Data Visualization Strategies

It is also true that it is completely ineffective and no one will understand anything. Too many bars, inside them too many slices, odd ...
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Rock Analytics More: Obsess About Goals And Goal Values!

A much richer understanding about the eight things I’m solving for. Now, all those other metrics suddenly have a purpose and context. I can ...
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Excellent Analytics Tip #27: Chase Smart Calculated Metrics!

The Marketing Analytics Intersect. Thanks! [/Sidebar] It also results in Marketers obsess about awful things like last-click conversions (See-Think-Do-Care business framework). Not even all ...
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Great Storytelling With Data: Visualize Simply And Focus Obsessively

The Marketing Analytics Intersect. Thanks! [/Sidebar] Do you see how far away a Reporting Squirrel’s job is from that of an Analysis Ninja? For ...
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Speed, Focus, Smart Insights: 5 Google Analytics Custom Reports FTW!

The Marketing Analytics Intersect. Thanks! [/Sidebar] The primary reason is simple: You are unique. Your business is unique. Why would a report created for ...
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Benchmarking Performance: Your Options, Dos, Don’ts and To-Die-Fors!

Digital Marketing and Measurement Model.] If you have set the targets for your KPIs up front (Unique Visitors for Sept. should be 1,356,000), you’ve ...
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Smart Dashboard Modules: Insightful Dimensions And Best Metrics

Strategic & Tactical Dashboards: Best Practices, Examples. In the post Adil commented that he’s observed that attribution modeling is missing from most web analytics ...
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Digital Dashboards: Strategic & Tactical: Best Practices, Tips, Examples

Isn’t it pretty awesome? It provides a brief snapshot of the entire business. From 3rd grader attendance to new artworks on view to expenses ...
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