Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

We have fought valiant battles, paid expensive consultants, purchased a crazy amount of software, and achieved an implementation high that is quickly, followed by a " gosh darn it where is my return on investment from all this? There are few things more complicated in analytics (all analytics, big data and huge data!)

Modeling 161

Modeling Optimization Marketing Interactive 161

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Mostly because short term goals drive a lot of what we do and if you are selling something on your website then it only seems to make logical sense that we measure conversion rate and get it up as high as we can as fast as we can. So measure Bounce Rate of your website. Even though we should not obsess about conversion rate we do.

Measurement 99

Measurement Analytics Optimization Marketing 99

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Company UX leaders are happy to stink less by taking the sub-optimal path of responsive design, rather than create a mobile-unique experience (your customers tend to do different things on your desktop site than your mobile site!). Create a distinct mobile website and mobile app measurement strategies. Implement Cross-Device Tracking.

Metrics 141

Metrics Reporting Analytics Marketing 141

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

Part of it fueled by some Consultants. My problem with these mistruths and FUD is that they result in a ton of practitioners and companies making profoundly sub optimal choices, which in turn results in not just much longer slogs but also spectacular career implosions and the entire web analytics industry suffering. This is sad.

Analytics 118

Analytics Consulting Metrics Experimentation 118

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

Key To Your Digital Success: Web Analytics Measurement Model. " Measuring Incrementality: Controlled Experiments to the Rescue! Barriers To An Effective Web Measurement Strategy [+ Solutions!]. Measuring Online Engagement: What Role Does Web Analytics Play? "Engagement" How Do I Measure Success?

KPI 124

KPI Metrics Measurement ROI 124

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 21, 2013

As an analyst, I was upset that this change would hurt my ability to analyze the effectiveness of my beloved search engine optimization (SEO) efforts – which are really all about finding the right users using optimal content strategies. These changes impact my AdWords spend sub-optimally. What Is Not Going Away.

Optimization 154

Optimization Reporting Experimentation Metrics 154

Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

To name a few: Digital Marketing & Measurement Model | Analytics Ecosystem | Web Analytics 2.0. During a discussion around planning for measurement, a peer was struggling with a unique collection of challenges. You see more digital metrics because digital is more measurable. The ability to optimize landing pages.

Analytics 93

Analytics Metrics Strategy Measurement 93

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 13, 2012

Yehoshua Coren: Best ways to measure user behavior in a multi-touch, multi-device digital world. What's possible to measure. What's not possible to measure. We all have smart phones, laptops, tablets and soon Smart TVs – but most of our measurements are usually done in Cookies that are device/browser specific.

Modeling 124

Modeling Metrics Data Quality Data-driven 124

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

For the rest of this post, I'm going to use the first three to capture the essence of social engagement and brand impact, and one to measure impact on the business. I believe the best way to measure success is to measure the above four metrics (actual interaction/action/outcome). Measure all this Social Media activity.

B2B 167

B2B Metrics Testing Recreation/Entertainment 167

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

1: Implement a Experimentation & Testing Program. # 1: Implement a Experimentation & Testing Program. The Google Website Optimizer is free ! Experimentation and Testing: A Primer. Build A Great Web Experimentation & Testing Program. # Experimentation and Testing: A Primer. 6: If All Else Fails.

Management 68

Management Experimentation Testing Strategy 68

Occam's Razor

JULY 1, 2008

3 ] Provide you with a bushel of specific multichannel measurement ideas to help quantify the offline impact of your online presence. Why should you care about measuring multichannel impact? There are many jobs your website is doing, it is your job to measure the holistic impact.

Analytics 116

Analytics Measurement Marketing Sales 116

Occam's Razor

MAY 27, 2015

In a recent set of keynotes and consulting engagements in the US, UK and Canada, I've had an overwhelming feeling that in very fundamental ways some companies make imprecise choices when it comes to their digital strategy. Here are the digital myths that are leading us down a profoundly sub-optimal path: 1. The web is dead.

Marketing Analytics 153

Marketing Analytics Marketing Analytics Advertising 153

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

If you are a consultant then identifying opportunities is a smidgen harder, but you can use your experience with other clients to quantify value. Brian Krick: Best way to measure and communicate "available demand" from available channels (social, search, display) for forecast modeling. But there is no alternative.

Analytics 94

Analytics Measurement Metrics Predictive Analytics 94

Occam's Razor

JUNE 6, 2007

Experimentation & Testing (A/B, Multivariate, you name it). What's the optimal organization structure (and who should own web analytics!)? Should you hire Consultants (and if so when and what to look for and expect)? It is a book about Web Analytics 2.0. Qualitative and quantitative. Clicks and outcomes.

Analytics 60

Analytics Metrics Marketing Dashboards 60

O'Reilly on Data

MARCH 23, 2023

Many of these go slightly (but not very far) beyond your initial expectations: you can ask it to generate a list of terms for search engine optimization, you can ask it to generate a reading list on topics that you’re interested in. It was not optimized to provide correct responses. It has helped to write a book.

IT 262

IT Modeling Testing Risk 262