Bounce Rate, 20 Oct 2009

… terms. You will probably find that many users are finding your site via long tail irrelevant terms which are boosting your overall site bounce rate. This is why as a site average, bounce rate is really not a good metric to be concerned with.     
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Help with Online Segmentation , 13 Oct 2009

… first of all. What transactional data do you have? What's your hunch on the segmentation: recency frequency value, or are there other metrics that may be at play here. What research data/insights do you have? How do you want to use the segmentation? If …
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Can anyone suggest how I can maintain consistent followers on Twitter?, 3 Sep 2009

I wouldn't necessarily worry too much about: - how many followers you have: quality is a far better metric than quantity. - unfollows: they could be spammers, people looking just for a follow themselves etc. However, if the unfollows are coming …
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Website visitor tracking going too far?, 20 Aug 2009

… one lightly and looking at various discussions think there’s no clear consensus on this one yet? http://www.advanced-web-metrics.com/blog/2009/08/04/should-you-focus-on-website-visitors-as-individuals/ http://www.linkedin.com/answers/marketing-sales/ …
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Website visitor tracking going too far?, 20 Aug 2009

… one lightly and looking at various discussions think there’s no clear consensus on this one yet? http://www.advanced-web-metrics.com/blog/2009/08/04/should-you-focus-on-website-visitors-as-individuals/ http://www.linkedin.com/answers/marketing-sales/ …
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Conversion Optimisation and Site Performance Consultants - please step forward!, 31 Jul 2009

… (And remember publishers need completely different metrics here, and they need analytics and … 't necessarily decipher everything from the metric itself. Every digital agency on the … work, Conversion rate is only a metric. We all talk about ROI... the …
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Payment models for online authors, 29 Jul 2009

… IE is this done on a per word, per page or per article basis or combo of the 3? Or do we do it by site metrics such as views, visitors etc? This is for quite a niche B2B market rather than "consumer" lead markets however the commissioning models may be …
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Impact of a registration barrier?, 11 May 2009

… -11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html I think the publishing model will change, however Ashley as you mention in your article "New metrics and business models for digital publishing - selling outcomes not inputs?", we should be innovative in our solutions. I don …
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Impact of a registration barrier?, 11 May 2009

… a really interesting one. One of the few real innovations in publishling models recently which I talk about in my post "New metrics and business models for digital publishing - selling outcomes not inputs?".  (And I used to work for the FT).  However, …
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Can you identify the qualities of certain successful online communities?, 13 Apr 2009

… And some of those are above. I'd say it's: - strategy - incl. community acquisition plan and objectives/metrics - excellent community management - good content and programming - suitable technology NB tech is last for a reason - people wrongly assume …
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Social Networking Consultants wanted..., 13 Apr 2009

… said, the technology is only a small part of creating a successful online community. Do not overlook the planning, setting up of metrics and ongoing community management - those are the things that really count in the long-run. If you want to learn more, …
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Success with Social Media marketing?, 6 Apr 2009

… learn that the ROI comes from increased loyalty and repeat visits/purchases – perhaps now is the time to define loyalty metrics using your analytics tools and measure how the % of revenue from returning customers changes in comparison to new customers. If …
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Online Media Planning tools?, 2 Apr 2009

… analytics in one site to help you quickly master online marketing. With Compete.com, you can identify rival search marketing strategies to take your SEM and SEO efforts to the next level, and stay on top of rivals with site metrics and audience profiles.
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SEM Specialist bonus structure, 16 Mar 2009

… ? Does it vary?) The easiest way presumably would be to use an ROI metric that ideally would be based on an actionable metrics (like sales) or, failing that, based on volume/cost of traffic delivered?
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CRM Consistently, 6 Mar 2009

… is launched with no regard for enterprise or customer interfaces. CRM is launched without customer input. CRM is launched without defined metrics and objectives.   Most of the companies fail to plan what they want and how they want it. If they do …
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