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Adding Context to SEM Reporting
ALL THE SMALL THINGS
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“REACH THE RIGHT AUDIENCE AT THE RIGHT TIME” - EVERY SEM STRATEGIST
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GREAT.
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GREAT. HOW THE #&%$ DO WE KNOW WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS?!?!
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“WE SPENT X DOLLARS. WE GOT Y CONVERSIONS.”
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DONE!!!
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YEAH… NO.
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WHAT ABOUT AWARENESS? WHAT ABOUT INTERACTION?
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WHAT ABOUT THE FUNNEL?
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WHAT ABOUT THE FUNNEL?
Transactions!!!
Clicks???
Something…
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WE NEED TO MEASURE MICRO AND MACRO GOALS
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WE NEED TO MEASURE MICRO AND MACRO GOALS ATTRIBUTION HELPS US GET THERE
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WHAT WE’LL COVER:
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WHAT WE’LL COVER: 1 – MICRO GOALS
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WHAT WE’LL COVER: 1 – MICRO GOALS 2 – ASSISTED CONVERSIONS
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WHAT WE’LL COVER: 1 – MICRO GOALS 2 – ASSISTED CONVERSIONS 3 – REPORTING
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MICRO GOALS!
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MICRO GOALS! …WHAT ARE THEY???
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ANYTHING ABOVE THE LAST FUNNEL STEP
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THESE STEPS
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DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE
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ENGAGEMENT METRICS
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ENGAGEMENT METRICS - PAGE DEPTH
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ENGAGEMENT METRICS - PAGE DEPTH - BOUNCE RATE
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ENGAGEMENT METRICS - PAGE DEPTH - BOUNCE RATE - AVG. SESSION DURATION
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OTHER MICRO GOALS
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OTHER MICRO GOALS - CREATE AN ACCOUNT
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OTHER MICRO GOALS - CREATE AN ACCOUNT - NEWSLETTER SIGNUP
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OTHER MICRO GOALS - CREATE AN ACCOUNT - NEWSLETTER SIGNUP - ADD TO WISHLIST
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GOOD NEWS
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GOOD NEWS MICRO GOALS ARE TYPICALLY EASIER TO REPORT
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IN GOOGLE ANALYTICS, MEASURE WITH CUSTOM REPORTS
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GO TO CUSTOMIZATION
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SET DIMENSIONS TO VIEW KEYWORDS
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SET METRICS TO VIEW MICRO GOALS
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SET FILTER TO ONLY VIEW MEDIUM = cpc
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SORT BY ANY METRIC
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MICRO GOALS HELP DEFINE FUNNEL STEPS
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MICRO GOALS HELP DEFINE FUNNEL STEPS USE REPORTS TO CHECK CAMPAIGNS
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COOL…WHAT ABOUT THE BIG CONVERSIONS?
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TO ADD CONTEXT, USE ASSISTED CONVERSIONS
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SWEET!
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SWEET! …WHAT ARE ASSISTED CONVERSIONS?
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ANY CHANNEL ON THE CONVERSION PATH,
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ANY CHANNEL ON THE CONVERSION PATH,
OTHER THAN THE LAST-CLICK
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TOP CONVERSION PATHS
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ASSISTING CHANNELS
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DISCLAIMER
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DISCLAIMER ASSISTED CONVERSIONS AREN’T A PERFECT SCIENCE
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BUT ASSISTS CAN:
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BUT ASSISTS CAN: - PROVIDE MORE CONTEXT
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BUT ASSISTS CAN: - PROVIDE MORE CONTEXT
- PRESENT MORE VALUE
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BUT ASSISTS CAN: - HELP IDENTIFY A CAMPAIGN’S POSITION IN THE FUNNEL
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BEST PLACE TO GET THIS DATA?
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ASSISTED CONVERSIONS REPORT
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HOW TO GET THERE
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VIEW CHANNEL ASSISTS
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ALONGSIDE LAST-CLICK
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WAIT…HANG ON A SEC…
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WHAT’S THIS NUMBER???
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ASSISTED CONVERSIONS
LAST-CLICK CONVERSIONS
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RATIO > 1 = MORE ASSISTS
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RATIO > 1 = MORE ASSISTS RATIO < 1 = MORE LAST-CLICK
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RATIO = 1 EQUAL PARTS ASSISTS AND LAST-CLICK
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SEM = NEARLY EQUAL
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YOU CAN FOCUS ON YOUR SEM CAMPAIGNS
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SET REPORT TO ADWORDS
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MORE ASSISTS
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MORE LAST-CLICK
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NOW THAT WE HAVE THE DATA…
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NOW THAT WE HAVE THE DATA…HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE THE VALUE?
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SCREENSHOTS? MAYBE.
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EXCEL? SURE.
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DATA STUDIO? HELL YEAH!
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1 – MICRO GOALS 2 – ASSISTED CONVERSIONS 3 – REPORTING
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