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Pam Aungst July 17, 2020 In my first blog post for July, I summarized Google’s announcement for adding page experience criteria to their search algorithm. The next post in the series discussed probably the most important of Chrome’s three Core Web Vitals: the page loading metric, or Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). This time, I’m diving … Continue reading What You Need to Know About the Interactivity, or First Input Delay (FID), Metric
Piyush Rahate — March 16, 2019 — March 16, 2019 There has been so much written about Velocity and its impact on teams yet it is one metric that eludes everyone and keeps cropping up whenever there is discussion around productivity. Is it really a metric of productivity? Let’s explore. What is productivity? As defined … Continue reading Velocity, the False Metric of Productivity
Randy Milanovic — December 3, 2018 Follow @kayak360 — December 3, 2018 Every time I see articles that focus on designing for new apps (like Gutenberg, WordPress’ next-gen editor), the latest design trends (like flat design), or visuals that are supposedly “outside the box” (meaning non-standardized) I have to roll my eyes just a little … Continue reading The Best Web Metric of them All
For a lot of organizations, bounce rate is a meaningless part of reported KPIs. Contributor Alan K’necht explains how you can put bounce rate into context to give it greater meaning. Alan K’necht on December 5, 2017 Over the 20-plus years since the inception of website analytics, various KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) have come … Continue reading Bounce rate: Important metric or junk data?
In a noisy, hyper-competitive market, how do you stay ahead of your rivals? Contributor Kevin Bobowski explains why customer lifetime value and building a customer-obsessed organization are essential. Kevin Bobowski on August 23, 2017 What is your company’s competitive advantage? It’s a simple question but a difficult one to answer. And it’s getting more … Continue reading The one martech metric that really matters: Customer lifetime value
Mike Mallazzo — August 18, 2017 — August 18, 2017 StockSnap / Pixabay How measuring personalization based on ARPU makes it easy to prove and boost ROI For all the complexity around conducting business online, the formula for success has changed little since a balding hedge fund manager drove to Seattle in search of a … Continue reading Here’s Why Average Revenue Per User is the Existential eCommerce Metric
Columnist Chandar Pattabhiram explains why marketers today must move beyond vanity metrics and instead seek true alignment metrics, such as pipeline, revenue, and big strategic metrics like Lifetime Value (LTV) and number of brand advocates. Chandar Pattabhiram on April 24, 2017 Attribution has traditionally been the bane of all marketers, but we’re no longer … Continue reading The Mufasa Metric: Rethinking attribution in the Engagement Economy
Sruthi Narayanan — April 9, 2017 Follow @getzaius— April 9, 2017 A recent article published by Doug Crowe on Shopify Plus highlights the dangers of prioritizing conversion rates and Average Order Value as the best measurements of marketing success – which, unfortunately, many of today’s B2C marketers are still doing. On their own, neither conversion … Continue reading Revenue Per Visit: The Most Important Ecommerce Metric?
William Comcowich — February 15, 2017 Follow @GleanTeam— February 15, 2017 PR and digital marketers frequently consider engagement a key social media metric. Yet some believe online engagement is faltering. Fewer brands engage with followers, they assert. Very few companies, typically larger brands, dedicate the staff for extensive engagement. Wendy’s tweets are an exception. Even … Continue reading Does Engagement Still Matter as a Social Media Metric?
Gina Botti — November 8, 2016 — November 8, 2016 There is a data struggle among marketing experts. When it comes to proving and improving ROI from their digital marketing channels, they lack ample data to be confident in their optimization decisions. In fact, 46% of B2B marketers state their top challenge is the difficulty … Continue reading The LinkedIn Conversion Metric That Must Not Be Forgotten
