Web Metrics - Deriving value from e-business
-
Upload
rolan-micallef-attard -
Category
Documents
-
view
229 -
download
4
description
Transcript of Web Metrics - Deriving value from e-business
Web metrics: deriving Web metrics: deriving value from evalue from e--businessbusiness
Rolan Micallef AttardFreelance,Trusted Business [email protected]
Its all about customerIts all about customer--centric measurementcentric measurement
Web Metrics are measurement techniques utilised to track and identify what is happening on the Internet and on your website
Web Analytics is a discipline aimed at understanding your website visitor’s on-line experience, seeking methods that meet your user’s requirements, and optimising your organisation’s ultimate goals
Tracking trolleys vs. tracking clicks Tracking trolleys vs. tracking clicks
Its all about…Its all about…
• Increasing sales• Reducing costs• Improving return on investment
(ROI)• Fine tuning online marketing
strategies• Outperforming your competition• Knowing who’s behind the browser
Do you measure ?Do you measure ?
• Online website traffic• How traffic arrives to your website• Where visitors come from• What users do on your website• Your online advertising campaigns• Technology users use• How well your site is performing technically• User visits• Website paths• Website visits• Complete browsing history by unique visitor analysis
ee--Metrics customerMetrics customer--centric sophisticationcentric sophistication
2nd Generation e-metrics
ee--BusinessBusinessintelligenceintelligence
RFMAcquisition costsConversion ratesSales trendsAverage basket sizeClick-through ratesRepeat visitsetc. etc. etc.
3rd Generation e-metrics
ee--CustomerCustomerintelligenceintelligence
SegmentationPath analysisLoyalty/churnPropensity1 to 1 relationshipROI per customerCustom metricsetc. etc. etc
1st Generation e-Metrics
Website Website StatisticsStatistics
HitsVisitsSessionsPage ViewsAccessed pagesSite referralsUnique visitorsetc. etc. etc.
CustomerCustomer--centric web metrics evolutioncentric web metrics evolution
2nd Generatione-metrics
(e(e--BusinessBusinessintelligence)intelligence)
3rd Generatione-metrics
(e(e--CustomerCustomerintelligence)intelligence)
1st Generatione-metrics(Website (Website Statistics)Statistics)
Persistent userIdentifier
Anonymous userProfile
Discreet userIdentity
User Cat. 1 User Cat. 2 User Cat. 3 User Cat. 4
Its all about customer loyalty & reducing dropoutsIts all about customer loyalty & reducing dropouts
Online Customer Life Cycle frameworkOnline Customer Life Cycle framework
Reach Acquire Convert Retain Loyalcustomers
AbandonmentAttrition
Churn
Leakage
Website users dropout patternsWebsite users dropout patterns
Optimisation of Reach through web analyticsOptimisation of Reach through web analytics
Reach is an activity aimed at attracting the attention of your target audience to your
website through a specific activity
Measuring the ROI of Reach techniques through:
•Pay-per-click Analysis•Advertising Revenue Analysis•Self-Service Analysis
PayPay--perper--click analysis click analysis –– Search engine campaignSearch engine campaign
Web metrics revealed that website visitors, having typed general phrases in a pay-per-click search engine, browsed only for a short time and contributed to no significant revenue, while visitors who typed specific words browsed longer, viewed more pages and shopped online.
Kalmbach reduced $4,000 per month promotional partner’s costs
Advertising revenue analysis Advertising revenue analysis –– Banner adsBanner ads
Web metric results from banner ad click-throughs for easyJet•40% booked 1st visit•17% booked same day•20% took over 2 weeks
Marketing ROI increased by 86% in one month by refining banner ad media strategy, by analysing performance, creativity and timing
Optimisation of Acquisition through web analyticsOptimisation of Acquisition through web analytics
Acquisition is the stage when your target audience has been successfully reached and
persuaded to visit your website
Measuring the ROI of Acquisition techniques through:
•Affiliate Marketing Analysis•Landing Page Analysis•Email Marketing Analysis•Search Engine Marketing Analysis
Landing page analysis Landing page analysis –– leading visitors to your goalleading visitors to your goal
Web metrics revealed that visitors were landing on pages considered ‘less important’. Inserting the necessary leads on these pages increased conversion by 33% through newsletter signups and form-filling
Email marketing analysis Email marketing analysis –– FollowFollow--up emailsup emails
Web metric results revealed that emails sent immediately after registration generated 9.4% click-throughs, while 3 timed (4 days – 1 week –1 week) follow-up emails generated 5.4% click-throughs from the unconverted.
Knowing how frequently to deliver follow-up emails to entice prospective clients to engage in online activities, improved ROI by 125%.
Search engine analysis Search engine analysis –– Search engine indexingSearch engine indexing
Investigating search behaviour and linguistic patternsFacilitating the indexing of each page by search enginesModifying its single dynamic site to a multi-page static site.
FordDirect.com managed to increase its search engine rankings and its search engine referrals by 940% and 4,838% equivalent to 73,000 visitors per month.
Optimisation of Conversion through web analyticsOptimisation of Conversion through web analytics
Conversion is the stage of leading potential customers to your website’s predetermined
goal
Measuring the ROI of Conversion techniques through:
• On-Line Analysis• Lead Generation Analysis
OnOn--Line Analysis Line Analysis –– ‘The Moment of Truth’‘The Moment of Truth’
Lead generation analysis Lead generation analysis –– Activity schemesActivity schemes
On-line registration is essential for marketing purposes.
Black & Decker increased leads by 40% by changing the position of the registration icon.
Optimisation of Retention through web analyticsOptimisation of Retention through web analytics
Retention is the stage of turning your website users into loyal customers making them return over and
over again, preventing their migration to competition
Measuring the ROI of Conversion techniques through:
• Recency, Frequency and Monetary Value Analysis
• Path Analysis• Content Analysis
Content analysis Content analysis –– SegmentationSegmentation
Web metrics revealed that visitors interested in skiing, browsed the ski gear pages, while retained visitors who had previously purchased ski gear were more interested in purchasing expensive skis. Delivering selected content to
repeat customers increases repeat purchases
Web analytics that contribute to RevenueWeb analytics that contribute to Revenue
Number ofClients
Websiteturnover
Averagecart value
Number ofuser visits
ConversionRate
3%10,000 300 €190 €57,000* * ==Point of departure
↑ Reach techniques↑ Acquisition techniques↑ Retention techniques
3%11,000 330 €190 €62,700* *= =
Up-sell Cross-sell 3%10,000 300 €200 €60,000* *= =
↓ Dropouts rates↓ Trolley abandonment
↑ Personalisation↑ Website Usability
4%10,000 400 €190 €76,000* *= =
MBA (MBA (eBusinesseBusiness) Dissertation ) Dissertation -- survey findings (1)survey findings (1)
Popularity
Tourism
Telecom, media, publishing
Government organisations
MBA (MBA (eBusinesseBusiness) Dissertation ) Dissertation -- survey findings (2)survey findings (2)
42% take a reactive approach to changing
on-line strategies based on Web
Analytics for the purposes of ROI, yet
the level of sophistication of web
analytic applications is low.
MBA (MBA (eBusinesseBusiness) Dissertation ) Dissertation -- survey findings (3)survey findings (3)
MBA (MBA (eBusinesseBusiness) Dissertation ) Dissertation -- survey findings (4)survey findings (4)
71% of organisations with access to Web tracking applications have
identified the following factors to be a limiting factor in maximising their Web
analytics potential
•Lack of Time•Budget Limitations•Lack of specialised personnel
The way forward …………..The way forward …………..
• Invest in the right web analytic solution that suits your needs and budget, and that will allow you to achieve your goals
• Invest in staff training, or outsource interpretation of web metrics to web analysts that understand your business
• Focus on business critical aspects of your website to improve its overall performance and prevent the migration of your customers to your competitors
QuestionsQuestions
Thank YouThank YouThis presentation can be downloaded from
www.icon.com.mt
Rolan Micallef AttardFreelance,Trusted Business [email protected]