8. Main Online Measures / Metrics
Visits
CPA
CPC
CPM
Click-Through Ratio (CTR)
Ad Impressions
Unique Visitors
Conversions
Bounce Rate
Page Views
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9. Page Views
Number of times a page was served / “viewed”
heat map,
showing the
eye fixations on
the page
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10. Number of times an ad was served “viewed”
Same as page views, usually used for ads (usually >1 impression per page)
Ad Impressions
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11. Visits & Unique Visitors
• Visits:
• Unique Visitors:
Number of times a “session” is started at a site
Number of people (computers) that visited your site
I might visit you 3 times this week, but I’m 1
unique visitor
Example:
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13. Bounce Rate
• Number of single-page visits (visits with 1 page
view)
• 1-page visits ÷ Total visits = Bounce Rate13
14. Click-Through Ratio (CTR)
• Number of clicks on a banner / text ad / link
etc. compared to total views (impressions)
• Clicks ÷ Impressions = CTR
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15. Visits per Visitor
• Average times a visitor comes to the site
within a certain period of time
• Total visits ÷ Unique Visitors = Visits per
Visitor
• Important measure of loyalty
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16. Conversions
• Conversions: actions you want people to complete on your site.
Example: purchases, registrations, download a file, contact us, etc
• Conversions ÷ Visits (or UVs) = Conversion Rate
Conversions
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22. 370M pages of content
1 page of search
Google is still a search brand/site
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23. • Top content: most visited pages by
URL
• Content by title: most visited pages
by page title
• Content drilldown: most visited
sections (folders)
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24. Keywords
Keywords people used to find
your site give an insight on how
the site is being perceived by
users and search engines
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25. Handling Large Amounts of Keywords
Advanced keyword research
Google Webmaster Tools
Word clouds (Wordle.net)
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27. Your Market is…
“Any group of people who are actively
researching a product you offer”
Wunderman Report – “How to Think Digital”
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28. Why Keywords?
People search alone usually
Users are not forced to search
Search is not a selection between alternatives
it’s an expression of desire
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29. User Intent
Consider the following keywords:
Camera
Digital camera
Digital camera models
Digital camera price comparison
Canon powershot sx20 best deals
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49. Brand Traffic
• People who know your brand
• One of the most loyal segments
• Difficult to influence by others (sites, search
engines)
• Measure trend in absolute number of visits
• Analyze this segment’s behavior over time
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53. What are the ways in which a
person can go to a page?
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54. Directly typing in the URL
Through a relevant
search result
Clicking on a link on another site or email
Advertisement (text, banner, video, etc…)
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55. AdWords Remarketing
• Identifies people’s interest based on the page
they visit
• Retargets these people when they go to other
sites
Music
banner
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56. Writing Effective Ads
Ads relevant to
specific keywords
Features
Benefits
Calls to action
Using keywords in ads
Test different landing pages
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57. Benefits
Main point of interest
They are what your product achieves for the
user
They are what users care about
Examples: feeling good about themselves
(loosing 10kg), feeling safe on the road (air
bags), securing a good future for your kids
(good ROI on investment plan), etc…
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58. Features
How your product helps me achieve the benefits
Specific evidence about your product
Points of differentiation
Examples: 50” screen, 8MP camera, ABS breaks,
real leather shoes, etc…
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59. Calls to Action
Leads user to a specific thing to do
Generates enthusiasm in the moment
Filters users
Examples: register now, buy immediately, signup
for our newsletter, share with your friends,
join the community, etc…
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60. Using Keywords in Ads
Keywords are highlighted on results pages
Boosts relevancy of ads
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