12. •We studied 500,000 leads first & last touch
and…
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Problems with Single Touch Attribution
Social
First Touch =
2.5X Last Touch
Direct
Last Touch =
1.6X First Touch
Search
First Touch =
1.4X Last Touch
13. U-Shaped / Position Model
40% 40%
20%
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First Touch Last Touch
20. Need To Account For
1.Anonymous touches (pre lead)
2.Marketing touches (post lead)
3.Key funnel transitions (handoffs)
4.Account based (vs person based)
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23. Problems with U-Shaped/Position Model
Channel
Action
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• Search
• Social
• Blog
• Retargeting
• Content
• Email
nurturing
Visit
Lead
Created
Opportunity
Created
U-Shaped
First Touch Attribution Last Touch Attribution
24. Includes the full funnel
Not perfect
Everyone buys in
Best Models...
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27. Key Takeaways
• Single touch models are inaccurate
• Use multi-touch attribution to
smooth out biases of single touch
• Account for key transition points
• Start slow and build up overtime
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