3. marketing control process
Baines et.al., 2016
1. Discuss,
develop and
decide on
marketing
objectives
2. Establish
performance
measures and
standard
3. Evaluate
actual
performance
against
established
standards
4. Take
corrective action
as necessary
4. Implications of control
Structures must be clearly defined
The extent of functional control must be determined
Responsible individuals should be fully involved in planning
Regular performance reports should be provided
Responsible individuals should revise the plan when necessary
Every item should be the responsibility of an individual within
the organisation
5. …developing intelligent strategic objectives
Objective Substantiation Strategies to achieve
goals
KPI’s
Link to stage of
consumer journey
and SMART
Link to audit findings
and TOWS options
Link to STP, OVP,
growth and
positioning
What will you be
measuring?
Conversion –
increase average
order value to ÂŁ30
per customer
Increase in
disposable income
Increased desire for
product
Position as luxury
against key
competitors
Differentiation
through features
OVP – exclusivity
% of unique visitors
responding to
promotions
10. …so what metrics should we be tracking?
Metrics that are actionable…
Metrics that help us measure achievement…
Moogan, 2011, Moz, 2017
Metrics that help us learn and grow…
11. actionable metrics…
% visitors who view product pages…
% visitors who search and then leave… exit pages
Conversions…
Bounce rate…
Page load speed…
12. …it’s also useful to know
Browsers and traffic source…
Customer behaviour…
Content efficiency…
Hours and days…
Mobile performance…
Traffic from social media…
Keywords!
19. Attribution modelling…
Last Click…
Last Non-Direct Click… off-site
First Click…
Linear… all clicks contribute
Positional… all clicks contribute but are weighted differently
Murphy, Bloom Worldwide, 2017
Time-Decay… All clicks are weighted but the latest are more relevant
22. …developing intelligent strategic objectives
Objective Substantiation Strategies to achieve
goals
KPI’s
Link to stage of
consumer journey
and SMART
Link to audit findings
and TOWS options
Link to STP, OVP,
growth and
positioning
What will you be
measuring?
Conversion –
increase average
order value to ÂŁ30
per customer
Increase in
disposable income
Increased desire for
product
Position as luxury
against key
competitors
Differentiation
through features
OVP – exclusivity
% of unique visitors
responding to
promotions