How to Uncover Customer Data and Increase Online Sales

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When managing eCommerce sites, it’s crucial to be familiar with how people interact and engage with your site, and what drives them to buy (or not). In this presentation we discuss best practices for managing an eCommerce Site, how to follow a customer’s conversion path, and how to get the most out of the data you’re collecting

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Tackling the Data Trail: How to Uncover Customer Data and

Increase Online Sales

Agenda

• The State of Ecommerce• “Omnichannel”• Data sources• How to use data to make your business better

The State of Ecommerce

Ecommerce is growing

Desktop62%Mobile

21%

Tablet17%

Traffic by Device - 2014 (Q1, Q2)

Source: ShopVisible

The rise of smartphones & tablets

Up from 15%In 2013

Holiday sales are crucial for retailers

“Omnichannel”

Touchpoints

Omnichannel

Data Sources

Measurement

• Web Analytics• Order Management

System• Third Party Systems

• Retail Point-of-Sale• Warehouse Management

Systems• Call Center

• Content Management Systems (Product, Catalog)

• Customer Feedback Channels

Web Analytics

How to use data to make your business better

The Data Trail

Paid SearchBanner

Ads

Email Social Media

CSEs

SEO

Offline

How long are

they staying?

What device

are they using?

Driving Traffic

Why are they

leaving?

What are they looking

at?

Where are they located?

What are they buying?

How much

are they buying?

Website Behavior

Order Emails

Product Reviews

Loyalty/Rewards

Product Follow-

up

Post-Sale Action

The Data Trail

Driving Traffic

Website Behavior

Post-Sale Action

Key Performance Indicators

• Visits – how many visitors came to the site?• Carts – how many visitors added something to their cart?• Orders – how many orders were placed?• Units Sold – how many items were sold?• Revenue - what was the site’s total sales?

• Conversion Rate – Orders / Visits• Average Order Value – Revenue / Orders• Items per Transaction – Units Sold / Orders• Visits to Carts – Carts / Visits• Cart Conversion – Orders / Carts

Key Performance Indicators

1. Driving Traffic

Driving Traffic

Paid Search

Banner Ads

Email

Social Media

CSEs

SEO

Offline

Driving Traffic

Online Advertising

• Keyword & Ad Performance• Campaign Profitability• Testing• Ad copy or creative• Landing Pages

Email Marketing

• Source of Acquisition• Optional Fields• Automated Program Performance• A/B & Multivariate Testing• Segmentation

Email Marketing

SEO

• Keyword Rankings• Competitive Analysis • Keyword Traffic & Landing Pages (Destinations)

Social Media

• Social Media Traffic• Follower Counts• Feedback

2. Website Behavior

Click-Path & Popular Pages

• Click Tracking• Click Path Report• Top Pages

Devices

• Traffic by Device• Bounce Rate• Conversion Rate

Site Search

• Top Searches• Number of Results Found• Searches with Low Conversion Rates

Cart/Checkout

• Cart Abandonment• Checkout Conversion• Checkout Flow

Upsells/Cross-Sells

• Items per Transaction• Product Sales• Average Order Value

Retail Store Integration

• Geo-Targeting• Traffic to Store Pages• Store Inventory

Filtering & Sorting

• Top Attributes• Conversion Rate by Sort• A/B/MVT Test Layout

Product Sales

• Products by Items Sold• Products by Revenue• Products with Low Conversion Rates

Product Reviews

• Conversion Rate on Products with Reviews• Conversion Rate on Poorly Reviewed• Engagement in Navigation

Promotions & Discounts

• Top Promotion Types• Length of Promotion• New Customers

3. Post-Sale Action

Post-Checkout Upsell

• Promo Usage• Traffic from Promo

Order-related emails

• Customer Service Interaction• Orders from Confirmations

Product Reviews

• Number of Reviews on Site• Orders from Email

Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

• Measure what you can and use that data to make smart decisions. Don’t get overwhelmed!

• Look at trends to track your progress. Are your efforts making a difference?

• Work with your internal teams to ensure that, no matter how your organization is structured, the experience for your customers appears seamless.

Questions?

ShopVisible.com/ResourcesOnlineCommerceInsights.com

Thank you for attending!

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