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Making Analytics Work For You Introduction to Google Analytics By Kate Hamilton-Miller

Google Analytics 101: Making Analytics Work For You

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Making Analytics Work For YouIntroduction to Google Analytics

By Kate Hamilton-Miller

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Search Smart Marketing• Mission

▫ Deliver superior client service and results by effectively integrating strategy, project management, client service and technology.

• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

• Paid Search Advertising

• Local Search Optimization

• Social Media Marketing

• Review Monitoring & Management

• Mobile Advertising & SEO

• Video Optimization

• Display/Banner Planning & Placement

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Kate Hamilton-Miller• Graphic Designer

• Started Digital Marketing, 2004

• Joined Search Smart in 2008

• Certifications▫ Google▫ Bing▫ Social Media

• Memberships▫ SEMPO▫ National Association of Professional

Women (NAPW)▫ Women Centric

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What Is Analytics?

•Definition▫Analytics is the discovery and

communication of meaningful patterns in data

▫Web analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of internet data for purposes of understanding and optimizing web usage

Source: Wikipedia

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Types of Analytics• Onsite

▫Visitors▫# of Pages Viewed▫Time on Site▫Popular Content▫Common Exit Pages▫Actions Completed

• Offsite▫Potential customer pool (search opportunity)▫Share of Voice (visibility)▫Commentary (reviews, social engagement)

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Google Analytics 101

•Terminology

•Proper Set-up

•Top 5 Reports

•Turning Findings into Actions

•Recent Additions

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Analytics Lingo

•Tracking Code▫JavaScript placed on each page of your site

•Tracking URL▫Web Address of the page on your site you

want to direct visitors to + relevant marketing info

•Campaign▫Marketing initiative; Email Blast; Paid

Search Ads

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Google Analytics Setup

•Free account▫www.google.com/analytics

•Link to AdWords▫Adwords.Google.com

•Webmaster Tools Integration▫www.google.com/webmasters/tools

•Define Goals and Conversion Funnels

USE THE SAME LOGIN

ACROSS ALL

GOOGLE PRODUCT

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Analytics Tracking – Tag Everything!

• What ▫Pay-Per-Click (CPC)▫Email▫Social Buttons, Posts▫Display

• How▫AdWords Auto-Tagging

▫Tracking URL Generator SEARCH: Google Analytics Tracking URL Builder http://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1033867?hl=e

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AdWords Auto-Tagging•Login to AdWords•My Account > Preferences•Edit, Check Destination URL Auto-

Tagging•Save Changes

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AdWords Auto-Tagging

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Reviewing Your Data – Report #1

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Report #1 – Audience Overview• Derive Meaning

▫Compare Month1 vs. Month2

▫Have visits increased? Decreased? Remained flat?

▫Major shifts in bounce rate or new visitors?

• Take Action▫Are you aware of any recent changes in:

Marketing activities PR coverage Offline events

▫Move onto Traffic Sources to determine cause of increase or decrease in visits

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Report #2 – Traffic Sources• What sites are delivering visitors to your website?

• Traffic Source Types▫Direct to Site▫Organic Search▫Paid Search▫Referral

• Filter by Traffic Source type for consolidated data

• Referral sources include Social Media, PR & Blogs

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Reviewing Your Data – Report #2

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Reviewing Your Data – Report #3

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Report #3 – Popular Site Content• Derive Meaning

▫What pages of your site are visitors drawn to?▫What pages do people visit, then immediately

leave your site?

• Take Action▫Popular Content

Create more content of a similar nature Send relevant paid search traffic here

▫High Bounce Rate Revise the text on the page Misleading keywords? Try a new layout

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Reviewing Your Data – Report #4

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Report #4 – Visitor Information• Derive Meaning

▫Where are most of your visitors located?▫Do they fall within your area of service?

• Take Action▫Increase advertising or sales activity in low

volume/high response areas

▫Review paid search targeting settings if traffic is coming from outside of your service area

▫Remove any geographic references to areas you do not serve that are mentioned on the website

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Report #5 – Goal Conversions

•Online Purchase▫ecommerce

transaction

•Micro-Conversion▫Visits to Contact Us

•Contact Actions▫Form Submission▫Newsletter Sign-up

•Downloads▫White Paper▫Brochure

•Site Engagement▫Pages per visits▫Time on site

•Social Engagement▫Blog comment

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Reviewing Your Data – Report #5

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Reviewing Your Data – Report #5

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Report #5 – Goal Conversions

•Derive Meaning▫What action(s) do you want people to take?▫Define GA Goal for that page URL

•Take Action▫Are your marketing efforts generating the

desired action(s)?

▫Which efforts are performing best?

▫Do under-performing campaigns have a clear call to action?

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Key Takeaways• Proper Setup Ensures Maximum Data Collection

• Don’t Get Lost in the Details > Focus on Actionable Information

• Recommended Reports▫Audience Overview▫Traffic Sources▫Popular Site Content▫Visitor Information – Geographic Location▫Goals/Conversion Performance

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Want to Learn More?Join Us June 19th

for an in-depth review of Google Analytics

▫ Actionable Reporting▫ Measuring Marketing Initiatives

▫ Conversion Funnels▫ Visitor Flows

▫ Advanced Segments▫ Multi-Channel Attribution

▫ Real-Time Events & Widgets▫ Customized Reports

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Thank You!

Kate [email protected]@KateHMillerAdditional Questions: Use #7WondersAnalytics

Search Smart Marketingwww.isearchsmart.com

@iSearchSmartFacebook.com/SearchSmartMarketing