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Analytics - and Choosing your
                              optimization goals




YAHOO! CONFIDENTIAL
   DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Entrepreneur   Author   Blogger   WAA   Yahoo!
Choosing           optimization goals.
                                  Why is this important ?




 DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
You must serve the overall
        purpose of the organization
                                 (of course)




DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
The goals of most organizations are usually set as

                                         KPIs


 DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Are your optimization goals,
                                 KPI duplicates ?




DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
If optimization goals are
            NOT KPI duplicates, surely they are

  KPI derivatives ?



 DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
If optimization goals are
          NOT KPI derivatives, they must certainly be

    KPI derivative proxies ?



 DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
None of the above – then what ?
Certainly not CTR or Visits :-)




    DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
The further away your optimizations goals are from your organizational KPIs
 – the higher the risk of applying direct harm.
   (turning decent marketing initiatives into organizational de-optimization exercises)




 DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Assuming we have an optimization goal metric,
           that is well aligned with organizational KPIs




* we should be home safe, yes ?




 DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
An optimization goal is inheritably aligned with

                               attribution choices
                     (multiple online channels, and generally a changing universe)




   DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Does the optimization goal apply for respectable

      attribution modeling ?




 DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Assuming we have perfect organizational aligned goals,
        that can be accurately attributed their fair success




 * we should be home safe, yes ?




  DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
An online optimization goal in likely to be built into an

    online marketing initiative.

                                      (mixing online and offline)




  DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Does the optimization goal apply for respectable
           attribution modeling in conjunction with


  Media Mix Modeling ?



   DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Example:
   Let’s have a look at how people attack PPC optimization goal setting




DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Impressions




DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
CTR




DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Visit-to-Sales Conversion




DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Visitor-to-Sales Conversion




DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Revenue per Visit



DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Revenue per Visitor



DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Profit per Visitor



DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Lifetime Value of a Visitor


DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Customer Lifetime Value


DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
In conclusion
Setting optimization goals:
    You want to create marketing scenarios,
    where you can predict an organizational aligned outcome
    with a high level of confidence




                                            AND it’s not easy
 DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
Want to know more about
     Analytics, Media and Marketing?
VisualRevenue.com/blog or Twitter.com/DennisMortensen
Thank you
Dennis R. Mortensen, Director of Data Insights at Yahoo! | dennis.mortensen@yahoo-inc.com


Blog: http://visualrevenue.com/blog
Book: http://visualrevenue.com/blog/yahoo-analytics-book
Twitter: http://twitter.com/DennisMortensen

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Analytics - and choosing your optimization goals

  • 1. Analytics - and Choosing your optimization goals YAHOO! CONFIDENTIAL DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 2. Entrepreneur Author Blogger WAA Yahoo!
  • 3. Choosing optimization goals. Why is this important ? DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 4. You must serve the overall purpose of the organization (of course) DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 5. The goals of most organizations are usually set as KPIs DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 6. Are your optimization goals, KPI duplicates ? DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 7. If optimization goals are NOT KPI duplicates, surely they are KPI derivatives ? DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 8. If optimization goals are NOT KPI derivatives, they must certainly be KPI derivative proxies ? DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 9. None of the above – then what ? Certainly not CTR or Visits :-) DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 10. The further away your optimizations goals are from your organizational KPIs – the higher the risk of applying direct harm. (turning decent marketing initiatives into organizational de-optimization exercises) DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 11. Assuming we have an optimization goal metric, that is well aligned with organizational KPIs * we should be home safe, yes ? DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 12. An optimization goal is inheritably aligned with attribution choices (multiple online channels, and generally a changing universe) DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 13. Does the optimization goal apply for respectable attribution modeling ? DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 14. Assuming we have perfect organizational aligned goals, that can be accurately attributed their fair success * we should be home safe, yes ? DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 15. An online optimization goal in likely to be built into an online marketing initiative. (mixing online and offline) DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 16. Does the optimization goal apply for respectable attribution modeling in conjunction with Media Mix Modeling ? DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 17. Example: Let’s have a look at how people attack PPC optimization goal setting DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 20. Visit-to-Sales Conversion DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 22. Revenue per Visit DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 23. Revenue per Visitor DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 24. Profit per Visitor DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 25. Lifetime Value of a Visitor DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 26. Customer Lifetime Value DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 27. In conclusion Setting optimization goals: You want to create marketing scenarios, where you can predict an organizational aligned outcome with a high level of confidence AND it’s not easy DENNIS R. MORTENSEN | MAY 2010
  • 28. Want to know more about Analytics, Media and Marketing? VisualRevenue.com/blog or Twitter.com/DennisMortensen
  • 29. Thank you Dennis R. Mortensen, Director of Data Insights at Yahoo! | dennis.mortensen@yahoo-inc.com Blog: http://visualrevenue.com/blog Book: http://visualrevenue.com/blog/yahoo-analytics-book Twitter: http://twitter.com/DennisMortensen