Digital Audit
 Sample: JCrew
                   Dr. Augustine Fou
                   November 7, 2012.


November 7, 2012                       1
Executive Summary
  • Using publicly available information from sources like
    Google, Alexa, Quantcast, Compete, SocialMention,
    etc. we analyze a brand’s digital presence across
    multiple dimensions:
               Digital Audit
                 a. Website/Domain – PageRank, Alexa Rank
                 b. Online Advertising, including rich media
                 c. Site Traffic
                 d. Visitor Demographics
                 e. Competitive Landscape (concentric circles)
                 f. Search (organic + paid)
                 g. Social Marketing (social networks, social bookmarks)
                 h. Word of Mouth / Buzz / Sentiment
                 i. Integration – offline and online integration
                 j. Benchmarks – media spend/allocation vs traffic


November 7, 2012                                                           2
Website
Content and navigation is indexable by search engines

                                           • What humans see (left)
                                           • 585k pages indexed




                                                   What Google sees



                         Source: Google

November 7, 2012                                                      3
Findability in search
Good findability on page 1 on own name “JCrew”




                                        • first result in search for own
                                          brand name
                                        • shopping results found

November 7, 2012                                                           4
Site Traffic
Traffic on the decline, far below what might be expected of national brand



                                                            Unique Users:
                                                            898k /mo




                                                            Visits:
                                                            1.7M /mo

                                                               Source: Compete.com

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User Visits
Visits per user and pages per visit are flat, can be improved



                                                                Visits/User:
                                                                1.9 /mo




                                                                Pages/Visit:
                                                                27 /mo

                                                                 Source: Compete.com

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Search words driving traffic
All top search terms contain the brand name “JCrew”




                                                      Source: Alexa.com




                    Source: Compete.com


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Social Presences Detected
Presences detected, good amount of regular activity
                                                      https://www.facebook.com/jcrew
                                                      https://twitter.com/jcrew
                                                      http://jcrew.tumblr.com/




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User Demographics (est.)
 Over-indexes on higher income and 25-34 yr old demographics




                                                         Source: Quantcast.com


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Social Sentiment
Sentiment is generally positive; twitter dominated by own tweets




November 7, 2012                                                   10
Jcrew Search Volume
                               trendline
                   trendline




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Dr. Augustine Fou – Chief Digital Strategist
“I help clients assess their
current digital „footprint‟ and
offer objective advice on
improving and optimizing it.”
FORMER CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, HCG (OMNICOM)
MCKINSEY CONSULTANT
CLIENT SIDE / AGENCY SIDE EXPERIENCE
PROFESSOR AND COLUMNIST
ENTREPRENEUR / SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
PHD MATERIALS SCIENCE (MIT '95) AT AGE 23


ClickZ Articles: http://www.clickz.com/author/1151/augustine-fou
Slideshares: http://www.slideshare.net/augustinefou
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/augustinefou


  @acfou                                                           Augustine Fou
Client Engagement Process
Intro      Discovery         Strategy     Implementation

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Digital         Digital         Hanging
                                             Ecosystem
                                                              Revenue
 Scan                                        Amplification
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APPENDIX

           14
Ugg Boots                 peak
                          2011
                    dip
                   2009
                                 trendline




October 31, 2012                             15
Stock Price Correlation
                                                peak
                                                2011

    Deckers Outdoor Corp            trendline
    (NASDAQ:DECK)


                           trough
                            2009




October 31, 2012                                       16

Digital Audit Digital Scan JCrew by Augustine Fou

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    Digital Audit Sample:JCrew Dr. Augustine Fou November 7, 2012. November 7, 2012 1
  • 2.
    Executive Summary • Using publicly available information from sources like Google, Alexa, Quantcast, Compete, SocialMention, etc. we analyze a brand’s digital presence across multiple dimensions: Digital Audit a. Website/Domain – PageRank, Alexa Rank b. Online Advertising, including rich media c. Site Traffic d. Visitor Demographics e. Competitive Landscape (concentric circles) f. Search (organic + paid) g. Social Marketing (social networks, social bookmarks) h. Word of Mouth / Buzz / Sentiment i. Integration – offline and online integration j. Benchmarks – media spend/allocation vs traffic November 7, 2012 2
  • 3.
    Website Content and navigationis indexable by search engines • What humans see (left) • 585k pages indexed What Google sees Source: Google November 7, 2012 3
  • 4.
    Findability in search Goodfindability on page 1 on own name “JCrew” • first result in search for own brand name • shopping results found November 7, 2012 4
  • 5.
    Site Traffic Traffic onthe decline, far below what might be expected of national brand Unique Users: 898k /mo Visits: 1.7M /mo Source: Compete.com November 7, 2012 5
  • 6.
    User Visits Visits peruser and pages per visit are flat, can be improved Visits/User: 1.9 /mo Pages/Visit: 27 /mo Source: Compete.com November 7, 2012 6
  • 7.
    Search words drivingtraffic All top search terms contain the brand name “JCrew” Source: Alexa.com Source: Compete.com November 7, 2012 7
  • 8.
    Social Presences Detected Presencesdetected, good amount of regular activity https://www.facebook.com/jcrew https://twitter.com/jcrew http://jcrew.tumblr.com/ November 7, 2012 8
  • 9.
    User Demographics (est.) Over-indexes on higher income and 25-34 yr old demographics Source: Quantcast.com November 7, 2012 9
  • 10.
    Social Sentiment Sentiment isgenerally positive; twitter dominated by own tweets November 7, 2012 10
  • 11.
    Jcrew Search Volume trendline trendline November 7, 2012 11
  • 12.
    Dr. Augustine Fou– Chief Digital Strategist “I help clients assess their current digital „footprint‟ and offer objective advice on improving and optimizing it.” FORMER CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, HCG (OMNICOM) MCKINSEY CONSULTANT CLIENT SIDE / AGENCY SIDE EXPERIENCE PROFESSOR AND COLUMNIST ENTREPRENEUR / SMALL BUSINESS OWNER PHD MATERIALS SCIENCE (MIT '95) AT AGE 23 ClickZ Articles: http://www.clickz.com/author/1151/augustine-fou Slideshares: http://www.slideshare.net/augustinefou LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/augustinefou @acfou Augustine Fou
  • 13.
    Client Engagement Process Intro Discovery Strategy Implementation Low New Digital Digital Hanging Ecosystem Revenue Scan Amplification Audit Fruit Streams FREE $ $ $$ $$$ 1 hr Mtg Delivery via Workshop 13
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    Ugg Boots peak 2011 dip 2009 trendline October 31, 2012 15
  • 16.
    Stock Price Correlation peak 2011 Deckers Outdoor Corp trendline (NASDAQ:DECK) trough 2009 October 31, 2012 16