This presentation outlines the many ways that Google Analytics can be used to: identify prospecting targets, create high-intent audiences, identify audiences with the highest propensity to convert, and improve the conversion rates of those audiences.
(paid search audiences, ppc audiences, remarketing, retargeting)
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Learner Outcomes
After this session, you will be able to:
● Identify audiences that have the highest user value.
● Analyze which channels and content are most successful at converting the
most lucrative audiences – and how to improve upon that performance.
● Analyze whether remarketing is adding value, or if it’s cannibalizing existing
traffic & what you can do about it.
● Triangulate funnel performance to identify and solve for breakdowns, monitor
growth and drive more revenue.
● Determine which audiences to exclude and what to watch out for with
audiences as exclusions.
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Amy Bishop, Digital Marketing Consultant
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Communication Lessons We Can Learn From John Ralphio
• Spray ‘n’ pray is not your best bet
• Simply being louder is not effective
• Simply being visible and disruptive
is not effective
• Poor communication does more
harm than good
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Communication Lessons We Can Learn From John Ralphio
• Spray ‘n’ pray is not your best bet
• Simply being louder is not effective
• Simply being visible and disruptive
is not effective
• Poor communication does more
harm than good
You need to know your audience.
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Personas
In an ideal world:
• Every client has personas
• The personas are detailed
• The personas are accurate
• The personas are grounded in data
• The personas are validated
Need to build personas? Check
out these free questionnaires:
B2B: http://bit.ly/2HqnSaf
B2C: http://bit.ly/2FwxmV1
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Create Targeting Profiles to Support
Personas
1. Identify top purchaser
demographics & zero in
2.
Further segment by
layering interests & other
demographics
3.
Identify interests to
target.
4.
Monitor performance to
flesh out & validate
personas.
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Create Targeting Profiles to Support
Personas
Miranda, the Young Mom
• Female, 25-30 years old
• Lives in the Midwest
• Has young kids
• Education level: High School
• Married or in a Serious Relationship
• Works in a service role (cleaning, food service)
• Stores she likes: Debshops, Shoe Carnival, Charlotte Russe. Family Dollar, Dollar Tree
• Brands she likes: Mike’s hard lemonade, Covergirl, eos,
• Brands she likes pertaining to children: Fisher Price, Disney, Garanimals, Huggies,
Gerber, Carters
• Entertainment she likes: Teen Mom, Maury
• Restaurants: Applebee’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, Olive Garden, Dairy Queen
• Primarily uses mobile, below average desktop usage
• Avg 29 ads clicked in the past 30 days
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Create Targeting Profiles to Support
PersonasPatty, the Young Professional
• Female, 25-30 years old
• Single or in a Relationship, not Engaged or Married
• Does not have kids
• Education level: college
• Works in an office
• Stores she likes: Old Navy
• Brands she likes: Ben & Jerry’s, Dove, Sharpie
• Brands she likes pertaining to children: N/A
• Entertainment she likes: Ellen DeGeneres, Boy Meets World, Girl Meets
World, Knocked Up, 21 Jump Street
• Restaurants: Cheesecake Factory
• Avg 38 ads clicked in the last 30 days
• Heavier desktop usage than avg. FB user, but uses mobile more
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Example Use Case
● Client sells a product B2B
● His clients sell the product B2C
● Using social, we can identify the exact
audiences
● We can build audiences off of the visitors from
those campaigns and use them in search and
remarketing
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Example Use Case
● Client sells a product B2B
● His clients sell the product B2C
● Using social, we can identify the exact
audiences
● We can build audiences off of the visitors from
those campaigns and use them in search and
remarketing
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Soccer-Mom Sally’s Problem Path
START
FINISH
2019
Vehicle
Options
Safety
Ratings
Price,
Trade-in
Value &
Financing
Gas
Mileage
Seating
Options
Storage
Space
Colors &
Options
Current vehicle has maintenance issues. It doesn’t feel reliable
and she wants to trade it in.
Has 3 young teens but often carpools with more kids for sports.
Puts in a lot of mileage: safety and gas mileage are high
priorities.
Car is
becoming
less
reliable
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The Path - Visualized
Beginning to
Gather
Information
Zeroing in
on a Make &
Model
2019 Vehicle Options
Seating Options
Safety Ratings
Gas Mileage
Storage Space
Pricing
Trade-in Value
Financing
Deciding
Where to
Buy
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Creating Audiences to Drive the Purchase Path
Step Persona Buyer Stage
Information
Needed
Device Usage
Action or
Resource
Tracking
1 Soccer Mom
Research: car
comparisons
Unbiased car
comparisons
Desktop
Vehicle
comparison tool
Track Usage
2 Soccer Mom
Research: car
comparisons
Unbiased car
comparisons
Mobile Video Video Views
3 Soccer Mom
Consideration:
Choosing a car
Gas mileage, Safety
ratings, Seating
info
Desktop and
Mobile
Video or Guide
Video or Guide
Views
4 Soccer Mom
Consideration:
Financing &
Expenses
Financing Options
Desktop and
Mobile
Financing
Estimator
Track Usage
5 Soccer Mom Decision
Dealership
Information
Mobile
Dealer Locator /
Appt Set
Track Usage
6 Soccer Mom Decision
Dealership
Information
Mobile Phone Call Track Usage
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Which Audiences Have the Highest Propensity
to Drive More Revenue if Promoted Further?
Audience 1
Audience 2
Audience 3
Audience 4
Audience 5
Audience 6
Audience 7
Audience 8
Audience 9
Audience 10
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Which Audiences Have the Highest Propensity
to Drive More Revenue if Promoted Further?
Audience 1
Audience 2
Audience 3
Audience 4
Audience 5
Audience 6
Audience 7
Audience 8
Audience 9
Audience 10
1. Which audiences are of the highest value?
2. Which audiences should we spend more
money promoting?
3. Which audiences should we spend more
money to build up?
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Optimizing the Path to Purchase
Audience Targeted Buyer Stage
Information They
Need
Action or Resource Tracking
Lookalikes & 3rd Party
Audiences
Research: car comparisons Car Comparisons Vehicle comparison tool Track Usage
Comparison Tool Users Research: car comparisons Car Comparisons Video Video Views
Video Viewers
Consideration: Choosing a
car
Gas mileage, Safety ratings,
Seating info
Video or Guide
Video or Guide
Views
Video Viewers
Consideration: Financing &
Expenses
Financing Options Financing Estimator Track Usage
Financing Estimators Preference Dealership Information
Dealer Locator / Appt
Set
Track Usage
Dealer Locators /
Appointment Setters
Preference
Reviews, Price
Comparisons
Vehicle Ratings &
Supporting Content
Track Visits
Dealer Locators /
Appointment Setters /
Vehicle Ratings Viewers
Purchase Contact Information Phone Call / Directions Track Calls / Locates
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Optimizing the Path to Purchase
Audience
Targeted
Buyer Stage
Information They
Need
Action or
Resource
Tracking
Lookalikes & 3rd Party
Audiences
Research: car
comparisons
Car Comparisons
Vehicle comparison
tool
Track Usage
Comparison Tool
Users
Research: car
comparisons
Car Comparisons Video Video Views
Video Viewers
Consideration:
Choosing a car
Gas mileage, Safety
ratings, Seating info
Video or Guide
Video or Guide
Views
Video Viewers
Consideration:
Financing & Expenses
Financing Options Financing Estimator Track Usage
Financing Estimators Preference Dealership Information
Dealer Locator / Appt
Set
Track Usage
Dealer Locators /
Appointment Setters
Preference
Reviews, Price
Comparisons
Vehicle Ratings &
Supporting Content
Track Visits
Dealer Locators /
Appointment Setters /
Vehicle Ratings
Viewers
Purchase Contact Information
Phone Call /
Directions
Track Calls /
Locates
AnyChannelor
Campaign
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Measuring Each Campaign
Multi-channel
Attribution &
Lifetime Value
3
Contribution to
subsequent stage
2
Micro Conversion
Goal Volume
1
Triangulate where issues lie.
Low micro-conversion goal? Could be the
goal, or the campaign.
High micro conversion, low funnel
progression? Could be a flaw with the next
stage or lead quality issue.
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Set Up Custom Channel Groupings
Review How Traffic Flows Across Campaign Types and Channels
As you begin to intentionally influence & sculpt these exchanges, it is really valuable to dig in on a more granular level than the default
channel groupings.
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Custom Reports to Analyze Audience
Performance
Typically, you would have several choices for dimensions and secondary dimensions in a custom report.
You can use audiences, but it seriously limits the secondary dimensions you can use.
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Custom Reports to Analyze Audience
Performance
Typically, you would have several choices for dimensions and secondary dimensions in a custom report.
You can use audiences, but it seriously limits the secondary dimensions you can use.
Typical
Options
Options
with
Audiences
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Common Remarketing Mistakes
Don’t Do
Target only “All Visitors”
Create multiple lists based upon different engagement metrics and audiences to see
what performs best
Just target the audiences that some blog
somewhere claimed were most valuable.
Analyze your performance data to determine which audiences have the greatest
potential.
Blanket exclude audiences based upon
time-on-site
Remember that bounces are counted as 0s on site, so single-page landers may have a
lot of visitors with 0s session duration. Considering using scroll data or other indicators
in these cases.
Forget to connect the dots between
campaigns
Use micro-conversions and audiences to ensure you aren’t accidentally sending people
backward in the path to purchase.
Fragmenting audiences too far if there
isn’t a big enough cookie pool.
Determine the right amount of audiences based upon your traffic volume.
Treat all audiences the same
Remember where they are in the funnel and help them find the content that they need.
Also consider the difference in net new vs. repeat purchasers.
Unintentionally cannibalize other
campaigns
Monitor the impact of remarketing campaigns on other campaigns.
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Steal These Ideas
● Build Custom Reports to Identify High Intent Audiences
● Set up the Audience Report and use audiences as custom views and
secondary dimensions to:
● Identify highest value audiences
● Review behavior and identify opportunities to improve conversion rates
● Analyze audience composition to identify better prospecting audiences
● Triangulate cross-channel performance to identify strengths and weaknesses