From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics

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As content marketers, we're rich with data but still far too poor with insights. Find out how to see both the forest and the trees, and to create "lead" metrics that look forward, instead of always just measuring success and failure in the past.

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FROM LAG TO LEAD: ACTIONABLE ANALYTICS

D R . P E T E M E Y E R S • M A R K E T I N G S C I E N T I S T • M O Z

WTF DOES THIS MEAN?!

GOOGLE SOLVED THIS, RIGHT?

HOW DID WE DO

YESTERDAY

CHALLENGE: IT’S ALL RELATIVE

CHALLENGE: SEEING THE INVISIBLE

CHALLENGE: MEASURING ROI

DOES THIS SELL?

CHALLENGE: MEASURING ROI

CHALLENGE: DEFINING SUCCESS

http://mz.cm/1pmnsFF

CHALLENGE: SHORT-TERM VIEW

2011 = 73,266 PVs

CHALLENGE: SHORT-TERM VIEW

2011 = 73,266 PVs

LIFETIME = 1,383,782 PVs

ROLL YOUR OWN

ANALYTICS

http://mz.cm/1metric

ROLLING SIX METRICS INTO ONE

THE PROBLEM WITH RELATIVITY

MAKING APPLES INTO LEMONADE

THE TROUBLE WITH AVERAGES

THE TROUBLE WITH AVERAGES

THE TROUBLE WITH AVERAGES

HAVE YOUR FOREST CAKE & EAT IT

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2014 Eugenio Marongiu

ARE YOU DRUNK?

HOW WILL WE DO

TOMORROW

CHALLENGE: CAN’T BE EXPLAINED

CHALLENGE: CAN’T BE REPLICATED

CHALLENGE: LIVING IN THE PAST

CHALLENGE: LIVING IN THE PAST

EXAMPLE: LAG VS. LEAD GOALS

EXAMPLE: LAG VS. LEAD GOALS

WHAT CAN WE DO

TO SUCCEED

TAKE ON GOOGLE? MORE RAND? GET MORE!

GOAL: EXPLOIT DATA ON GOOGLE+

GOAL: EXPLOIT DATA ON GOOGLE+

RESULTS: 59 POSTS 1,711 +1s 779 SHARES

GOAL: DATA-JACK BREAKING NEWS

GOAL: DATA-JACK BREAKING NEWS

RESULTS: 126,177 UNIQUE VISITS (IN 1 POST)

http://www.uservoice.com

MOVING FROM LAG TO LEAD

MOVING FROM LAG TO LEAD

MOVING FROM LAG TO LEAD

IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION

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2014 Eugenio Marongiu

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