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Analytics

How do I improve performance of my marketing?

A good place to start is with the customer. What do they think, what are they telling you through their actions, is your marketing actually cutting through.  Nudge enables you to get customer insights with ease, diving straight into how customers are engaging, what they’re paying attention to, where they’re coming from, on what devices. And then it makes analysts jobs easier by synthesizing the data into insights, so you can get from insight to action faster.  Metrics… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
October 14, 2022
Analytics

How do you increase leads? How do you drive more leads?

Getting a better understanding of your customers is a great place to start. Seeing where they come from, what they’re interested in, where pockets of opportunities are. This usually comes down to a new analytics system, that gives you this understanding and insights. Seeing where and what is working now, but also where you can shift resources, to get more leads from. Nudge enables you to get customer insights with ease, diving straight into how customers are engaging, what they’re… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
October 14, 2022
Analytics

How do I improve my content marketing?

Revisiting what metrics and measurement you use is the low hanging fruit for improving content marketing. Tools like Nudge provide a high fidelity view into what is resonating with customers. This data, helps you find areas where you can improve, and a continuous feedback loop. That really is the easiest way. Another lens on it, is to look at the four pillars of what drives return on investment, good content, real people, good distribution and consumption . If you… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
October 14, 2022
Analytics

What analytics should I use?

The one that helps you improve your business. That gives visibility into how well your strategy is performing, finds improvements and keeps your business focused on the customer. That’s the one to use, also, to use one that you actually use. A bit of an oxymoron, but if you sign up and you can’t use it, or don’t use it because its too hard. Then its not doing its job either. It’s like that analogy, the best tool is the… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
October 14, 2022
Analytics

How do I get transparency on my media buys?

Increasing the amount of measurement on your media buys, aids in providing transparency. Where possible, independent measurement, whose job it is to provide that third party point of view. As they’re incentivized to provide that view. Brands also seek to do more of the measurement in-house. A key piece of analysis is to do value chain analysis, looking at each step in the customers journey, and when it jumps from external media to internal (things like websites, landing pages, ecommerce… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
October 14, 2022
Analytics

What is the best analytics to track events

Nudge. Nudge enables you to get customer insights with ease, diving straight into how customers are engaging, what they’re paying attention to, where they’re coming from, on what devices. And then it makes analysts jobs easier by synthesizing the data into insights, so you can get from insight to action faster.  Then you can fire any events, configured to push to Nudge, and Nudge will pick them all up. So you can get this context from the regular Nudge… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
October 14, 2022
Analytics

What is powering content strategy and consumption analytics

Nudge. Nudge enables you to get customer insights with ease, diving straight into how customers are engaging, what they’re paying attention to, where they’re coming from, on what devices. And then it makes analysts jobs easier by synthesizing the data into insights, so you can get from insight to action faster. Nudge has an array of metrics to see how people consume content: Attention, how long people are engaging for each click. Second by second. Average… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
October 14, 2022
Analytics

How can I measure the effectiveness of my content using Nudge

It can depend on the type of content. Typically for a business, they’re creating content to help their customers through education. In all cases, someone is reading and engaging with the content. So that’s a good place to start for metrics, seeing how people engage: Reach, how many people are we getting in front of Attention, how long people are engaging for each click. Average Scroll, how are customers consuming the page and content. Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
October 14, 2022
Analytics

Which are the best analytics metrics for blogging

It can depend on why you are blogging. Typically for a business, they’re blogging to help their customers through education. For personal, it is often to build a personal brand, or to provide an outlet. In all cases, someone is reading and engaging with the blog. So that’s a good place to start for metrics, seeing how people engage: Reach, how many people are we getting in front of Attention, how long people are engaging for… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
October 14, 2022
Analytics

What is the scope of marketing analytics

Analytics generally has a very wide scope. Because everything feeds into marketing, from the product, packaging, positioning, to how customers react. Marketing analytics is almost that line between the company and where customers interact, analytics is seeing how those exchanges happen. That gives marketing analytics a very broad remit. As a starting point, focusing on the current strategy and where actions are being made, making sure that those are being captured. Then working out from there. Marketing analytics also doesn’t… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
October 14, 2022