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Defining &
Measuring Goals
Timo Josten
Partner Program Manager, Google Analytics

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… you won't go far unless you
know where the goal posts are.
Arnold H. Glasgow




              Why
              Goals?
Put the Numbers into Context:
We re Doing Awesome in Brazil! Right?




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Different Story When Looking At Actual
     Conversions
Brazil doesn’t even



                           INSIGHT
factor into our Top 10
markets by conversion
rate.



•  Provide localised
   content in Brazilian
   Portuguese
•  Offer more attractive
                           ACTION




   shipping rates for
   Brazil
•  Are we accepting
   common forms of
   payment in Brazil?
•  Should we open up a
   physical store?




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Macro Goals + Your Opportunity




                                              Primary goal
      How do you measure success here?
                                              conversion/s




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Different Visits, Different Purposes




                                                                        % completed
                                                                        orders
                                                      bounced
                                       abandoned
                                       checkout                         Why?
                           support
            account                                Were users able to find
            signup                                 the right contact info?
 product
                                     What influenced users to
 research                            signup for accounts?

                      Are users engaged with the content?
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The Consumer Decision Journey

                             2




  1                                                            3




                                 4




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 Source: McKinsey, June 09
What are your Customer Checkpoints?
         Spent > 3 mins on   Watched our         Purchased my       Subscribed to
         my site             product video       product/service    newsletter/RSS

         Visited > 2 pages   Visited Product     Visited store      Clicked the
         on my site          Features page       locator page        Liked button on
                                                                    your site
                             Visited About       Printing page of
GOALS




                             Us page             high value eg      +1 d on Google+
                                                 contact us,
                             Created             coupon             Submitted
                             membership                             testimonial/review
                             account             Call tracking

                             Read testimonials
STAGE




         1. Initial            2. Active         3. Moment of       4. Postpurchase
         Consideration         Evaluation        Purchase/Intent    Experience


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Booking A Movie Ticket




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Tracking Loyalty & Mobile App Downloads




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Tricks Of
The Trade
Google Analytics: Goals




                   Google Analytics Help Centre


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                                              Google Confidential and Proprietary
AdWords Conversion Tracking
-­‐  No	
  complex	
  Google	
  Analy1cs	
  tagging.	
  One	
  code	
  snippet	
  on	
  
     ‘Thank	
  you’	
  page.	
  

-­‐  AdWords	
  Conversion	
  Tracking:	
  Which	
  paid	
  clicks	
  lead	
  to	
  
     conversions?	
  




                               Google AdWords Conversion Tracking



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Assisting Players - The Key To Kicking Goals




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GOALS
STAGE   Homework J




         Initial         Active       Moment of   Postpurchase
         Consideration   Evaluation   Purchase    Experience




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