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Become a Data Studio
Evangelist in Your Business
Sam Marsden, SEO & Content Manager, DeepCrawl
London Digital Analytics - 22nd May 2019
@sam_marsden measure
Becoming a Data Studio Evangelist in Your Business
I’m obsessed with productivity
and efficiency...
Data Studio is fueling my addiction.
Save time with reporting.
Access insights faster.
Data Studio helps me as an SEO
@sam_marsden measure
SEO ManagerTravel around the world
talking about pretty graphs.
Spreading the
Data Studio
love...
Data Studio helps me work with management
@sam_marsden measure
SEO Manager
Management
● Frequent requests for site traffic data.
● Last minute screenshots for
management meetings.
● Disruptive, repetitive and inefficient.
Site performance dashboard (GA)
@sam_marsden measure
Global filters
Top-level KPIs
Monthly
trending
Organic trends dashboard (GSC)
@sam_marsden measure
Overview for relevant stakeholders
YoY comparison for
top level tracking
Monthly trending
Branded/non-branded performance
@sam_marsden measure
Filtering Performance data to reveal
branded & non-branded search trends.
Break performance down by directory level
@sam_marsden measure
Use directory level as a dimension to reveal organic
performance for different sections of your site
Surface device & geographic distributions
@sam_marsden measure
Break down
distribution of
countries Trend device
distributions
month to month
Saves unnecessary conversations &
disruptions.
Removes recurring friction point.
Encourages more interest from management.
Data Studio helps me work with management
@sam_marsden measure
Data Studio helps me work with our Content team
@sam_marsden measure
SEO Manager Content team
Content performance dashboard (GA)
@sam_marsden measure
Monthly
comparisons
Monthly
overview
Content type breakdowns
@sam_marsden measure
Page level
stats
Overall
performance
Content type
Data Studio helps me work with our Content team
@sam_marsden measure
SEO Manager Content team
● Saves manual prep work.
● Guides content review meetings.
● Keeps meetings
structured and
focused on our
goals.
Data Studio helps me work with junior SEOs
@sam_marsden measure
SEO Manager SEO Executive
Monthly comparison (GSC)
@sam_marsden measure
Ideal for daily/weekly check-ins to quickly detect
changes and review overall monthly comparisons.
Monthly device, geo and search type trends
dashboard
@sam_marsden measure
Detect changes in
traffic from different
devices, countries or
search types
at a glance.
Clicks Impressions CTR
Page and query performance
@sam_marsden measure
Top performing
pages in search
Top performing
queries in search
Performance comparison - Biggest wins and losses
@sam_marsden measure
Pre-filtered tables
to show biggest
changes in
clicks, impressions,
position and CTR.
Clear monthly comparisons.
Ideal entry point for training up new starters
and junior staff.
Data Studio provides starting point for further
investigation.
What are the benefits?
@sam_marsden measure
@sam_marsden measure
Coming next:
Informing dev teams
Communicating technical recommendations
using crawl insights.
Visualising speed metrics.
Assisting with site migrations.
My next areas of focus:
@sam_marsden measure
How can Data Studio help expand your influence?
@sam_marsden measure
SEO Manager
Management
Content team
SEO Executive
We now have all the tools, so what
are the limiting factors?
GDS still in early stages, but
constrained by time, ideas and
adoption.
Becoming a Data Studio Evangelist in Your Business
Becoming a Data Studio Evangelist in Your Business
THANK YOU
ANY QUESTIONS?
Sam Marsden
SEO & Content Manager
@sam_marsden measure

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Becoming a Data Studio Evangelist in Your Business

  • 1. Become a Data Studio Evangelist in Your Business Sam Marsden, SEO & Content Manager, DeepCrawl London Digital Analytics - 22nd May 2019 @sam_marsden measure
  • 3. I’m obsessed with productivity and efficiency...
  • 4. Data Studio is fueling my addiction.
  • 5. Save time with reporting. Access insights faster. Data Studio helps me as an SEO @sam_marsden measure SEO ManagerTravel around the world talking about pretty graphs.
  • 7. Data Studio helps me work with management @sam_marsden measure SEO Manager Management ● Frequent requests for site traffic data. ● Last minute screenshots for management meetings. ● Disruptive, repetitive and inefficient.
  • 8. Site performance dashboard (GA) @sam_marsden measure Global filters Top-level KPIs Monthly trending
  • 9. Organic trends dashboard (GSC) @sam_marsden measure Overview for relevant stakeholders YoY comparison for top level tracking Monthly trending
  • 10. Branded/non-branded performance @sam_marsden measure Filtering Performance data to reveal branded & non-branded search trends.
  • 11. Break performance down by directory level @sam_marsden measure Use directory level as a dimension to reveal organic performance for different sections of your site
  • 12. Surface device & geographic distributions @sam_marsden measure Break down distribution of countries Trend device distributions month to month
  • 13. Saves unnecessary conversations & disruptions. Removes recurring friction point. Encourages more interest from management. Data Studio helps me work with management @sam_marsden measure
  • 14. Data Studio helps me work with our Content team @sam_marsden measure SEO Manager Content team
  • 15. Content performance dashboard (GA) @sam_marsden measure Monthly comparisons Monthly overview
  • 16. Content type breakdowns @sam_marsden measure Page level stats Overall performance Content type
  • 17. Data Studio helps me work with our Content team @sam_marsden measure SEO Manager Content team ● Saves manual prep work. ● Guides content review meetings. ● Keeps meetings structured and focused on our goals.
  • 18. Data Studio helps me work with junior SEOs @sam_marsden measure SEO Manager SEO Executive
  • 19. Monthly comparison (GSC) @sam_marsden measure Ideal for daily/weekly check-ins to quickly detect changes and review overall monthly comparisons.
  • 20. Monthly device, geo and search type trends dashboard @sam_marsden measure Detect changes in traffic from different devices, countries or search types at a glance. Clicks Impressions CTR
  • 21. Page and query performance @sam_marsden measure Top performing pages in search Top performing queries in search
  • 22. Performance comparison - Biggest wins and losses @sam_marsden measure Pre-filtered tables to show biggest changes in clicks, impressions, position and CTR.
  • 23. Clear monthly comparisons. Ideal entry point for training up new starters and junior staff. Data Studio provides starting point for further investigation. What are the benefits? @sam_marsden measure
  • 25. Communicating technical recommendations using crawl insights. Visualising speed metrics. Assisting with site migrations. My next areas of focus: @sam_marsden measure
  • 26. How can Data Studio help expand your influence? @sam_marsden measure SEO Manager Management Content team SEO Executive
  • 27. We now have all the tools, so what are the limiting factors?
  • 28. GDS still in early stages, but constrained by time, ideas and adoption.
  • 31. THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS? Sam Marsden SEO & Content Manager @sam_marsden measure

Editor's Notes

  1. Trend branded and non-branded traffic.
  2. Breakdown traffic for individual site sections.
  3. Breakdown traffic for individual site sections.
  4. Filter by no. words in query in Supermetrics.
  5. Filter by no. words in query in Supermetrics.
  6. Breakdown traffic for individual site sections.
  7. Filter by no. words in query in Supermetrics.