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FROM LAG TO LEAD: 
ACTIONABLE ANALYTICS 
DR. PETE MEYERS • MARKETING SCIENTIST • MOZ
WTF DOES THIS MEAN?!
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
GOOGLE SOLVED THIS, RIGHT?
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
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
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
http://mz.cm/1metric
ROLLING SIX METRICS INTO ONE
THE PROBLEM WITH RELATIVITY
MAKING APPLES INTO LEMONADE
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
THE TROUBLE WITH AVERAGES
THE TROUBLE WITH AVERAGES
THE TROUBLE WITH AVERAGES
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
HAVE YOUR FOREST CAKE & EAT IT 
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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
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
From Lag to Lead: Actionable Analytics
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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peter@moz.com • @dr_pete 
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