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One ROI Tracking Trick to
Rule Them All
PREVIOUSLY

VP of Growth at CodeSchool.
Increased revenue 400% and users by
1000% in 18 months.
WHO AM I?
DanielMcGaw
CMO at Effin Amazing
PREVIOUSLY

Head of Marketing at KissMetrics.
Helped increase leads 330% in 90 days and
traffic by 50% in 5 months.
WHO AM I?
DanielMcGaw
CMO at Effin Amazing
NOW

As a consultant I have helped over 12,000
animals get adopted into a new home in one
year.
WHO AM I?
DanielMcGaw
CMO at Effin Amazing
NOW

As CMO of Effin Amazing, I have helped
dozens of brands learn how to measure,
optimize and grow their business.
WHO AM I?
DanielMcGaw
CMO at Effin Amazing
WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON AMAZING WORK
WHETHER YOU WANT PUPPIES ADOPTED..
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1 Why tracking ROI on the internet sucks
What is the secret tracking rule
How do I break it down into tracking I can understand
Where can I make these tricks
2 The one tracking trick to rule them all
3 Examples to get you started
ONE ROI TRACKING TRICK TO RULE THEM ALL
How to track the ROI of content marketing and the promotion of it
How to track the ROI of email
Understanding your Lifetime Value and its impact on ROI
Why tracking on the
internet sucks
1
ROI IS SUPPOSED TO BE MONEY EARNED MINUS MONEY INVESTED
GETTING TO THIS NUMBER USED BE SIMPLE
NOWADAYS THERE IS SO MANY DIFFERENT CHANNELS
WHAT IS EVEN WORSE IS THERE ARE TOO MANY TOOLS TO TRACK THEM
HOPEFULLY YOU ALL HAVE GOOGLE ANALYTICS
EVEN WITH THESE HURDLES YOU NEED TO KNOW THE ROI OF
EVEN WITH THESE HURDLES YOU NEED TO KNOW THE ROI OF
EVEN WITH THESE HURDLES YOU NEED TO KNOW THE ROI OF
EVEN WITH THESE HURDLES YOU NEED TO KNOW THE ROI OF
The one tracking trick
that rules all!
2
ALL CHANNELS AND ANALYTICS TOOLS WORK WITH . . .
UTMs
WHAT IS A UTM?
DEFINITION

A UTM (Urchin Tracking Module) is a group of tags appended to the
end of a URL. When these tags are appended, it allows you track the
specifics of your source.
EXAMPLE

http://effinamazing.com/?
utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=product&utm_
content=kissmetrics&utm_term=segmentation
WHAT IS A UTM?
EXAMPLE

http://effinamazing.com/?
utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=product&utm_
content=kissmetrics&utm_term=segmentation
LET’S BREAK IT DOWN
Website URL: http://
effinamazing.com
Campaign Source: google
Campaign Medium: cpc
Campaign Name: product
Campaign Content: kissmetrics
Campaign Term: segmentation
EXAMPLE

http://effinamazing.com/?
utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=product&utm_
content=kissmetrics&utm_term=segmentation
LET’S BREAK IT DOWN
Website URL: http://
effinamazing.com
Campaign Source: google
Campaign Medium: cpc
Campaign Name: product
Campaign Content: kissmetrics
Campaign Term: segmentation
WHAT IS A UTM?
EXAMPLE

http://effinamazing.com/?
utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=product&utm_
content=kissmetrics&utm_term=segmentation
LET’S BREAK IT DOWN
Website URL: http://
effinamazing.com
Campaign Source: google
Campaign Medium: cpc
Campaign Name: product
Campaign Content: kissmetrics
Campaign Term: segmentation
WHAT IS A UTM?
EXAMPLE

http://effinamazing.com/?
utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=product&utm_
content=kissmetrics&utm_term=segmentation
LET’S BREAK IT DOWN
Website URL: http://
effinamazing.com
Campaign Source: google
Campaign Medium: cpc
Campaign Name: product
Campaign Content: kissmetrics
Campaign Term: segmentation
WHAT IS A UTM?
EXAMPLE

http://effinamazing.com/?
utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=product&utm_
content=kissmetrics&utm_term=segmentation
LET’S BREAK IT DOWN
Website URL: http://
effinamazing.com
Campaign Source: google
Campaign Medium: cpc
Campaign Name: product
Campaign Content: kissmetrics
Campaign Term: segmentation
WHAT IS A UTM?
EXAMPLE

http://effinamazing.com/?
utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=product&utm_
content=kissmetrics&utm_term=segmentation
LET’S BREAK IT DOWN
Website URL: http://
effinamazing.com
Campaign Source: google
Campaign Medium: cpc
Campaign Name: product
Campaign Content:
Campaign Term: segmentation
WHAT IS A UTM?
CAMPAIGN SOURCE
?utm_source=google
This is the referrer of the traffic to your page. This is normally the
website, platform or tool you posted your link on.
EXAMPLES
Google

Facebook
Twitter
Mailchimp
Outbrain
Reddit
CAMPAIGN MEDIUM
?utm_medium=cpc
This is the marketing medium that referred the traffic. Unlike the source,
it tracks the type of traffic.
EXAMPLES
cpc

banner-ad
email
post
tweet
article-link
CAMPAIGN NAME
?utm_campaign=product
This acts as the identifier for a specific campaign, product or offering
that you’re driving traffic to.
EXAMPLES
spring-sale
social10152015
product
your promo code (25off)
CAMPAIGN CONTENT
?utm_content=kissmetrics
This is an optional part of a UTM, but allows you to easily differentiate
between ads on the same channel. Good for A/B testing ad copy.
EXAMPLES
content-a
content-b
Optional
CAMPAIGN TERM
?utm_term=segmentation
This is also an optional part of a UTM, but allows you to easily
differentiate between different ad keywords.
EXAMPLES
Your	Key	Word
TWEET OF THE DAY
If you are not measuring it, what
is the point in even doing it?
@NEILPATEL
@EffinAmazing #EffinWebinar
USE OUR FREE CHROME EXTENSION
effinamazing.com/utm
DON’T USE CHROME? USE OUR ONLINE BUILDER
bit.ly/buildutm
Keep a log of all your UTMs
MAKE YOUR UTM WITH GSHEETS
SHORTEN LINKS
Becomes
bit.ly/1ZPFwbh
This
http://effinamazing.com/?
utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=product&utm_conte
nt=kissmetrics&utm_term=segmentation
Examples to get you
started
2
CONTENT MARKETING EXAMPLE
RESEARCH + WRITING + PROMOTION = TIME
I TRACKED MY TIME TO MAKE THIS WEBINAR
I TRACKED MY TIME TO MAKE THIS WEBINAR
IT ALL COMES BACK TO USING UTMS ON ALL OF IT!
http://effinamazing.com/?

utm_source=kissmetrics&
utm_medium=webinar&

utm_campaign=utm-tool&

utm_content=roi-and-utm
FIND CAMPAIGN INFO IN GOOGLE ANALYTICS
CONNECT UTM FROM THE CAMPAIGNS BACK TO REVENUE
TAKE THE MONEY MADE AND SUBTRACT THE MONEY SPENT
EMAIL MARKETING EXAMPLE
WHAT UTMS WOULD I USE FOR EMAIL?
UTM Example
http://taskrabbit.com/?

utm_source=campaignmonitor&
utm_medium=email&

utm_campaign=summer-savings&

utm_content=find-help
WHAT UTMS WOULD I USE FOR EMAIL?
LOG INTO YOUR KISSMETRICS ACCOUNT
Track your UTMs in the funnel for deeper analysis
UTMS ARE AUTOMATICALLY READ BY MOST WEB ANALYTICS TOOLS
They appear exactly the same and are case sensitive
PAY PER CLICK EXAMPLE
USE THE ADWORDS DYNAMIC UTM VARIABLES
UTM Example
http://gnc.com/?

utm_source=adwords&
utm_medium=ppc&

utm_campaign=summer-savings&

utm_term={keyword}
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ALL CHANNELS AND ANALYTICS TOOLS WORK WITH . . .
UTMs
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