A Simple Monthly Marketing Report for Small Businesses

A Simple Monthly Marketing Report for Small Businesses

Marketing platforms provide more data than most small businesses need. Website analytics can show thousands of measurements. Advertising platforms provide another set of figures, while social media, email and customer relationship systems add even more. Putting all of...
Why Traffic Growth Is Not Enough on Its Own

Why Traffic Growth Is Not Enough on Its Own

Seeing website traffic increase is usually encouraging. More people are reaching the site, which may indicate that search visibility, advertising, social media, referrals or other marketing activity is generating attention. The problem begins when traffic growth is...
Marketing Reports Every CEO Wants to See

Marketing Reports Every CEO Wants to See

Marketing teams have access to an enormous amount of data. Website platforms can report page views, sessions, engagement and traffic sources. Advertising platforms provide impressions, clicks, conversions and costs. CRM systems contain leads, opportunities and sales....
How to Read Google Analytics Reports

How to Read Google Analytics Reports

Opening Google Analytics for the first time can feel like being given a spreadsheet containing hundreds of numbers without being told which ones matter. Users. Sessions. Events. Engagement rate. Traffic sources. Key events. The platform contains a great deal of...
Bounce Rate Explained

Bounce Rate Explained

Someone visits your website, views a page, and then leaves. Is that automatically a bad thing? Not necessarily. Bounce rate is one of the better-known website analytics metrics, but it is also one of the easiest to misunderstand. A high bounce rate can point towards a...
How Attribution Models Affect Marketing Decisions

How Attribution Models Affect Marketing Decisions

A customer sees a social media advertisement, visits your website through Google, reads a blog article several days later, and eventually returns directly to make a purchase. Which marketing channel deserves credit for the conversion? The answer depends on the...