Industry Terms Flashcards
WEBSITE TRAFFIC
Refers to web users who visit a website. Web traffic is measured in visits, sometimes called “sessions,” and is a common way to measure an online business effectiveness at attracting an audience.
Website traffic and website visitor behavior is typically measured using
Website traffic and website visitor behavior is typically measured using web analytics tools
Google Analytics
Google Analytics - the ‘standard’ website analytics tool, free and widely used
Adobe Analytics
Adobe Analytics - highly customizable analytics platform (Adobe bought analytics leader Omniture in 2009)
Kissmetrics
Kissmetrics - can zero in on individual behavior, i.e. cohort analysis, conversion and retention at the segment or individual level
Mixpanel
Mixpanel - advanced mobile and web analytics that measure actions rather than pageviews
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
The process of generating more organic (i.e. free, natural) traffic from sites like Google, Bing and Yahoo.
SERP
When you search for something on Google, for example, you are taken to the search engine results page (SERP).
Ecommerce SEO is all about
Ecommerce SEO is all about ensuring your product pages appear among those organic search results.
SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING
Search engine marketing (SEM) is a digital marketing strategy used to increase the visibility of a website in search engine results pages through paid search advertising.
Search engine marketing (SEM) is a digital marketing strategy used to
Search engine marketing (SEM) is a digital marketing strategy used to increase the visibility of a website in search engine results pages through paid search advertising.
SPLIT TESTING
Split testing (also referred to as A/B testing or multivariate testing) is a method of conducting controlled, randomized experiments with the goal of improving a website metric, such as clicks, form completions, or purchases.
SPLIT TESTING
Incoming traffic to the website is distributed between the [blank] and the [blank] without any of the visitors knowing that they are [blank].
Incoming traffic to the website is distributed between the original (control) and the different variations without any of the visitors knowing that they are part of an experiment.
SPLIT TESTING
The tester waits for a [blank] to emerge.
. The tester waits for a statistically significant difference in behavior to emerge.
SPLIT TESTING
The results from each variation are [blank] to determine [blank].
The results from each variation are compared to determine which version showed the greatest improvement.
SPLIT TESTING
If the site doesn’t have enough traffic, and has less than [blank] transactions per [blank], it’s not worth it.
If the site doesn’t have enough traffic, and has less than 800 to 1000 transactions per month, it’s not worth it.
SALES FUNNEL
A sales funnel is a [blank] for the [blank] taken by a [blank] as he or she moves towards becoming a [blank].
A sales funnel is a visual metaphor for the path taken by a potential customer as he or she moves towards becoming a customer.
SALES FUNNEL
the sales funnel helps companies [blank] their [blank] and measure [blank] between [blank].
the sales funnel helps companies understand and visualize their sales process and measure overall conversion success between each step of the funnel.
SALES FUNNEL
At the top of the funnel are [blank] or [blank] users, and the bottom of the funnel is usually a [blank] event.
At the top of the funnel are website visitors or mobile app users, and the bottom of the funnel is usually a sale or conversion event.
SALES FUNNEL
The goal of marketing sales in this model is to [blank] and convert them into [blank].
The goal of marketing sales in this model is to get as many prospects in at the top of the funnel and convert them into customers.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI)
ROI tries to directly measure the [blank] on a particular [blank], relative to the [blank].
ROI tries to directly measure the amount of return on a particular investment, relative to the investment’s cost.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI)
To calculate ROI, the [blank] of an investment is divided by the [blank]. The result is expressed as a [blank].
To calculate ROI, the benefit (or return) of an investment is divided by the cost of the investment. The result is expressed as a percentage or a ratio.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI)
The return on investment formula:
ROI = (Current Value of Investment - Cost of Investment) / Cost of Investment
PROFIT MARGIN
Profit margin indicates the [blank] of a [blank] , [blank] , or [blank] . It’s expressed as a [blank] ; the [blank] the [blank] , the more [blank] the [blank] .
PROFIT MARGIN
Profit margin indicates the profitability of a product, service, or business. It’s expressed as a percentage; the higher the number, the more profitable the business.