what is possible with call tracking? - #measurefest 2013 - calltracks
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Obviously everyone understands the basic concept about call tracking, but this isn’t about the basics. With the rise of the new generation of customers you need to understand the new generation of tools and technology that are available to you right now, to help improve your measurement, CRO, and most importantly help boost your Return on Investment.TRANSCRIPT
What is possible withCall Tracking?
Ali WhiteHead of Marketing and Sales
Calltracks
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So why should you care about calls?
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SOURCE: BIA / Kelsey Report, May 2012. Call-Based Ads: Eliminating the Unknown From Advertising
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Who is this important to?
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83% of online shoppers needsupport to complete a purchase online...
http://econsultancy.com/blog/61991-83-of-online-shoppers-need-support-to-complete-a-purchase-stats
71% expect that support in 5 minutes or less…
Telephone is the most popular source
61%
Graham Charlton – 30th January 2013
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Growth of Mobile
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Growth of Mobile
“It’s clear from our findings that driving phone calls should still be a priority for businesses in every industry.”
http://adwords.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/new-research-shows-that-70-of-mobile.html
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Not just about the direct call volumes
• That being said on xAd's network specifically, a majority (52%) of search ads yield calls to local businesses following the initial click
http://www.xad.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/xAd-Quarterly-Report_Q4-2011.pdf
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In the good old days
Sales
Enquiries
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Step 1: Call Tracking for Different Media
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Most tracking numbers forward calls to your existing telephone number
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Step 2: Call Tracking for Online Channels• This can be source based e.g. everything from Google• Can also be URL based e.g. retargeting, or keyword based
• But don’t forget visits are made up of visitors, who may come to your site more than once, so you need to look at the whole journey
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Step 3: Call Tracking to Visitor Level• Dynamic Tracking Numbers allow for Visitor Level Tracking
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Step 3: Call Tracking to Visitor Level
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• These allow you to track complete customer journeys from initial visit, the converted visit, and any subsequent visits
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Step 3: Call Tracking to Visitor Level
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Step 3: Call Tracking to Visitor Level
• With the advances in analytics such as Google’s Universal, this also means you can track across multiple devices
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Step 3: Call Tracking to Visitor Level
Converted VisitMedium = cpcKeyword = calltracks
1st VisitMedium = cpcKeyword = call tracking uk
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Step 3: Call Tracking to Visitor Level
• But if you are going to measure customer lifetime value, and really look at your multi-channel marketing, you need to account for more...
• If you remarket to customers who abandon purchase, you can make sure you don’t remarket to the ones who called up …
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Step 4: Call Tracking CRM integration• On initial call customer details logged in CRM system
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• All subsequent interactions and outcomes tied back to customer record
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Step 4: Call Tracking CRM integration
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Don’t optimise for conversions or even for revenue!
Now you can forget about conversions
Just optimise for profit!
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• In the example above December accounted for over 50% of the profit generated!
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Reverse Engineer• Use this information to just look at optimising your marketing channels, and to
understand which of these channels drive your customers to purchase
• Although there is more data it makes the process easier because you can now start at the end and work your way back…even just looking at customers not loaded to CRM
• The real key is to Reverse engineer your sales … what causes people to purchase ‘x’
• In the example above December accounted for over 26% of PPC Spend for period
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This doesn’t just apply to marketing
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• Don’t forget to also conduct CRO!• By looking at the journey through your site, as well as the channels that drive the
traffic you can find quick wins!
• Give customers the options they want, not the ones we do
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Know your number options
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Don’t use in isolation - INTEGRATE
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Integrate with your web analytics
• Don’t forget with the new universal there is now the measurement protocol available
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Integrate with other tools• Like if you want to know which contacts keep coming back to your website
• Or if you want to run some tests accounting for all conversions including phone call
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Key Points• Don’t discount telephone touch points whether you are lead gen or e-commerce• Call tracking may have been around a while, but the technology is advancing so make
sure you take advantage
• Make sure you are not optimising on flawed data – look at the whole customer journey, online and offline look how you can integrate your technology to maximise your potential
• Track all the way through to sale and optimise for profit – because ‘conversions’ alone are useless
• Don’t worry about data overload
• Look at options to integrate your technology
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Thanks
@Calltracks @AlistairWhite
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