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Past, present and future: 5 steps in getting optimisation right

Optimisers are the unsung heroes of digital marketing. On their shoulders rests all the potential of targeting, accountability and media efficiency the web promises. It's a theme I started exploring back in the late 90s when it became clear that the guys who were close to the data for media groups knew more about how to increase advertiser success and satisfaction than just about anyone else. With the right analytics comes the right data, and with the right data come the insights to optimise; with these come the delivery of the promise of accountability and precision in digital marketing. And that was the theme of this talk. I explored the time-line of the cutting edge of web advertising optimisation through its first decade - from 1998 to 2008. This session explores how the battleground has shifted from simple media efficiency issues (managing the frequency and day-parting of banners and skyscrapers), to the more complex and richer models of behavioural targeting, and what lies ahead in the consumer centric advertising landscape of the digital networked society. To help firms quickly see the shape of the challenge, we included a simple five step plan for how our team approach working through the optimisation process, helping forms get the right capability and insights in place. Questions about this web analytics paper should go to Danny@DigitalStrategyConsulting.com

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19th March 2008, London

Download a few of the key takeouts from the latest Analytics Academy. These lecture notes accompany the full course materials delivered to participants at our workshops called “The devil is in the detail (and the detail is in the data)”. Part of our three day Web Analytics series, these sessions from the Digital Analytics Academy explore some of the strategic issues facing brands and media websites. Post your questions in the online classroom and contact Digital’s team directly to talk more about executive coaching or team workshops in website analytics.
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With the advent of the web, every brand became a publisher. Web publishing demands strong analytics to drive product development and marketing strategy, yet most web publishers barely listen to their audiences. We developed Digital’s 5 Ps of Publishing Analytics as a way of giving publishers clarity about general audience measures that would be useful for their key performance indicators and digital dashboards. These simple notes are to support one small part of the management coaching workshops we run for website owners. We hope you find them useful and if you want to talk about them then post your questions in the online classroom discussion space at the top of this page http://www.digitaltrainingacademy.com/analytics

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Subject: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/guardian.co.uk

Alexa provides a fast and convenient snapshot of online audiences that anyone can take a look at. The data analysis tool, now owned by Amazon, tracks the trails of a massive panel of users by recording each and every page they visit. The panel lacks the representation of the higher end online measurement tools, but provides a useful starting point for measuring the relative reach, page traffic or user levels between sites. In this case the daily reach in the UK for five online newspapers is compared.

Hats off to the NetRatings team in London for some really savvy insights into how to crunch audience data. These graphs show new ways to measure the elusive form of 'engagement' based on a blend of the time spent with a site, the number of pages viewed and the involvement of the viewer. As the online industry struggles for smarter ways to think through these issues, this is a real leap forward in understanding.

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Danny Meadows-Klue discusses how Web Analytics have developed over the last few years and how online web analytics has really moved on. The incredible potential of online advertising only works when you get your web analytics right.

In this one hour lecture, Danny Meadows-Klue shows how to get your analytics sorted for tracking the effectiveness of online advertising. Drawn from our full day Academy, this keynote session tackles what to count, how to count, why to count and even who should be doing the counting. Based on face to face research in Academies across Europe since late 2004, we've identified the common mistakes of publishers, agencies and advertisers. Get web analytics right and it transforms your marketing; fail to tackle it properly and you'll never know what's working. Watch the video lecture and follow the slides by downloading our PDF handouts.

Download the report | Post your questions in our Web Analytics Academy classroom

Web Analytics solutions provider Unica gave us these tips for getting more from the NetTracker and Affinium NetInsight platforms.They’re big on setting actionable KPIs to measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, SEO or helping website owners decide what action to take to enhance the performance of their website.

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The Rich Internet Application Ad Measurement Guidelines determine at what point an ad impression is counted in rich internet application environments built with technologies such as AJAX and JSON. These guidelines specifically address online browser or browser-equivalent based Internet activity, where page content changes and ad serving are no longer linked. The guidelines are applicable to Internet media companies and ad-serving organizations.

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"The Video Game Interactive Advertising Platform Status Report" provides a detailed overview of the current state of advertising in and around video games. Developed by the IAB Games Committee, the report outlines the myriad opportunities for advertisers to reach and engage consumers in the highly immersive environment of video games. To showcase the variety of games, advertising formats and insights for successful campaigns the Committee will host a seminar for agencies and marketers on November 6 in New York City, For more information on the seminar, or to download the complete report, please visit www.iab.net/standards/games.aspx

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Jim Sterne - CEO Target Marketing

Jim Sterne has been exploring online marketing for more than a decade. His new-found passion for web optimization has seen him dubbed "the godfather of web analytics". Now he's on a crusade for effective web marketing that delves into the heart of the firm itself. Analytics unlock the full benefits from all existing website investment, yet many businesses are only scratching the surface, and most are yet to start.

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“The Internet is brilliant – you can measure everything”. How many times did you hear this phrase in the early days of digital marketing? A few years on, does the promise measure up to reality, or does this sound more familiar: “we’re drowning in numbers, but lacking in meaningful analysis” and “we’ve got half a dozen different versions of the truth”?

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European EMetrics Summit London, 20 May 2008

Internet advertising veteran Danny Meadows-Klue asks whether publishers explains that although publishers sell media space, advertisers are buying customers – and that’s where the problems start.

• What metrics matter in optimizing online ad campaigns?
• Can a little optimization really have a massive effect?
• What are the trends in online advertising effectiveness that are impacting optimization and performance?

Danny lifts the lid on web advertising and argues that optimizers are the unsung heroes of the marketing industry and that these are tricks almost every brand is missing

Welcome to the Emetrics Summit in London.

Danny Meadows-Klue joined the Emetrics Summit team to explore the challenges of measuring online advertising effectively in the world of Web 2.0 marketing and publishing. This Academy draws on themes facing data analysts today. There are ten core lessons and heaps of practical advice. Once you have downloaded the materials why not post a question in the classroom page here at the Digital Training Academy.

Danny has been a researcher and commentator in the digital networked industries since 1995. He managed the UK's first online newspaper and has helped run web businesses ranging from mass market portals and consumer magazines, to online stores, search and email services. Among his industry roles he is the co-founder and former chairman of the UK and European Internet and Interactive Advertising Bureau, and has been lecturing on digital marketing for more than a decade. He set up Digital Strategy Consulting in 2000 to help firms get the most from the digital networked economy.

If you'd like some more background about some of the things Danny has done in the internet marketing and publishing industries then there's a biography in our press centre.