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1 Trendspotting: Using Google Analytics to Track and React to Website Visitor Patterns Chris Brown Assistant Director IU Communications Bob Molnar Web Production Manager IU Hashtag: #iumetrics

2 A Definition measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of internet data for purposes of understanding and optimizing web usage 2

3 Analytics at IU Weblogs Page Counters Analog Google Analytics Urchin 3

4 Analytics at IU Weblogs Raw server logs of all hits Difficult to read and interpret Difficult to cultivate pageviews 4

5 Analytics at IU Page Counters First attempt at any organized way to count visitors In-page analytics Easily manipulated and reported only how many visitors a page had (often incorrectly) 5

6 Analytics at IU Analog IU s first enterprise-wide analytics solution Extracted from server logs, but organized Limited in scope: Cannot show visits, how website visitors went through the site, how they left the site, how much time they spent on the site, etc. Available for all webserve accounts: 6

7 Analytics at IU Google Analytics Sophisticated client-side, Javascript-based analytics solution Free to use, but requires a Google account Data is processed on Google servers Aggregate data reporting No way to re-process data once it is collected Cannot track users who use browsers without Javascript enabled/non- Javascript browsers 7

8 Analytics at IU Urchin Also a Google product Server-side solution Data is processed on locally owned servers Aggregate & individual data reporting Allows for reprocessing of old data In evaluation phase at IU 8

9 The Process 9

10 Measure 10

11 How Google Analytics Works 11

12 How Google Analytics Works 12

13 Blind Spots JavaScript Disabled Cookies Blocked Cookies Removed Private Browsing Multiple Devices Multiple Browsers VPN Connections iframe Content 13

14 Profile Filters Limits and modifies traffic data within a profile. Only contains data starting from the date created. Can be applied to multiple profiles, but each must be viewed separately. Never apply to RAW DATA profile. Limit profile data to certain account users. 14

15 Profile Filters Predefined Filters Exclude traffic from the domains Exclude traffic from the IP addresses Exclude traffic to the subdirectories Custom Filters Exclude/Include Pattern Search & Replace Uppercase / Lowercase Advanced 15

16 Goals & Funnels A goal is a website page that serves as conversion for your site i.e. completion of call to action. Form confirmation Downloads Purchase A funnel represents the path that you expect visitors to take on their way to converting to the goal. Conversion rate Visitor goal abandonment Bottlenecks 16

17 Campaign Links Use for online and offline campaigns Direct Mail Banner Ads Search URL Builder Tool Provides UTM parameters for performance tracking Campaign Source Campaign Medium Campaign Term Campaign Content Campaign Name 17

18 Analyze 18

19 Understanding Your Audience How can web analytics help you better understand your audience(s)? Where are your audiences originating from? Internal vs. External Geographies Traffic Sources Direct Organic Search Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Pay-Per-Impressions (PPI) Off- and Online Campaigns Social Media External Sites 19

20 Understanding Your Audience How can web analytics help you better understand your audience(s)? How do your audiences access the site? Browser Operating System Network Mobile Which devices? 20

21 Understanding Your Audience How can web analytics help you better understand your audience(s)? How do your audiences behave on the site? New vs. Returning Visit Frequency Visit Recency Visit Duration Page Depth 21

22 Understanding Your Content How can web analytics help you better understand your site s content? How are your pages performing? Pageviews Unique Pageviews Time on Page Bounce Rate Exits 22

23 Understanding Your Content How can web analytics help you better understand your site s content? How are your pages performing? Page Popularity Content Drilldown Landing Pages Exit Pages 23

24 Understanding Your Content How can web analytics help you better understand your site s content? What are audiences searching for? Search Volume Search Exits Search Refinements Time After Search Search Depth 24

25 Advanced Segments Used to isolate and analyze specific kinds of traffic. Non-destructive and can be applied on historical data. Allows viewing and comparison of multiple advanced segments side by side in reports. Not available for absolute unique visitors, goal and funnel reports. Use filters for these areas. 25

26 Under the Hood: Goals & Funnels 26

27 Goals & Funnels What is a Goal (a.k.a. Goal Conversion or Conversions )? Any specific, measurable action performed by a site user that you determine is more valuable than a standard pageview. You can define the desired path to the Goal and track that path using Funnel Reports. You can have up to 20 goals across 5 goal tabs 27

28 Examples of Goals Downloading a specific PDF Visiting a specific sub-site (e.g., Current Projects, Alumni Giving, etc.) Engagement goals (e.g., commenting on a blog post, sharing a site asset via social media, etc.) Purchasing an item 28

29 The Importance of Goals Single most important measurement Helps to define website success: completion of a Goal Also measures how close visitors who did not complete the Goal came to completion Negative Goals tracking how people get to error pages, etc. 29

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32 Funnel Reports Funnel - the path a visitor takes to complete a Goal Funnel Reports Trace the visitor path to a Goal Not ideal for every Goal (e.g., Pages/Visit) Use for Goals that have a clear linear path Expect to lose visitors at each step in the path (thus, the term Funnel ) 32

33 Types of Funnels Adapted from Clifton, B. Advanced web metrics with Google Analytics. 33

34 Cylinder Shape This shape represents 100% Goal completion. It is unrealistic, if not unattainable. Adapted from Clifton, B. Advanced web metrics with Google Analytics. 34

35 Traditional Funnel The most common shape. Represents a sharp decrease in visitors with each step in the Funnel. Adapted from Clifton, B. Advanced web metrics with Google Analytics. 35

36 The Bulge Shape The bulge represents an ill-designed path, where there is a sharp increase in visitors in the middle of the path. Adapted from Clifton, B. Advanced web metrics with Google Analytics. 36

37 The Birdbath Funnel A shape depicting a large number of visitors leaving early in the process. Represents poor conversion and significant barriers to progress. The shape of the Funnel can tell us a lot. Adapted from Clifton, B. Advanced web metrics with Google Analytics. 37

38 The Flowerpot Funnel This is the ideal shape. Represents a welloptimized path, with a gradual decrease in visitors with each step in the Funnel. Adapted from Clifton, B. Advanced web metrics with Google Analytics. 38

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40 The Multi-Channel Funnel Report New feature in the latest version of Google Analytics Shows the path to a Goal from multiple channels (e.g., social media, banner ads, blasts) for up to 30 days prior to Goal achievement For more information:

41 Under the Hood: Campaigns 41

42 Campaigns What is a campaign? Campaign Reporting is a way to track a marketing campaign s results under a single category. Link Tagging is a process by which you can customize URLs to track website visits that comprise a campaign. 42

43 Parameters for Link Tagging utm_campaign (required) The name of the specific marketing campaign (e.g., 2011_Comm_Mrktg_Conf ) utm_medium (required) The marketing medium by which a visitor came to visit the website (e.g., , postcard, billboard, banner ad, twitter, facebook ) 43

44 Parameters for Link Tagging utm_source (required) A specific source for the website visit (e.g., vp_ _2011_10_19, tweet ) utm_content (optional) Used to differentiate ads within a campaign utm_term (optional) Used only for paid keywords (e.g., Google AdWords) 44

45 Google s URL Builder 45

46 Deconstructing the Resulting URL utm_source=research_admit_ & utm_medium= & utm_campaign=admitacademicoptions 46

47 The Source utm_source=research_admit_ & utm_medium= & utm_campaign=admitacademicoptions 47

48 The Medium utm_source=research_admit_ & utm_medium= & utm_campaign=admitacademicoptions 48

49 The Campaign Name utm_source=research_admit_ & utm_medium= & utm_campaign=admitacademicoptions 49

50 Shortening the URL Shorten the URL when sending it to visitors: Methods for shortening URLs Use bit.ly: (requires free account activation for customizing URLs) Use go.iu.edu (IU s URL-shortening service, requires CAS login): Add custom, shortened URL to your website s.htaccess file (not for the faint of heart!) 50

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53 Under the Hood: Virtual Pageviews 53

54 Virtual Pageviews What is a virtual pageview? A method for making reading a report cleaner Replaces longer URLs in a report with a readable format Similar to Events (covered later) 54

55 Long URLs and Reporting Some dynamically-generated URLs may contain a long string of parameters used for connecting to databases: Databases need those parameter values, but the associated URLs are hard to read and decipher in Google Analytics reports. 55

56 When should you use virtual pageviews? Google Analytics includes the ability to create Virtual Pageviews to replace confusing URLs in reports. You can also use Virtual Pageviews for items that are not normally tracked as pageviews, but have similar actions (e.g., opening a PDF file). 56

57 Reporting with Virtual Pageviews In any pageview reports, only the folder path and parameter string (depicted in red below) will appear: si/t45rmdnjoo/i- UNIVLIB/ /9 57

58 Reporting with Virtual Pageviews Virtual pagviews make reporting folder paths easier to read: si/t45rmdnjoo/i- UNIVLIB/ /9 /books/herman Wells - Being Lucky 58

59 Virtual Pageviews - Creating the URL <a href=" t45rmdnjoo/i-univlib/ /9" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackpageview', '/books/herman Wells - Being Lucky']);">Being Lucky by Herman B Wells</a> 59

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61 Under the Hood: Events 61

62 Events What is an event? An event is any action a visitor is capable of performing while visiting a website. Practical definition for Google Analytics: Any in-page action that does not cause a pageview Help to reduce high bounce rate on a page that would otherwise generate a single pageview 62

63 Events Event examples Watching an embedded video: Playing the video Stopping the video Navigating an in-page slideshow In-page gadgets (AJAX) File downloads 63

64 Event Components category (required) a value describing a group categorized under a common name (e.g., Homepage Slideshow ). action (required) a value describing what the user did to trigger an event (e.g., click, press play, stop ). optional_label an optional value you can use to provide additional text information (e.g., Slide 1: State of the University Address, Play Alumni Video ) optional_value an optional numeric (integer only) value that use can use to provide additional numeric information. Google Analytics will sum all aggregate values. 64

65 Tagging an Event <a href= # onclick= _gaq.push(['_trackevent', 'CATEGORY', 'ACTION', 'OPTIONAL_LABEL', OPTIONAL_VALUE) >Link</a> 65

66 Example of a tagged Event <a href= # onclick= _gaq.push(['_trackevent', 'Homepage Slideshow', 'Click', '1 - IU Energy Challenge winners', 1]) >Link</a> 66

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68 Events vs. Virtual Pageviews Since Events do not generate pageviews, use them only to track actions that would not count as a pageview normally (e.g., interacting with a video, AJAX application, slideshow, external links, etc.). Virtual Pagviews do count as pageviews. Use them to track actions that you would consider a pageview under most circumstances (e.g., downloading a PDF, Word document, etc.) 68

69 Under the Hood: New Features 69

70 Mobile Reports Access the reports using Audience» Mobile Overview Simple report showing breakdown of mobile vs. non-mobile visitors. Mobile Devices Presents visitors broken down by mobile device. You can also segment by service provider, input selector (e.g., touchscreen, joystick, stylus), operating system, and other dimensions. Also includes visitor location segmenting (using the Map Overlay feature). 70

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72 Visitors Flow Report Access the report using Audience» Visitors Flow Uses nodes and connections to graphically represents the paths visitors used to navigate your website. A node represents: one metric of the dimension by which you re filtering the visualization (first column); or a single page or collection of pages (for example, all pages in the wearables directory). A connection represents the path from one node to another, and the volume of traffic along that path. 72

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74 Real Time Data Reporting Access the reports using Home tab» Real Time (BETA) Overview - shows referrals (websites and keywords) of visitors who are currently viewing your website. Locations - the geographic locations of current visitors. Traffic Sources depicts mediums and sources of current visitors. Good for monitoring campaigns. Content reveals the pages with which current visitors are interacting. 74

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77 Social Engagement Reports Access the reports using Visitors» Social section Engagement Compares how people who used social media (SM) on your site performed vs. people who did not use SM. Action compares each SM channel and the action performed Pages Compares social interactions across pages in your site 77

78 Act! 78

79 The Process 79

80 Measure Best Practices Establish your site goals (macro and micro). Define the audience(s) and metrics associated to each goal. Update your site privacy policy. Create a Google Account. Create a RAW DATA profile. Create filters for isolating and analyzing subgroup traffic. Map goal funnels. Utilize UTM parameters in hyperlinks for campaigns. 80

81 Analyze Best Practices Establish a scheduled review period (monthly, quarterly, semester, annually) for each goal. Review metrics defined for each goal. Raw Data Filters Advanced Segmentations Determine trends, performance bottlenecks, and new growth opportunities. Identify actionable insights. 81

82 Act Best Practices Make it a priority. Dedicate resources for action. Implement site changes to better align with goal objectives reflective of analytics findings. Content SEO Site/Page Usability Process/Workflow Design Elements 82

83 For More Information Send us an Follow us on Analytics Resources: 83

84 Special Thanks Greg Polit Director, Informational & Emerging Technologies IU Communications Tadas Paegle New Media Developer IU Communications Nancy Clensy Assistant for Special Projects Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations 84

85 Thank You! 85

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