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Shadow Traffic: Why Your Traffic Numbers Are Off By 20%

Parse.ly

Getting the complete picture of your traffic has always been challenging. Dark traffic first popped up in 2012, when it became clear that traffic stripped of its referrer information was categorized as “direct.” What is Shadow Traffic? What Causes Shadow Traffic? The Rise of Shadow Traffic.

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Lead Generation: 43% say organic search drives most traffic, but only 29% say it drives most conversions

markempa

Tweet In the MarketingSherpa 2012 Lead Generation Benchmark Report , we asked 1,915 marketers about traffic volume and traffic that converts. Q: Which of the following sources generates the GREATEST VOLUME of traffic coming to your site? B2B Social Media Marketing: Focus on leads, not likes.

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5 Content Marketing Lessons from the Fastest Growing SaaS Companies

Marketing Insider Group

It’s forecasted to account for a whopping 82% of all internet traffic by the end of 2022, and audiences across industries and topics increasingly prefer it over other types of content. Two SaaS brands that have done this exceptionally well are Moz and Ahrefs, two of the industry’s leading SEO software tools.

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9 Places to Source Authoritative Stats for Your Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

If you work at a SaaS company, you might hit the content jackpot by turning customer usage data into an annual report that attracts media coverage and leads, for example, Zuora’s Subscription Economy Index or Marketing Insider Group’s blog post frequency research. It’s a beautiful thing when our employer is the data source.

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32 Resolutions to Prepare for Your 2012 B2B Lead Generation Program

NuSpark Consulting

Thought I’d give it a shot as well, running through a master list of “resolutions” as preparation for improving your inbound marketing and lead generation strategies for 2012 and beyond. Process: Set your lead generation campaign goals. How many qualified leads. Cost-per-lead. Revenue-per-lead.

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Our Favorite Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2012

KoMarketing Associates

For KoMarketing Associates, 2012 was a year of growth, collaboration, successes (and challenges), and good fortune. As the year draws to a close, we wanted to look back and share some of our favorite posts from 2012, organized by a handful of KoMarketing team members. You can never stop learning and sharing.

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Cracking the Code: GA4 for Modern Lead Generation

Valasys

From tracking website traffic and engagement to analyzing e-commerce transactions and customer journeys, Google Analytics remains an indispensable tool for marketers, website owners, and data analysts. It gradually evolved to become Google Analytics, focusing primarily on website traffic analysis, user behavior tracking, and conversions.