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How to Cultivate a Data-Driven Marketing Team

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When I first started working at HubSpot, I'll admit I wasn't the most analytically-minded person. It highlights important questions you should ask potential analytics providers ( including HubSpot! For example, one of the teams in HubSpot's marketing department is the Editorial team, which is responsible for HubSpot's branding.

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How Do Your Google AdWords Metrics Compare to Industry Averages? [New Benchmark Data]

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The study reveals a ton of helpful industry-specific benchmarks for both search and display ads, including average clickthrough rate (CTR), average cost-per-click (CPC), average conversion rate (CVR), and average cost-per-action (CPA). Average Clickthrough Rate (CTR). Now that we've gone over the basics, let's dive right into the data.

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5 Pointless Marketing Metrics You Can Stop Tracking Today

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So instead of looking at your open rate, look at the clickthrough rate. When you create your next Facebook post, think about how your post could drive clickthroughs. If you''re a HubSpot customer, try using Attribution Reports to see which content is more likely to drive conversions. 2) Facebook Likes. 3) Ad Impressions.

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Google Strikes Another Blow to Intrusive Ads: Here's What You Need to Know

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did, resulting in an increased clickthrough rate , among other measurables. And relevance, we’ve found, correlates with engagement -- maybe that’s why 72% of marketers say creating relevant content was one of their most effective SEO strategies. Using Google’s AMP framework for advertising can help -- that’s what Time Inc.

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Lead Nurturing Etiquette Tips Every Email Marketer Should Know

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And, a ccording to the 2014 Science of Email Report , having that first name personalization increases your clickthrough rate from about 5.8% Check out this HubSpot blog post so you can rock email personalization and learn more about all the different ways you can do it. to about 7%. 4) Play the Long Game. Just like this final tip.

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12 Marketing Metrics Your Boss Probably Doesn't Need to Hear About

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HubSpot customers: You can set up customizable dashboards for yourself so you can still keep track of them yourself. How page views translate into calls-to-action clickthroughs and form completions, which shows the conversion of those all-important website visitors into contacts. What does your boss want to hear more about?

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9 New Insights From the 2014 Science of Email Report

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But when it comes to email response in the form of clickthrough rates, this metric actually declines with the number or size of images in an email. Email recipients say they prefer image-based emails, but data says otherwise. When surveyed, two thirds of email recipients say they prefer image-based emails over text-focused emails.