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Long sales cycles, the #1 enemy of SEO attribution

Kevin Indig

Attribution models are the most common way to quantify the returns on marketing investments, but not every company can use them successfully. Long sales cycles (+90 days) are the biggest enemy of attribution models, often to the detriment of channels like SEO that play an important role in early touches.

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The Black Box of Content Attribution: How to Engage With Consumers More Authentically

Contently

We all want to attribute value to the content we produce. How did the output contribute to the overall customer experience and journey? The ability to map sales back to content is a practice known as attribution, and it’s the black box of content marketing. There are two types of single-touch attribution models.

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Understanding Marketing Attribution Models: A Simple Guide for Marketing Directors

SnapApp

With a complete map of the journey from anonymous user to loyal customer, you can look at the impact of each tweet, blog post, and PPC ad, then double down on what works, and cut the budget burners. . . There are a lot of different ways to assign value to campaigns and touch points. Why Attribution Matters for Marketing Directors .

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Lead Source: What Is It and Why It's Valuable To Your Team

Hubspot

Referrals or word-of-mouth. CallRail is a call tracking and marketing analytics platform that offers reporting for lead attribution by source. Tap Into Your Lead Sources to Improve the Buyer's Journey. Email marketing (email campaigns). Organic search (lead sources from the search engine results page/ SERP).