Why You Are Missing Out Without Conversion Tracking

How can you tell if your new Google Ads campaign is improving your conversion rate? What percentage of visitors coming to your landing pages are there because of your Facebook Ads? You can’t get an accurate assessment of the ROI generated by your advertising efforts without implementing mechanisms to track visitor responses. What Is Conversion Tracking? Conversion tracking involves placing a piece of code on your website to track visitors and their actions. The data helps you understand their responses to various techniques used in your ad campaigns and different webpage designs. You can use conversion tracking for testing of keywords, redesigned landing pages, and new ad text. Items You Should Be Tracking Forms on your website (ex. quote requests, scheduled appointments, demo requests) E-commerce sales Coupon codes you give out as a way of encouraging people to visit physical locations Phone calls Here is what you gain by effectively tracking your digital marketing efforts. 1. Better ROI Tracking You can add tracking codes to “Thank You” pages to monitor completed transactions by visitors and origination channels. That can tell you how many of those conversions came from visitors who clicked on specific advertisements. You can include tracking of signups, lead generation, or other items relevant to improving ROI. 2. Insights Into Campaign Successes Some ads will perform better than others. Conversion tracking tells you how well specific keywords perform in attracting your target audience. You can also learn which ad campaigns to eliminate if they tend to draw visitors who quickly move away from your landing pages. Use information gained from your split testing efforts to tweak your keyword lists, ad copy, and landing pages for better performance. 3. Figuring Out What Content to Reuse You want to stick with what works. Conversion tracking lets you know which content on your website attracted the most interest, or which campaigns helped drive higher-quality visitors. You want content that keeps visitors on your site who will eventually convert into a lead or sale. 4. Improved Audience Categorization Segmenting audiences allows you to provide relevant content to those who visit your site or sign up to receive your email communications. Conversion tracking helps you figure out whether you have your contacts properly sorted for the type of information they receive. Better categorization means your audiences aren’t sending your emails directly to the trash bin, or worse, clicking the "report spam" and/or “Unsubscribe” link. You also increase your chances of attracting the type of attention that leads to more conversions and better ROI. 5. Knowledge of Where to Direct Marketing Budget Marketers running campaigns on a limited budget must maximize each dollar spent, while being cost-efficient. That allows you to create more effective campaigns that get the most for your money. You avoid dumping money into failing ad strategies and can direct those funds to higher-performing efforts. Why Conversion Tracking? Conversion tracking allows you to track and improve the ROI of your digital marketing campaigns by helping you identify your best-performing campaigns and eliminate those not delivering the desired conversion rates. It also helps you understand where you should be directing your budget across all the various marketing channels so you maximize every dollar invested. Want more help tracking your marketing campaigns? Click here to grab a copy of our "Ultimate Google Analytics Checklist."

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