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	Missing SAINT Classification Data [SiteCatalyst] Recently, the Adobe SiteCatalyst product team “hit it out of the park” (to follow Ben’s analogy) with the latest SiteCatalyst point release! �There are many awesome features that people like me have been waiting for. This release has things like segment comparisons, increased self-service capabilities via the Admin Console, Classifications on List Variables, Hourly Trending ... » Keep reading "Missing SAINT Classification Data [SiteCatalyst]"
	Sequential Segmentation in Adobe Discover The segment builder for Adobe Discover had some great features added during last week’s release. To celebrate, I thought I would put out a short video explaining�the new layout and sequential segmentation. I was planning on a video that would be just a few minutes in length but it turned into a half hour mini-training! ... » Keep reading "Sequential Segmentation in Adobe Discover"
	A Glimpse of the Future at IBM's Global Smarter Commerce Summit This week I was one of 3,500 people from 26 countries to attend IBM's Global Smarter Commerce Summit in Nashville Tennessee. While I also enjoy attending more specialised, analytics-focused conferences, I find events like Smarter Commerce a fantastic opportunity to take a step back and look at the big picture. After all, IBM is in ... » Keep reading "A Glimpse of the Future at IBM's Global Smarter Commerce Summit"
	Big vs. Little Implementations [SiteCatalyst] Over the years, I have worked on Adobe SiteCatalyst implementations for the largest of companies and the smallest of companies. In that time, I have learned that you have to have a different mindset when it comes to each type of implementation. Implementing both the same way can lead to issues. Big implementations (which can ... » Keep reading "Big vs. Little Implementations [SiteCatalyst]"
	eMetrics San Francisco 2013 Wrap-Up This month the Web Analytics Demystified team travelled to San Francisco for the eMetrics Marketing & Optimisation Summit. Here are a few of the things that emerged for me from the event. Communication is critical When hiring: Communication is a truly critical skill for analysts. Balaji Bram from Walmart recommends looking for digital analytics talent ... » Keep reading "eMetrics San Francisco 2013 Wrap-Up"
	DAA Awards for Excellence: Thank You On Tuesday, April 16, (almost all) my partners and I were lucky enough to attend the DAA Awards for Excellence Gala, held in San Francisco during the eMetrics Digital Marketing & Optimisation Summit. Apart from a lovely meal, a great keynote and a chance to network with industry colleagues, the Gala is also where the ... » Keep reading "DAA Awards for Excellence: Thank You"
	Welcome Josh West, Adobe, and Google! I am delighted to announce three big additions to the Web Analytics Demystified family today! The first is our newest Partner and lead for tag management, platforms, and technology, Mr. Josh West. Josh is an incredibly experienced developer and has been working in the digital measurement space for years, both at Omniture and more recently ... » Keep reading "Welcome Josh West, Adobe, and Google!"
	Handy Google Analytics Advanced Segments for any website Advanced Segments are an incredibly useful feature of Google Analytics. They allow you to analyse subsets of your users, and compare and contrast behaviour. Google Analytics comes with a number of standard segments built in. (For example, New Visitors, Search Traffic, Direct Traffic.) However, the real power comes from leveraging your unique data to create ... » Keep reading "Handy Google Analytics Advanced Segments for any website"
	Three Things You Need To Move From Reporting To Analysis Reporting is�necessary but not sufficient. Don’t get me wrong – there will always be some need to see on-going status of key metrics with an organisation, and for business people to see numbers that trigger them to ask analysis questions. But if your analysts spend 40 hours a week providing you with report after report ... » Keep reading "Three Things You Need To Move From Reporting To Analysis"
	Revenue Bands [SiteCatalyst] When it comes to tracking online purchases in SiteCatalyst, there are many different ways to report on Orders, Units and Revenue. There are the standard shopping cart metrics and an easy way to create calculated metrics using those cart metrics, such as Average Order Value (AOV). However, a question I get from time to time ... » Keep reading "Revenue Bands [SiteCatalyst]"

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