Rotating banners (sliders and carousels included) are in theory are a great idea, they allow you to show multiple calls to action with different messaging in one area without taking up additional prime real estate on your homepage. The idea is simple, use one area to try and engage multiple user personas with different goals.…
Category: Google Analytics
4 Tips for Running a Successful A/B Test
Think Scientifically When you are running an A/B test, think of yourself as a scientist conducting an experiment. Strategies described in the Scientific Method apply very accurately in this situation. Before creating the test in Google Analytics or writing any code, ask yourself: What problem am I trying to solve? (Observation) What changes do I…
Landing Page Performance as a Better SEO Metric
When it comes to SEO reporting, most people like to focus on a single metric – the keywords that are ranking and how high they rank. It makes sense, because the way people find you in search engines is through keywords. Theoretically the more keywords you rank for and the better your rankings are for…
How We Discovered a Google Experiment
Here at Hall we tend to pride ourselves on being knowledgeable, data driven marketers, but perhaps more than anything we’re curious. We analyze customer data daily trying to find out what’s changing in the online landscape even before it shows up in a Google press release or a marketing blog. Here’s an example of our…