More than just a fancy graphic, the Analytics Funnel can provide you with clear, actionable insights. The big challenge for website owners when it comes to improving conversions are high bounce-rates, conversion path drop-offs and exits. A Funnel report can provide key insights into visitor behavior which helps to improve website metrics including conversion rates. There are many funnel reports in various analytics packages, but few have the capabilities of Lyris HQ (formerly ClickTracks). It is one of the favorites of our Analytics group at Position² because it has resulted in increased conversion rates of 15-40% for our clients.

In this report, we will not only discuss Lyris HQ Funnel Report key features, but best practices on how ... Read more...

Yes, Social Media is fun. If what you are doing is not fun then why do it.  Same goes for Social Media. If you want to promote your business through social media and business networking, but still have your doubts on it, then I suggest you drop it. Like I said earlier, if what you are doing is not fun then don’t do it at all. Promoting your business through the social media sites can prove to be very beneficial to your business and bring in a high ROI. We often hear people say that promoting your business has to be taken seriously.  That is true, but who said that serious cannot be fun. When businesses drop their feelings and hide behind their logos ... Read more...

Is it true that we have to set a CPC bid limit when we’re using automatic bidding? The above question will be answered in the following paragraphs. With automatic bidding, the Search Engine Marketing systems (like: Adwords, Adcenter & Search Marketing) adjust the bids automatically to earn the most clicks possible within the given budget. It isn't possible to set a specific CPC bid. However, we can set an upper limit on the CPC bids for the entire campaign. This is the CPC bid limit. Specify a bid limit and the Search Engine Marketing system will never bid over the specified limit for any single click. If it's important for us to control the cost of individual clicks on our ad, it's good ... Read more...

The Internet was abuzz with the launch of Apple's iPad. While the world was busy reacting to the iPad, our team set out monitoring social networks to track iPad buzz. We tracked activity from January 27 through February 28. The results are here to see!

Priced modestly at $499 for the 16GB base version, the iPad packs in quite a punch. Compared to e-readers, this sleek unit has a stunning screen, wireless broadband connectivity, a touchscreen and the ability to run over 100,000 iPhone apps. However, the iPad has received mixed reactions online. Critics have written about missing features like a camera, flash and the fact that it cannot multitask. You cannot ... Read more...