{"id":615354,"date":"2024-04-02T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T14:00:00","slug":"7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/","title":{"rendered":"#7 must-know marketing attribution definitions to avoid getting gamed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f0b98ec7dc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f0b98ec7dc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Understand_the_real_definitions_of_common_attribution_models_and_metrics_to_gain_clarity_on_your_marketing_performance\" >Understand the real definitions of common attribution models and metrics to gain clarity on your marketing performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#What_is_attribution\" >What is attribution?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#1_Multi-touch_attribution_MTA\" >1. Multi-touch attribution (MTA)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Why_it_is_important\" >Why it is important<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Example\" >Example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#How_it_is_gamed\" >How it is gamed<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#2_Marginal_efficiency_vs_avg_return\" >2. Marginal efficiency vs. avg. return<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Why_it_is_important-2\" >Why it is important<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Example-2\" >Example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#How_it_is_gamed-2\" >How it is gamed<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#3_Non-incremental_conversion_measurement\" >3. Non-incremental conversion measurement<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Why_it_is_important-3\" >Why it is important<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Example-3\" >Example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#How_it_is_exploited\" >How it is exploited<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#4_Halo_effect\" >4. Halo effect\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Why_it_is_important-4\" >Why it is important<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Example-4\" >Example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#How_it_can_affect_search_campaigns\" >How it can affect search campaigns<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#5_Marketing_mix_modeling_MMM\" >5. Marketing mix modeling (MMM)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Why_it_is_important-5\" >Why it is important<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Example-5\" >Example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#How_it_is_exploited-2\" >How it is exploited<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#6_Click-through_versus_view-through_attribution\" >6. Click-through versus view-through attribution<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Why_it_is_important-6\" >Why it is important<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Example-6\" >Example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#How_it_is_gamed-3\" >How it is gamed<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#7_Cookie_window_or_lookback_window\" >7. Cookie window or lookback window<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Why_it_is_important-7\" >Why it is important<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#Example-7\" >Example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#How_it_is_gamed-4\" >How it is gamed<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-must-know-marketing-attribution-definitions-to-avoid-getting-gamed\/#The_truth_about_marketing_attribution_models_and_metrics\" >The truth about marketing attribution models and metrics<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Understand_the_real_definitions_of_common_attribution_models_and_metrics_to_gain_clarity_on_your_marketing_performance\"><\/span>Understand the real definitions of common attribution models and metrics to gain clarity on your marketing performance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\nI\u2019ve worked in the field of marketing analytics for nearly two decades. Lately, more and more programs are investing in more complicated and arcane measurement strategies. <\/p>\n<p>This is ultimately a net positive for programs and the industry in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>, but an incomplete understanding of analytics leads to ripe ground for getting deceived.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s auditing accounts run by other agencies or hearing marketing partners give poor advice on joint client calls, I\u2019ve seen plenty of instances where platforms, agencies and even internal teams are juicing their stats to twist \u201cperformance\u201d for their benefit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1038259\/SEL_Post-text --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1693000027709-0\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-break\"><\/div>\n<p>What\u2019s the antidote? <\/p>\n<p>Knowing the measurement terms cold \u2013 their definitions, significance, examples of them at work and ways bad actors commonly manipulate them. <\/p>\n<p>In this article, I\u2019ll put some of the most common terms in focus.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-attribution\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_attribution\"><\/span>What is attribution?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before we get into the ways attribution can be manipulated, let\u2019s define attribution itself: <\/p>\n<p>Attribution is the process of assigning credit for a conversion to a specific marketing channel or touchpoint. It helps you understand which marketing channels drive the most conversions so you can allocate your marketing budget accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with that said, internal teams, departments and agencies are all heavily incentivized to show as big an impact as possible and some use sketchy techniques to pump up numbers. <\/p>\n<p>Here are seven attribution models and related factors you need to know to be on the lookout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-multi-touch-attribution-mta\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Multi-touch_attribution_MTA\"><\/span>1. Multi-touch attribution (MTA)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This method of attribution assigns credit for a conversion to multiple marketing touchpoints. Common attribution models are last-touch, last-touch, linear, decay and the always popular black box, data-driven.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-it-is-important\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_is_important\"><\/span>Why it is important<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Multi-touch attribution can help you understand the impact of all marketing channels that contribute to a conversion.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example\"><\/span>Example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Let\u2019s say a customer clicks one Google ad on Monday and another on Tuesday and converts on the second ad. The first click will credit Monday\u2019s ad, last click will choose Tuesday\u2019s ad and other models will give values to each depending on their logic.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-it-is-gamed\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_is_gamed\"><\/span>How it is gamed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Usually, this h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens when you just flip through different models until you see numbers that fit your story.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are running upper-funnel campaigns, move to more early-touch attribution.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>If you are running retargeting, email or branded search campaigns, move to later attribution models (including the still-too-common last-touch model).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Be skeptical of any black box models because they\u2019re ripe for subjectivity. For example, Google\u2019s data-driven option in Google Analytics has every incentive to give Google more credit than other paid <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> channels. And remember that although MTA is much better than single-touch attribution, it doesn\u2019t account for incrementality.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dig deeper: Google\u2019s attribution model shake-up: 3 solutions for advertisers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-marginal-efficiency-vs-avg-return\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Marginal_efficiency_vs_avg_return\"><\/span>2. Marginal efficiency vs. avg. return<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Marginal efficiency is the additional revenue you generate from each dollar you spend on marketing. Virtually all media spend follows a log-shaped return curve.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-it-is-important-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_is_important-2\"><\/span>Why it is important<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The point at which marginal cost equals marginal revenue minus operational cost is when conversions stop being profitable. Knowing this number helps you get smarter about the CPAs you\u2019re willing to accept.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example-2\"><\/span>Example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If a program spends $100 for 10 conversions, you have an average CPA of $10, <strong>but<\/strong> each conversion costs more than the previous one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This means that conversions start cheaper and get more expensive \u2013 so, although the ratio doesn\u2019t have to be exact, something like half of your conversions are less than $10 and half are higher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-it-is-gamed-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_is_gamed-2\"><\/span>How it is gamed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Back in the day, I heard a VP at Google claim, \u201cHey, if you make $50 per conversion, you can make money until your average CPA is above $50, so push up to that point!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, since we know that half of that spend is going toward conversions over $50, those more expensive conversions are being bundled with cheaper ones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-non-incremental-conversion-measurement\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Non-incremental_conversion_measurement\"><\/span>3. Non-incremental conversion measurement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Non-incremental conversions are conversions that would have happened even if you had not run any marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-it-is-important-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_is_important-3\"><\/span>Why it is important<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Identifying non-incremental conversions helps you accurately measure the impact of your marketing campaigns \u2013 and allocate budgets more effectively.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example-3\"><\/span>Example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you have a loyal customer base who regularly purchases your products, then some of the conversions you generate from your marketing campaigns would have happened even if you had not run the campaigns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The same is true of many direct response marketing campaigns for brands that have built positive awareness with upper-funnel marketing: many customers would have purchased even without seeing the direct response ads.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-it-is-exploited\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_is_exploited\"><\/span>How it is exploited<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We often see brand search campaigns and retargeting campaigns over-credited for conversions that would have happened without users seeing or interacting with those ads. <\/p>\n<p>Other scenarios that get over-credited include:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facebook prospecting without visitor exclusion.<\/li>\n<li>Retargeting in general.<\/li>\n<li>Campaigns that include view-through conversions in optimization targets.<\/li>\n<li>Email.<\/li>\n<li>Branded search.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- START INLINE FORM --><br \/>\n<!-- END INLINE FORM --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-css-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-halo-effect-nbsp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Halo_effect\"><\/span>4. Halo effect\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Also known as non-tracked conversions, this is the positive impact that marketing has on sales that are not tracked.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-it-is-important-2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_is_important-4\"><\/span>Why it is important<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The halo effect can be a significant source of revenue for businesses. It is important to be aware of the halo effect and take advantage of it.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example-2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example-4\"><\/span>Example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you run a branding campaign that increases awareness of your brand, then you may see an increase in sales even if you cannot track the specific conversions generated by the campaign. (Think of campaigns like highway billboards or TV commercials.)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-it-can-affect-search-campaigns\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_can_affect_search_campaigns\"><\/span>How it can affect search campaigns<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Positive marketing without clear tracking can show up in other metrics, specifically increased brand search volume. The stronger your halo effect, the more important it is to understand non-incremental conversions, which may impact some budgeting decisions in search campaigns.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-marketing-mix-modeling-mmm\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Marketing_mix_modeling_MMM\"><\/span>5. Marketing mix modeling (MMM)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is a statistical technique used to measure the impact of marketing variables on sales. What\u2019s nice is it doesnt need any attributed channel\/campaign conversions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-it-is-important-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_is_important-5\"><\/span>Why it is important<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>MMM can help you understand which marketing variables have the greatest impact on sales so that you can allocate your marketing budget accordingly. It relies on a significant amount of historical data to be effective.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example-5\"><\/span>Example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>MMM can be used to measure the impact of factors such as advertising spending, pricing and distribution on sales.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-it-is-exploited-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_is_exploited-2\"><\/span>How it is exploited<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>MMM is a great tool to combine non-incremental\/non-tracked and marginal performance, but it isn\u2019t a perfect tool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As you would expect, these models correctly recognize upper-funnel investment, but they have difficulty distinguishing between channels if all spend rises equally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The majority of acquisition budgets rise and fall with seasonality. It is important to rerun these analyses after deliberately introducing and controlling variance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dig deeper: Exploring Meridian, Google\u2019s new open-source marketing mix model<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-click-through-versus-view-through-attribution\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Click-through_versus_view-through_attribution\"><\/span>6. Click-through versus view-through attribution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is a method of attribution that assigns credit for a conversion to the ad the customer clicked on or viewed.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-it-is-important-4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_is_important-6\"><\/span>Why it is important<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Click conversions are more meaningful than view conversions. The engagement means that there was more of an impact on the user. There is some value of view-throughs \u2013 not least in providing data density when it\u2019s hard to come by \u2013 but that is more difficult to measure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example-4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example-6\"><\/span>Example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If a customer sees a Facebook ad and then visits your website but does not click on the ad, you would attribute a view-through conversion if you are using a view-through attribution model. However, if you are using a click-through attribution model, you would not attribute the conversion to the Facebook ad because the customer did not click on it.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-it-is-gamed-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_is_gamed-3\"><\/span>How it is gamed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Giving view-through conversions the same value as clicks is disingenuous. Worse is just having one bucket of conversions that are a combination of clicks and views.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This might be more common than you think if you don\u2019t know how to look out for it. For instance, YouTube performance does not cleanly differentiate between the two. It is common for advertisers to use one-day view-through lookback windows in Facebook campaigns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-cookie-window-or-lookback-window\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Cookie_window_or_lookback_window\"><\/span>7. Cookie window or lookback window<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This refers to specifying the time after a customer sees or clicks on an ad during which you will attribute a subsequent conversion to that ad.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-it-is-important-5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_is_important-7\"><\/span>Why it is important<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The length of your cookie window can significantly impact your performance. A longer cookie window will give you credit for more conversions but there is also a higher chance that there are other influences.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example-5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example-7\"><\/span>Example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you have a cookie window of 30 days, then any conversions that occur within 30 days of a customer seeing or clicking on your ad will be attributed to that ad.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-it-is-gamed-2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_is_gamed-4\"><\/span>How it is gamed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The longer the window, the more conversions are attributed \u2013 but the higher the chance that other factors will have influenced the conversion without getting credited.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-truth-about-marketing-attribution-models-and-metrics\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_truth_about_marketing_attribution_models_and_metrics\"><\/span>The truth about marketing attribution models and metrics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even if some of these forms of measurement are simply applied incorrectly by marketers with good intentions, it\u2019s still your brand\u2019s budget that takes the hit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If your campaign management involves any of the initiatives or measurement techniques listed above \u2013 or if you start hearing other, new-to-you terms put into play \u2013 make sure you\u2019re up to speed on the actual definitions and the optimal use cases before making any decisions based on the \u201cdata\u201d presented to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dig deeper: 5 outdated marketing KPIs to toss and what to reference instead<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"about-author\">\n    About the author<\/p>\n<div class=\"information\">\n<div class=\"author-module\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-3 text-center\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-circle avatar-border\" alt=\"Ben Vigneron\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2023\/09\/Ben-Vigneron.png.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-circle avatar-border\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2023\/09\/Ben-Vigneron.png.webp\" alt=\"Ben Vigneron\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\">\n                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9\">\n<div class=\"about\">\n<div class=\"name\">\n                            <strong>Ben Vigneron<\/strong>\n                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"row g-2 pt-2\"><\/div>\n<p>                        Ben Vigneron is a seasoned marketing analyst and product analytics leader with a startup culture. Ben was listed as one of the best eCommerce PPC Experts by PPC Hero in September 2014, and spoke multiple times at the Search Marketing Expo (SMX) in Europe and the USA. With a vision to change the way marketers think and operate, Ben and his team work with leaders and organizations to bring data to the center stage, and help make more informed decisions. After more technical training at Adobe, and years of experience with advertisers in the Bay Area at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbirdppc.com\">Blackbird PPC<\/a>, Ben has uncovered remarkable patterns about the incremental effectiveness of paid advertising through search, programmatic, and social initiatives.                 <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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