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A/B Testing
A/B Testing refers to controlled marketing experiments done to test different approaches to marketing campaigns. You’ll see it used most often in areas such as email marketing, with things like different headlines, or different offers. Or web design, where the copy and layout of a page will be tested in two different ways.
Within the experiment, you’ll split the audience who sees each, then monitor the results.
Using this method, you’re able to collect data on what approaches work best to get a desired outcome, such as email clicks, online purchases or newsletter subscriptions.
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Google Search Console
Google Search Console (GSC) is an analytical tool provided by Google that records search data related to a linked website. As opposed to Google Analytics, which largely analyzes traffic once it’s on your site, GSC provides data on search results that provide impressions and click throughs to your site.
Search Console is also a tool that allows you to monitor pages on your site that have been indexed in Google’s system, and request indexing of individual pages. This can also be done on a sitewide level by submitting a sitemap to Google through the GSC system. The tool also provides information on possible errors or warnings related to site usability.
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Pagerank
Pagerank is an algorithm developed by Google that is used to estimate how important a particular page is. The primary way this is determined is through analysis of links to that page from outside sources.
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Unsubscribe Rate
The percentage of recipients who unsubscribe from an email after it is sent. In large-scale marketing, some unsubscribes are expected, but it’s a metric that can be monitored to ensure you aren’t putting off your audience with either the frequency or messaging of your email advertising.
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