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Analytics
Analytics in digital marketing can refer to any type of analysis of data collected from a digital source. Trends and insights from this data can inform business decisions.
Google Analytics is a specific analytical platform, designed to monitor and analyze web traffic. However, there are hundreds of different analytical tools available online, and thousands of types of analysis. Structuring your analysis to focus on the most important data points is key in avoiding confusion.
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Conversion
Successful completion of a web-based task, as defined by whoever is tracking for the conversion. Typical conversions are things like signing up for a newsletter, the sale of a particular product, or clicking on an ad.
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Long Tail Keyword
A phrase used in search engines that is often a long phrase and refers to a very specific search query.
Long tail keywords often don’t have high volume, but if you can create content for relevant long tail keywords that relate to your brand’s products and website, the traffic you get from these searches can be very valuable.
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Session (Web Session)
An individual visit to a website. This could consist of a visit to a single page or click throughs to numerous pages on the site, and can also take seconds or hours depending on the user.
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