Wednesday 21 May 2008

Lunametrics is a Google Analytics Authorized Consultant led by Robbin Steif, one of the board members of the Web Analytics Association. She and her team are leading a day of training called "Getting Ahead with Google Analytics" in New York City, June 4 at the Harvard Club - see the agenda or register here.

This is going to be a fun and informative training if I know Robbin (which I do) geared towards the online marketer, analyst or webmaster. Her team will touch on how to set up Google Analytics, and then take a practical deep dive where you'll learn how to get insight from all the data within Google Analytics, as well as how to optimize your online marketing and how to test and create a testing culture. They're offering some breakout sessions and different tracks so you can learn the stuff that's most valuable to you. Take a look at the topics that will be covered:
  • How to get actionable data out of your analytics
  • How to use your analytics to understand where your users are having trouble
  • Which little-used but valuable features of Google Analytics will shine light on special opportunities
  • How to decrease your AdWords spend (and increase your conversions)
  • How to use Google Website Optimizer to increase your conversion rate
  • How to get everyone in the company to love their data
  • How to set up profiles, filters, goals, cross-domain tracking and user defined variables.

Monday 19 May 2008

Seminars for Success are day-long seminars designed to help you improve your online marketing and get the most out of Google Analytics (separately offered for AdWords as well). We've selected industry professionals from our Google Analytics Authorized Consultant network to teach these seminars in cities around the U.S.

You can take an introductory seminar or an advanced seminar or both. They are being offered consecutive days for your convenience.
  • The "Introduction and User Training" course is designed to provide high level overview of Google Analytics and will cover key features and reports. It's perfect for a marketer or account manager who is interested in learning more about how Google Analytics works and who wants to understand how to use the information in reports to make decisions about online marketing, website traffic analysis, and website optimization.

  • The "Advanced and Technical Implementation" course is for those who need hands on implementation training. You'll learn how to install Google Analytics on your site, whether you're running an e-commerce store, tracking branding, rich internet applications, leads generation, or more. You'll learn how to optimally set up Google Analytics to get the types of information that you need.
Both classes will include an introduction to Google Website Optimizer.

Register here or see dates and locations, also below. We will let you know when future dates have been added.

Boston
- Introduction and User Training Seminar, May 26
- Advanced Technical Implementation Seminar, May 27

Chicago
- Introduction and User Training Seminar, June 2
- Advanced Technical Implementation Seminar, June 3

Orlando
- Introduction and User Training Seminar, June 24
- Advanced Technical Implementation Seminar, June 25


Thursday 15 May 2008

If you've recently signed up for Google Analytics, but aren't sure how to start interpreting and acting on your data, we've posted a couple of videos to our Conversion University Playlist on YouTube to help you out.

For an under-10 minute lesson on the data to look at first, what it means, and what to do about it, watch Beginning Analytics: Interpreting and Acting on Your Data. Also embedded here:



Do you know how to use the date-range selector to compare Mondays to Mondays? If not, you can see how in the Google Analytics Interface Tutorial. The video's other tips include how to jump directly to data without clicking through reports and how to quickly create a print-ready presentation within the interface. Here it is:



More videos are coming to the playlist, so stay tuned :-)