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The Palm Beach Post ANALYTICS TEAM 12/10/13 RUSSELL CHAPIN AUSTIN NICHOLS. In The Beginning…. Basic digital advertising knowledge Limited experience with SiteCatalyst. In The Beginning…. Used Adobe Materials and SiteCatalyst Videos Interactive Class Made Similar Observations.
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The Palm Beach Post ANALYTICS TEAM 12/10/13 RUSSELL CHAPIN AUSTIN NICHOLS
In The Beginning… Basic digital advertising knowledge Limited experience with SiteCatalyst
In The Beginning… Used Adobe Materials and SiteCatalyst Videos Interactive Class Made Similar Observations
Our Role We Identified Problems Students: Section Specific Editing Class Leaders
Design & Site Subsections • Paywall & Subscription Strategies • Paid Content Analysis • PBGametime - PBPulse • Video - Mobile • SEO & Google+ • - Social • Dashboards
IMPROVEMENT User Experience User Engagement Content Optimization
EXPERIENCE Design
EXPERIENCE Design Problems: Navigation Obscured Content
EXPERIENCE Design According to SiteCatalyst Breaking News Visits: 24% exit site w/o clicking a link News Home Page Visits: 26% exit site w/o clicking a link 5% immediately return to the home page
EXPERIENCE Design Solutions: Simplify Navigation - Condense Sections Increase Prevalence of Most Popular Content - Booking Blotter - Crime
EXPERIENCE Subscriptions Fewer Hoops
EXPERIENCE PBGametime #1 Referrer: Google - Misleading
EXPERIENCE PBGametime 32% Bounce Rate
EXPERIENCE PBGametime 1. Bring PBGametime back into the Sports Section. 2. Consolidate forums to promote more discussion. 3. Increase User-Generated Content
EXPERIENCE PBGametime 1. Bring PBGametime back into the Sports Section. 2. Consolidate forums to promote more discussion. 3. Increase User-Generated Content
EXPERIENCE Dashboards Improve Internal Experience
ENGAGEMENT Social Media Low Revenue Projections Cross-Platform Promotions Help Engagement
OPTIMIZATION MyPalmBeachPost Free Content Links On Paid Site Lead Users Away From Paid Content
OPTIMIZATION Video October 2012 - September 2013: 31,680 views of original content on NDN network of sites 2,481,877 views on palmbeachpost.com $64,775.05 of revenue
OPTIMIZATION Video Top of the page section tabs Searchbar Latest Published Video Pushed to Homepage Emphasize Mobile $7.19 B in Mobile Ad spending end of 2013 (eMarketer) China already accesses net with more smartphones than PC’s.
OPTIMIZATION SEO Not ranking well for popular search terms High Bounce rates from search engine references Users are not finding what they are looking for
OPTIMIZATION SEO Page 2
OPTIMIZATION SEO Optimize title tags and meta description for major site sections to improve user experience and increase Click-Through Rate Create sitemap
OPTIMIZATION PBPulse
OPTIMIZATION PBPulse Page views in October 2013: 26,984 Bounce Rate in October 2013: 46% Remove unpopular AP Feeds: Estimate saving $28,600
IMPROVEMENT User Experience User Engagement Content Optimization
IMPROVEMENT Best Design Practices Effective Social Media Engagement -Cross-Promotion Premium Content Optimization Niche Publication Consolidation SEO Video Optimization Mobile Optimization
REVENUE Sum of Projected Revenue: ~$588,000
CONCLUSION Lessons: Technical: Analytics
CONCLUSION Lessons: For Future Groups: Early Analytics Access Interactive Advertising Class Schedule
The Palm Beach Post ANALYTICS TEAM 12/10/13 RUSSELL CHAPIN AUSTIN NICHOLS