Tracking online ad campaigns: A primer

Anyone can engage in online ad spend, but it is only when the marketer tracks and optimizes ads that the advertising can be paid for and the business can still be profitable. This paper includes a number of suggestions to help accomplish this task. After defining basic ad effectiveness indicators, t...

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Published in:Journal of direct, data and digital marketing practice data and digital marketing practice, 2010-07, Vol.12 (1), p.69-82
Main Authors: Wilson, Ralph F, Pettijohn, James B
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Business and Management
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Gross income
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New Technology Briefing
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