Chapter 5. Preparing to Be Data-Driven

In this chapter, we’ll outline the methodology we’ve developed over the years at ZAAZ. Obviously, all web organizations are different, so you shouldn’t look at this plan as a straitjacket but as a basic roadmap for using data. For the record, we’ve deployed it at more than 50 Fortune 500 companies, and none of them have complained too loudly.

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Web Analytics Methodology

In order to succeed at web analytics, you need a comprehensive and well-defined methodology for using data. The good news is that the plan doesn’t need to be complex. It merely needs to provide a blueprint for collecting information and putting it to work to achieve tangible business ...

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