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           DIGITAL RE VENUE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL RE VENUE

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THE RISE OF DIGITAL OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS HAS BEEN UNDENIABLE.
               WE HAVE SEEN THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL ON THOSE BRANDS WHO WERE
               READY AND THOSE WHO WERE NOT.
               We wanted to understand the state of the nation in the USA and UK and see if digital
               consumer behaviour would return to the levels seen prior to the impact of COVID-19.
               We have looked at brands who have embraced digital and some of those who have

INTRODUCTION
               fallen, and what their share of Digital revenue on total revenue was.
               We used a mixture of data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS),
               Benedict Evans (the great unbundling), United States Census
               Bureau and our own primary research.

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               We had 124 respondents from our own survey from
               Europe and North America. They were primarily in digital or
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THE FOLLOWING 4 AREAS ARE COVERED IN THIS DOCUMENT TO HELP PROVIDE GUIDANCE
          ON WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE, WHO IS DOING WELL TODAY AND HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR
          DIGITAL MEASUREMENT.

4               1                         2                          3 4
FOCUS
AREAS
         Adoption of Digital       How Brands Perform             Our Research           Measuring Success

        How brands are adopting    A review of some brands         A review of our          A guide to the
           digital to generate         and how they are          own research and        4 different levels of
          revenue. The impact            performing.              identification of     measurement maturity,
         COVID-19 has had on       A review of their digital   what makes a digitally      types of metrics
         digital sales in the UK    revenue and how they          focused vs more         and how you can
                and USA.                  compare.              traditional business.          improve.
IF YOU'RE NOT AT - YOU'VE GOT SOME WORK TO DO! YOUR NUMBER'S UP!
1                Adoption of Digital
                                                                          2              How Brands Perform
                We want to see digital revenue as a share of total            There have been winners and losers, but most
                revenue on every annual report.                               would agree those who have succeeded were
                The share of revenue from digital has grown                   prepared and embraced digital prior to the last 18
                massively in the last 18 months both in the USA and           months (outbreak of COVID-19).
                UK.                                                           The winners have had a larger share of revenue
                Understanding your digital revenue contribution               coming from digital and in a like for like period have
                is critical and it needs to be above the national             seen a larger increase in revenue.
                average if digital is your brand’s route to growth.           The winners are not just purely digital businesses.
                The UK average is higher with 2020 averaging 28%              There are those who have focused on and
                of sales from digital and 32% of from the first half of       transitioned to digital, where this source of revenue

EXECUTIVE
                2021.                                                         now represents the greatest share of sales.
                The USA is 14% in 2020 and the first half of 2021.

SUMMARY     3                                                             4
                                 Our Research                                              Measuring Success
                The businesses with most of their revenue coming              Look at the 4 different levels and see which ones
                from digital (more than 75%) were the most                    best connect with you.
                prepared and had least amount of concern about                Once you have identified your level of maturity map
                staffing and technology.                                      out how you can improve across the different areas
                Those organisations with less than 25% of revenue             of customer, brand, business and evaluation.
                coming from digital, had unrealistic expectations             Ensure you have your metrics clearly defined and
                coming from digital (as they were the only group              start with outcome metrics, not volume based
                hoping for more revenue). They additionally were              metrics.
                most risk adverse of all groups.                              Want more help and guidance read our book Your
                Dashboards and reports were not the centre of                 Number’s Up! or download one of our micro guides
                attention across all businesses with those who are            to help you solve you measurement problem.
                most digitally focused using data to inform all of            wearecrank.com/resources
                their decisions.
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ADOPTION OF DIGITAL
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TO SEE DIGITAL REVENUE
OUR          AS A PERCENTAGE OF
AMBITION   TOTAL REVENUE ON EVERY
                ANNUAL REPORT
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SLOW
                                               UK DIGITAL REVENUE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL REVENUE

AND STEADY
GROWTH
From 2010 to to 2019 there was a steady
increase of digital sales.
Digital revenue share only grew from 16% to
19% from 2017 to 2019.
It wasn’t until Quarter 2 2020 that the
adoption of digital really spiked due to the
lockdown in the UK and closure of stores.

                                               SOURCE: ONS https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/datasets/retailsalesindexinternetsales
                                               Quarter 1 (Jan - Mar) 2010 until Quarter 2 (Apr - Jun) 2021 - Seasonally adjusted internet sales as a percentage of total retail sales.
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                                                         UK DIGITAL REVENUE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL REVENUE - PRE AND POST COVID 19

RETURN
TO
NORMAL
There was a 72% year on year increase Q2 2019 to
Q2 2020.
As lockdowns have been eased in the UK there has
been a slight decline in online sales as expected with
stores opening back up.
However this hasn’t been a big a drop as expected
with digital sales contribution dropping to 28.5% in
Q2 2021 far from the previous 19% from Q2 2019.
Digital is here to stay and the focus on digital is
more important than ever.
                                                         SOURCE: ONS https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/datasets/retailsalesindexinternetsales
                                                         Quarter 1 (Jan - Mar) 2019 until Quarter 2 (Apr - Jun) 2021 - Seasonally adjusted internet sales as a percentage of total retail sales.
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A LOWER
                                                          USA DIGITAL REVENUE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL REVENUE

STARTING
POINT
From 2010 to to 2019 digital sales share grew but at
a slower rate in the USA compared to the UK. Digital
revenue share only grew from 8% to 10% from 2017
to 2019. It wasn’t until Quarter 1 2020 that there
was a big increase in sales from digital with the
outbreak of COVID-19.
The adoption of digital is lower in the USA but this is
not a surprise given the size of the country and the
historically slower delivery times 2-3 days compared
to the UK average of 1.7 days down from 2.1 days.
The rise of services like Instacart, Deliveroo and
Uber Eats, will make a difference but same/next day
delivery for niche brands might take longer.

                                                          SOURCE: United States Census Bureau https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/excel/tsadjustedsales.xls
                                                          Quarter 1 (Jan - Mar) 2010 until Quarter 2 (Apr - Jun) 2021 - Seasonally adjusted internet sales as a percentage of total retail sales.
USA DIGITAL REVENUE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL REVENUE - PRE AND POST COVID 19

BIG GAINS
BUT
NOT HUGE
There was a 50% year on year increase Q2 2019 to
Q2 2020. One reason for the smaller increase might
be due to the limited number of lockdowns in the
USA forcing consumers to purchase online.
There has been a drop in digital revenue share,
however this has not returned to the levels prior
to the COVID-19 outbreak. At 13% it is still above
the 10%-11% average from 2019. Digital is still an
important channel in the USA but less of a critical
factor compared to the UK.

                                                      SOURCE: United States Census Bureau https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/excel/tsadjustedsales.xls
                                                      Quarter 1 (Jan - Mar) 2019 until Quarter 2 (Apr - Jun) 2021 - Seasonally adjusted internet sales as a percentage of total retail sales.
WHAT DOES A BUSINESS THAT FOCUSES ON DIGITAL LOOK LIKE?

WHAT DOES                                                                                                                      Internet sales as % of all retail sales 2020 - and H1 2021 for USA and UK

GOOD
LOOK LIKE?

                                                         Internet Sales as % of all retail salesUK
For those organisations who are focused on growing
their digital offering, the baseline in the USA is 14%
and the UK is 32%.
This means if your share of digital revenue is less
than either of these numbers, you must focus on
growing your digital revenue. Increase the role of
digital, budget and digital savvy team members onto
your board of directors.

                                                                                             SOURCE: Based on data from United States Census Bureau https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/excel/tsadjustedsales.xls and
                                                                                             ONS (UK) https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/datasets/retailsalesindexinternetsales Seasonally adjusted internet sales as a percentage of total retail sales.
GLOBAL AVERAGES HIDE THE TRUTH

WHAT WORKS
FOR YOU
AND YOUR
MARKET?
Do not set a target globally for digital revenue share,
as you’ll need a different approach in each market.
Each country has its own level of maturity and
therefore the required investment digital represents.
For example the approach you take in South Korea vs
Spain, where more investment is required in digital in
South Korea given the higher rate of digital adoption
in that market.

                                                          SOURCE: eMarketer 2020 - https://www.emarketer.com/chart/244425/top-10-countries-ranked-by-retail-ecommerce- sales-share-2021-2022-of-total-retail-sales
                                                          Note: Estimates are based on the analysis of data from other research firms and government agencies, historical trends, reported and estimated revenues from major online retailers,
                                                          consumer online buying trends, and macro-level economic conditions.
HOW BRANDS PERFORM
DIRECT TO CONSUMER IS GROWING

OBSERVATIONS
Not all brands can become digital first brands. Price
point and margin are critical factors for making that
decision.
It is easier for L’Oreal to become a digitally focused
business when their average order value is likely to
be £50 ($68). Versus Hershey who might struggle
to sell chocolate if the cost of delivery is similar to
the cost of the products.
Creating a sense of urgency for Dettol (Reckitt) and
Dove (Unilever) might be harder. However changing
the offering to your cleaning subscription of body
care subscription across a variety of brands might
work.
Offering products direct to consumer has to be
more than putting products on a website if the
price point or sense of urgency is not there. Maybe
Hershey could create a subscription service offering
customised confectionary for their customers, or to
send as gifts throughout the year.

                                                          SOURCE: Benedict Evans (the great unbundling January 2020 - https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations)
LAURA ASHLEY VS NEXT PLC

COMPARING
TRADITIONAL
                                                                                                                                       Digital revenue                                        Digital revenue
                                                                                                                                         as a share of                                          as a share of
                                                                                                                                        total revenue                                          total revenue

                                                          Revenue in millions
                                                                                                                                           was 25%                                                was 23%

RETAILERS                                                                                                                          Laura Ashley annual sales
Laura Ashley had seen a decline in sales overall and
a decline in digital sales. Their digital revenue share
also decreased. When COVID-19 hit it forced their
                                                                                                                                       Digital revenue                                        Digital revenue
closure                                                                                                                                  as a share of                                          as a share of
                                                                                                                                        total revenue                                          total revenue

                                                          Revenue in millions
                                                                                                                                           was 41%                                                was 45%
Next plc had grown their digital offering and were
ready for COVID-19. They still turned a profit even
with a £206m loss from retail stores in 2021.

                                                                                                                                         Next annual sales
                                                                                SOURCE: Companies house Laura Ashley Annual report 2019 and https://www.nextplc.co.uk/investors/ten-year-history
ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS VS ASOS

COMPARING
OFFLINE AND

                                                         £ in millions
ONLINE                                                                                          Associated British Foods (Primark) annual sales and net income
Associated British Foods (ABF) net income
declined 48%. Currently it does not offer any online
purchasing options for Primark. This might be due
to low margins on product, but click and collect isn’t
even offered.

                                                         £ in millions
ASOS net income grew 361% year on year with.
Currently ASOS operates direct to consumer and
generates 3rd party income from its websites.

                                                                                                                    ASOS annual sales and net income
                                                                         SOURCE: ABF (Primark) 2020 annual report and ASOS 2020 annual report
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                                                                                                                                                                              Overall 41% of
                                                     QUESTION: HAS DIGITAL GENERATED THE REVENUE RETURNS YOU EXPECT                                                            respondents
                                                                                                                                                                              found they had
                                                     GIVEN THE MARKET CHANGES WE’VE SEEN RECENTLY?                                                                             more revenue
                                                                                                                                                                                 than they

EXPECTATIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                expected.

                                                       Question:                                                                                               Digital as % of Revenue

OF DIGITAL
                                                       Has digital generated the revenue returns                                                                  Less than 25%
                                                                                                                                                                  25% to 50%
                                                       you expect given the market changes we’ve                                                                  51% to 75%
                                                       seen recently?                                                                                             More than 75%
                                                                                                                                                                  Everyone

                                                                      About what                            No I was hoping                   No change                Yes more than
                                                                      I expected                            for more                                                   I expected
Overall most saw more revenue than they expected,      50%
showing huge and unexpected growth in the last
                                                                                                                                                                                   41%
18 months.
                                                       38%
Those with more than 25% digital revenue were                                         32%

most surprised, with more than 41% in all audience
groups saying, “Yes - more than I expected”.           25%
                                                                                                                         18%
Those with less than 25% digital revenue were
the audience who were hoping for more or saw no        13%                                                                                                9%
change in digital revenue.

                                                       0%

                                                        SOURCE: Primary research from wearecrank from 25th January to 1st April 2021: 124 respondents
Most list these

THE
                                                                                                                                                                                                    top 3 metrics:
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Conversion rate
                                                    QUESTION: CHOOSE THE TOP 3 METRICS YOUR ORGANISATION IS FOCUSED ON                                                                             (61%), Revenue
                                                                                                                                                                                                   (40%) and Cost
                                                                                                                                                                                                    per acquisition

TOP 3
                                                                                                                                                                                                         (35%)

                                                    Question: Choose the top three metrics your organisation is focused on

METRICS
Overall conversion rate and revenue were the
                                                    Digital as % of Revenue

                                                      Metric
                                                             Less than 25%

                                                                           Share of
                                                                           responses
                                                                                       Metric
                                                                                                  25% to 50%

                                                                                                            Share of
                                                                                                            responses
                                                                                                                        Metric
                                                                                                                                   51% to 75%

                                                                                                                                             Share of
                                                                                                                                             responses
                                                                                                                                                         Metric
                                                                                                                                                                    Over 75%

                                                                                                                                                                              Share of
                                                                                                                                                                              responses
                                                                                                                                                                                          Metric
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Everyone

                                                                                                                                                                                                               Share of
                                                                                                                                                                                                               responses

                                                      Conversion rate          61%     Conversion rate          79%     Conversion rate          58%     Revenue                  55%     Conversion rate          61%
top metrics showing a good level of measurement
                                                      Cost per acquisition     35%     Cost per acquisition     38%     Average order value      37%     Conversion rate          48%     Revenue                  40%
maturity.
                                                      Revenue                  32%     Revenue                  38%     Cost per acquisition     32%     Cost per acquisition     45%     Cost per acquisition     35%
The group with 75% or more digital revenue were                                                                                                          Revenue on advertising 42%       Revenue on advertising 33%
                                                      Average order value      29%     Average order value      25%     Revenue                  32%
the only group who focused on outcomes, with 55%                                                                                                         spend                            spend
                                                      Return on                        Return on
listing revenue as their top metric.                  Advertising spend
                                                                               26%
                                                                                       Advertising spend
                                                                                                                25%     Visitors                 32%     Visitors                 23%     Visitors                 27%

                                                      Visitors                 26%     Visitors                 25%     Return on                26%                              19%                              26%
                                                                                                                                                         Average order value              Average order value
Cost per acquisition was the lowest for those who                                                                       Advertising spend
                                                                                                                        Add to cart and
had 25% digital revenue or less with only 35%         Click-through rate       19%     Click-through rate       17%
                                                                                                                        completion rate
                                                                                                                                                 21%     Click-through rate       13%     Click-through rate       15%

choosing this metric.                                 Add to cart and
                                                                               13%
                                                                                       Add to cart and
                                                                                                                13%
                                                                                                                        Revenue per user or
                                                                                                                                                 16%     Cost per click           13%
                                                                                                                                                                                          Revenue per user or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   11%
                                                      completion rate                  completion rate                  Engagements per lead                                              Engagements per lead

Conversion rate was the most popular metrics          Cost per click           10%     Cost per click           13%     Sessions                 16%     Dwell time/time on site 10%      Add to cart and
                                                                                                                                                                                          completion rate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   10%

overall with 61% of respondents choosing this         Sessions                 6%      Sessions                 13%     Click-through rate       11%     Revenue per user or      10%     Sessions                 10%
                                                                                                                                                         Engagements per lead
performance metric.
                                                    SOURCE: Primary research from wearecrank from 25th January to 1st April 2021: 124 respondents
Most

BARRIERS
                                                                                                                                                                                             respondents
                                                         QUESTION: WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST BARRIERS TO GROWING DIGITAL                                                                           (56%) said
                                                         REVENUE FURTHER?                                                                                                                     they needed
                                                                                                                                                                                             more budget
                                                                                                                                                                                            towards digital.

TO GROWING                                                 Question:
                                                           What are your biggest barriers
                                                                                                                                                                                  Digital as % of Revenue
                                                                                                                                                                                     Less than 25%

DIGITAL
                                                                                                                                                                                     25% to 50%
                                                           to growing digital revenue further?                                                                                       51% to 75%
                                                                                                                                                                                     More than 75%
                                                                                                                                                                                     Everyone

                                                                   More budget              Measuring our          We do not have       Risk to moving       Technology is out       Our agencies
Most audiences wanted more budget towards                          towards digital          digital activity and   the right skills     from what            of date                 don't get it
                                                                                            connecting it          today                we know
digital or had issues with connecting revenue to                                            to revenue
digital activity. It was good to see agencies were not
                                                           60%                57%
seen as a hindrance with very few stating this was                               56%
                                                                                                           51%
an issue.                                                                                            49%
                                                           45%
The 75% or more group were those who were most                                                                                    35%
likely to have the right technology or team in place.                                                                                                  30%
                                                           30%
Only 16% state technology or 5% skills as barriers.
                                                                                                                                                 19%                        19%
They were also the least risk averse.                                                                                       16%
                                                           15%
Only those who had 25% or less were most                                                                                                                               5%                          4%
                                                                                                                                                                                              0%
concerned about moving from what they know                  0%
(45%). Technology and skills was the biggest barrier
for the between 25% and 50%.                               SOURCE: Primary research from wearecrank from 25th January to 1st April 2021: 124 respondents
ENSURE
                                                                                                                                                                                  Most respondents
                                                         QUESTION: HOW PREPARED IS YOUR ORGANISATION FOR THE                                                                     (54%) said they had
                                                                                                                                                                                  a plan and changes
                                                         CHANGES AHEAD?                                                                                                          were being applied
                                                                                                                                                                                          now

PLANNING                                              Question:
                                                      How prepared is your organisation
                                                                                                                                                                      Digital as % of Revenue
                                                                                                                                                                         Less than 25%

IS IN PLACE
                                                                                                                                                                         25% to 50%
                                                      for the changes ahead?                                                                                             51% to 75%
                                                                                                                                                                         More than 75%
                                                                                                                                                                         Everyone

USING DATA
                                                                       We are fully                       We do not have                   We have a plan         We have a plan
                                                                       prepared and                       a plan . . . help!               and changes are        but have not
                                                                       have already made                                                   being applied now      yet started
                                                                       the necessary changes                                                                      making changes
                                                         70%
Most audiences had a plan in place and were at
varying degrees of that plan being implemented.                                                                                                             54%
                                                                                       52%
                                                         53%
The 75% or more group were those who were most
                                                                                                                                                      39%
likely to have already implemented a plan with 52%
                                                         35%
saying their plan was already in place, compared to                                          29%

all respondents at 29%.
                                                        18%                                                                                                                         15%
Only those who were 50% or less had no plan at all,                                                                                                                           10%

and they also tended to also have a plan which had                                                                       0%
                                                                                                                               2%
                                                          0%
not started implementation.
                                                      SOURCE: Primary research from wearecrank from 25th January to 1st April 2021: 124 respondents
Overall 53%

DATA
                                                                                                                                                                                            said they used
                                                          QUESTION: HOW DO YOU MEASURE SUCCESS AND HOW MUCH IS                                                                             data to measure
                                                                                                                                                                                              marketing
                                                          DATA AND ANALYSIS A FACTOR?                                                                                                       effectiveness,
                                                                                                                                                                                           with some use of

NOT
                                                                                                                                                                                               analysis

                                                       Question:                                                                                                        Digital as % of Revenue

DASHBOARDS
                                                       How do you measure sucess and                                                                                       Less than 25%
                                                                                                                                                                           25% to 50%
                                                       how much is data and analysis a factor?
                                                                                                                                                                           51% to 75%
                                                                                                                                                                           More than 75%
                                                                                                                                                                           Everyone

                                                                    Data and analysis                Data is not used                 Data is used to measure      We have dashboards
                                                                    is at the centre of              to make decisions                marketing effectiveness      and reports to measure
Very few of the audience used dashboards and                        all decision making              in digital                       and we use some analysis     campaign performance,
                                                                                                                                      for decisions                but do not use analysis
reports to measure campaigns. Most used data to
                                                       70%
measure campaign effectiveness.
                                                                                 51%                                                                         53%
Those in the 75% or more group were the most data      53%
                                                                                                                                                       43%
focused, with 51% saying they use data and analysis
                                                       35%                             35%
for all decision making, compared to all respondents
at 35%.
                                                       18%
Those in the 25% or less group were the only                                                                            4%                                                    5%
                                                                                                                                                                                    8%

audience to not use data at all to make decisions in    0%                                                        0%

digital.                                               SOURCE: Primary research from wearecrank from 25th January to 1st April 2021: 124 respondents
MEASURING SUCCESS
THE                                                          ENGAGEMENT VISIBILITY
                                                                                                                              Recording of non-transactional
                                                                                                                                     user behaviour

4                                                            SHOPPING VISIBILITY
                                                                                                                            Using Google Analytics Enhanced
                                                                                                                               Ecommerce to understand

                                                                                          L E V E L O F M AT U R I T Y
Not all brands can become digital first brands. Price                                                                             shopping behaviour

LEVELS
point and margin are critical factors for making that
decision.
It is easier for L’Oreal to become a digitally focused

OF
business when their average order value is likely to                                                                       Using Google Analytics Ecommerce
be £50 ($68). Versus Hershey who might struggle              TRANSACTION VISIBILITY                                           to measure revenue and sales
to sell chocolate if the cost of deliver is similar to the
cost of the products.

MATURITY
Creating a sense of urgency for Domestos (Reckitt)
and Dove (Unilever) might be harder.
Offering products direct to consumer has to more             TRAFFIC VISIBILITY
                                                                                                                         Tracking visitor volume and pages viewed
                                                                                                                             on the website (Google Analytics)
than putting products on a website if the price point
or sense of urgency is not there.

                                                                        S TA R T H ER E
TRAFFIC                                           ENGAGEMENT VISIBILITY
                                                                                                                     Recording of non-transactional
                                                                                                                            user behaviour

  VISIBILITY                                                                                                        Using Google Analytics Enhanced
                                                                                                                       Ecommerce to understand
                                                    SHOPPING VISIBILITY

                                                                                 L E V E L O F M AT U R I T Y
                                                                                                                          shopping behaviour
  KEY CHALLENGES:
• Which traffic is engaging the most?
• Can you connect the impact of the website to
                                                                                                                   Using Google Analytics Ecommerce
  sales?                                            TRANSACTION VISIBILITY                                            to measure revenue and sales
• What content or products are most popular (i.e.
  most viewed)?

                                                                                                                Tracking visitor volume and pages viewed
                                                    TRAFFIC VISIBILITY                                              on the website (Google Analytics)

                                                               S TA R T H ER E
TRANSACTION                                       ENGAGEMENT VISIBILITY
                                                                                                                     Recording of non-transactional
                                                                                                                            user behaviour

  VISIBILITY                                                                                                       Using Google Analytics Enhanced
                                                                                                                      Ecommerce to understand
                                                    SHOPPING VISIBILITY

                                                                                 L E V E L O F M AT U R I T Y
                                                                                                                         shopping behaviour
  KEY CHALLENGES:
• Which products are performing the best?
• Which campaigns are the most profitable vs                                                                      Using Google Analytics Ecommerce
  those costing money?                              TRANSACTION VISIBILITY                                           to measure revenue and sales

• Where have customers fallen out of the purchase
  journey?

                                                                                                                Tracking visitor volume and pages viewed
                                                    TRAFFIC VISIBILITY                                              on the website (Google Analytics)

                                                               S TA R T H ER E
SHOPPING                                           ENGAGEMENT VISIBILITY
                                                                                                                       Recording of non-transactional
                                                                                                                              user behaviour

   VISIBILITY                                                                                                        Using Google Analytics Enhanced
                                                                                                                        Ecommerce to understand
                                                      SHOPPING VISIBILITY

                                                                                   L E V E L O F M AT U R I T Y
                                                                                                                           shopping behaviour
  KEY CHALLENGES:
• Where are customers struggling to find the right
  product?
                                                                                                                    Using Google Analytics Ecommerce
• Which SKUs (colour and sizes) are selling well in   TRANSACTION VISIBILITY                                           to measure revenue and sales
  what channel?
• What products and price points should I offer to
  my mobile vs desktop audiences?

                                                                                                                  Tracking visitor volume and pages viewed
                                                      TRAFFIC VISIBILITY                                              on the website (Google Analytics)

                                                                 S TA R T H ER E
ENGAGEMENT                                       ENGAGEMENT VISIBILITY
                                                                                                                   Recording of non-transactional
                                                                                                                          user behaviour

  VISIBILITY                                                                                                      Using Google Analytics Enhanced
                                                                                                                     Ecommerce to understand
                                                   SHOPPING VISIBILITY

                                                                                L E V E L O F M AT U R I T Y
                                                                                                                        shopping behaviour
  KEY CHALLENGES:
• What content (including videos) is my audience
  engaging with for research vs purchase?
                                                                                                                 Using Google Analytics Ecommerce
• What impact are wishlists and account creation   TRANSACTION VISIBILITY                                           to measure revenue and sales
  having on repeat sales?
• What products should I bundle for each of my
  channels?

                                                                                                               Tracking visitor volume and pages viewed
                                                   TRAFFIC VISIBILITY                                              on the website (Google Analytics)

                                                              S TA R T H ER E
WHERE TO FOCUS TO IMPROVE MATURITY
                                                        CUSTOMER                                                                                        BRAND                                                         BUSINESS                                                                  EVALUATION
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              TESTING AND                TRAFFIC
                     CONTENT                       MEDIA                  MERCHANDISING                      OFFERS                        IMPACT                    AWARENESS                     GOALS                   SKILLS                                                                   DATA USED                    METRICS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            EXPERIMENTATION           CLASSIFICATION

                                                                              Show product             Incentivise offers to       Monitor website visitors           Use paid search,                                                                                                                Track non-
                                             Measure the cost of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Value of purchasers
                Categorise content into:                                   recommendations or        certain actions (writing a      from non-prompted               shopping, display,                                                                                                          transactional actions
ENGAGEMENT

                                             visitors who engage                                                                                                                               Understand user             Trading,             Test different                                                               who engaged with
 VISIBILITY

                 - Used for awareness                                   content based on wishlist    review, sharing content,      channels (direct, referral   affiliates/online partners                                                                           Paid and organic social    such as wishlist, social
                                             on your website and                                                                                                                              behaviour to drive     merchandising, media    elements on a given                                                             content, reviews,
              - Used for research/intent                                or other non transactional    creating a wishlist), e.g.     and organic search),        and paid social to drive                                                                             is correctly classified   sharing and viewing of
                                              then purchase on a                                                                                                                               repeat purchase        and content teams             page                                                                      or signed up to a
                  - Used for purchase                                   engagement (“Things you         get free delivery for      during brand campaigns            brand awareness                                                                                                            videos, and categorise
                                                returning visit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  newsletter
                                                                               might like”)             creating an account         to understand impact                 and sales                                                                                                                your content pages

                                                                                                                                     Validate brand building                                                                                                                                    Capture product detail
                                                                          Show products which                                                                         Use retargeting                                                                                                                                         Lifetime customer
                                                                                                                                        by comparing the                                                                                                                                           page views, add to
                 Categorise content                                      have been most viewed                                                                  (visitors who have visited       Recover lost             Trading,          Test different product                                                          profit, average order
VISIBILITY
SHOPPING

                                             Measure the cost of                                      Make overall site wide       click-through rate, bounce                                                                                                          Email is correctly       cart, checkout journey,
                 and link to revenue                                     or popular purchases on                                                                   and shown intent) to        customers/non-         merchandising and       list page formats/                                                           profit, cart completion
                                              discount/offers                                          offers, e.g. 20% off         rate, conversion rate and                                                                                                             classified              and group products
                     generation                                         homepage and on product                                                                    create brand affinity         purchasers             media teams                 layouts                                                                  rate, product detail
                                                                                                                                      cost per acquisition as                                                                                                                                   into category and sub-
                                                                            list/category pages                                                                          and sales                                                                                                                                              page view rate
                                                                                                                                    visitors know your brand                                                                                                                                           categories

                                                                                                                                     Track share of page 1                                                                                                                                      Capture visitors who
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Digitial revenue as a
                                                                         Show popular products                                       from organic search.        Use some digital media                                                                                 Google media is           make transactions
TRANSACTION

              Create content based on         Measure cost per                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               % of total revenue,
 VISIBILITY

                                                                          and highest revenue                                        Monitor brand terms         for brand building and        Drive sales and        Trading and media        A/B testing on          correctly classified       on your website,
              what products generate       acquisition of purchasing                                    No offers available                                                                                                                                                                                                 revenue, conversion
                                                                            products first on                                      and if your share of page      offer-led messaging           transactions                teams              landing pages         and referrals only from     ensuring you record
                 the most revenue                   visitors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 rate, average order
                                                                               homepage                                             1 increased from brand                                                                                                              genuine sources         the number and value
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           profit, items per basket
                                                                                                                                            building                                                                                                                                               of transactions

                                             Measure impressions                                                                   Benchmark your overall
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Visitors and sessions,
                                            and click-through rate,                                                                share of organic search                                                           Limited measurement,                                                          Record website
VISIBILITY
 TRAFFIC

              Prioritise content based                                                                                                                            All media and brand                                                                                     Traffic is not                                    page impressions,
                                            engaged visitors those      Show popular pages first                N/A                and uncover the brand                                     Drive repeat visitors   someone who can use            None                                         visitors who browse
                  on most viewed                                                                                                                                   building is offline                                                                                    categorised                                      bounce rate, session
                                            who do not bounce to                                                                   and category terms you                                                               Google Analytics                                                           your web pages
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 duration
                                           calculate cost per visitor                                                                    are leading
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              OUTCOME                         PERFORMANCE
              METRICS                         METRICS

NOT ALL
              Actions relating directly       Sales related behaviour that
              to revenue to understand        gives an understanding into
              trading.                        marketing effectiveness.

METRICS
              (Revenue, repeat                (Conversion rate or
              purchase rate or lifetime       average order value)
              customer profit)

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CREATED
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              METRICS                         METRICS

EQUAL         Actions relating to visitors:
              what they are doing and
              engaging with.

              (Add to cart or basket
                                              An overall view of how
                                              visitors are engaging
                                              with your brand.

                                              (Number of visitors to
              abandonment rate)               the website)
TO
                                     METRICS
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                                     MATURITY

             METRICS TYPE
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                                                   SHOPPING
                                                   VISIBILITY
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                                                  VISIBILITY
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PARTICIPANTS
A survey was deployed from January to March
2021. We collected 124 respondents, who were
from UK, USA, Europe and Australia.
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digital with a mixture of brands and agencies and
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For over 5 years Crank has been working with ecommerce businesses, advising them on how they create
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beauty, technology, software, higher education, charities and fashion.
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We are Sharply focused on highlighting the actions that enable you to grow your business.
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                                                                                                                     How good is good and where do I need            Interpretation, where can I find one of those
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Our goal is to get digital revenue as a percentage of total revenue on every annual report. We want                  help you work out your immediate next           impartial. We just want to help you deliver
transparency, with a common set of critical digital metrics, so shareholders and leaders of businesses can           steps.                                          growth.
clearly show much they are investing in digital and how much it is contributing to their business.

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