How you measure digital activity radically affects the
strategy and effectiveness of what you do. Leonie Gates-Sumner, client
director, Millward Brown explains how myths about digital measurement can
distort brand strategy.
There is a phrase: "What gets measured gets done".
It’s true in many areas of marketing but in digital the scope for measurement
is vast with literally millions of potential data points for every campaign.
The challenge is that with so much potential for
measurement, there’s also much more scope to get it wrong. Brands that are
wrestling with what and how to link digital measurement to their key KPIs
haven’t been helped by the myths that surround this area.
We have identified six myths, all of which can send
measurement strategies off track, potentially undermining a brand’s whole
digital strategy or at the very least the execution of it.
Myth #1: TV and
online video follow the same rules
One of the most common myths is the assumption that online
video will follow the same rules as TV, and therefore that a TV ad can just be
placed online and will perform in the same way. This ignores the fact that the
online environment is very different from TV. The consumer’s frame of mind is
goal-oriented and, with a lot more clutter fighting for their attention, their
expectations of online content are different.
A strong TV ad will not necessarily make a strong online ad.
Brands need to measure both an ad’s creative strength as well as its
suitability for the formats and placements in which it will be delivered
online.
Myth #2: Just having
a presence online is enough to drive brand impact
The digital bandwagon is easy to jump on. However, just
having an online presence – be that website, YouTube channel, fan page or
advertising presence – does not automatically deliver brand impact.
If you are aiming for
1m Facebook fans – do you know why? What will you do with them once you have
them, and do you know how they feel about your brand?
Having clear objectives and putting in place the right
measurement to evaluate success is vital to deliver significant return on your
digital investments.
Myth #3:
Click-through rates will tell me if my online campaign is a success
Click-through rates and other behavioural metrics can be
really useful in understanding engagement with your online activity, and for a
direct response campaign they are arguably sufficient indicators of success.
However, many studies show there is no correlation between
click through and brand measures. So for any campaign with a brand-building
objective, using behavioural metrics without taking into account the brand
performance of the content you are sharing can be misleading and leave you open
to mis-optimisation.
Brands need a mix of both behavioural and attitudinal
measurement together to provide a holistic view of campaign performance.
Myth #4: Everyone
interacts online
Interaction can be a powerful tool in engaging with the
consumer but the reality is that very few consumers interact with an online ad.
Average interaction rates are around 2% (according to the Doubleclick Display
Benchmarks Tool). This means that it’s important to consider what impact the
advertising will have on both those people who interact as well as the majority
who do not. Attitudinal measurement allows brands to understand the true impact
of their total campaign and the incremental impact that interaction may
deliver.
Myth #5: Creative
strength is less important online
Brands invest a huge amount of time and money into measuring
and maximising the creative strength of TV ads. Too few take the same approach
with digital advertising despite the fact that there is a proven connection
between enjoyment of an ad and in-market impact on brand measures such as
awareness and purchase intent.
Just because it is online doesn’t mean we should ignore
creative strength, it just means we have to adapt to it, using measures such as
its creative viral potential for online video, or ‘impact score’, which takes
into account the ability of the ad to break through the clutter of content
online.
Myth #6: Consumers
will automatically view and share my content if I put it online
Too many brands still believe that content put online will
automatically go viral. The reality is that there are very few truly, organic
viral videos. Brands need to plan for and measure the impact of paid, earned
and owned support for even the most creatively strong content.
Virality doesn’t just happen and only by measuring all
contributors to video view success can brands understand how best to be
successful time and again.
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