Within an
increasing competitive economic environment the focus on campaign optimisation
and realising a more accurate ROI (Return On Investment) from your marketing
activity, has never been more acute.
Call tracking is a hugely valuable piece of
this puzzle and one that is largely underutilised. So for this post I thought I would address the basics and introduce you to call tracking in its
simplest form.
What is Call Tracking?
In simple
terms, call tracking is the ability to trace phone calls back to the person who
initiated the call, as well as the relevant advertising channel that prompted
this call.
How does it work?
Call
tracking works by assigning unique virtual tracking numbers to different
advertising sources. Within a traditional media mix this would allow you to
identify which medium (TV, Press, Outdoor, Radio etc.) generated a call. Take
call tracking online and you can identify calls by campaign, source, medium,
conversion page and even back to a keyword level.
Why use Call Tracking?
Call tracking
gives you greater marketing transparency and allows you to optimise your
marketing activities, by providing reliable, relevant and actionable
information on which advertising sources are generating phone leads into your business.
Call tracking is not a Silver bullet; however
the phone call is a valuable path to conversion. Understanding how and where
calls are generated and having the ability to optimise campaigns based on that
information, not only improves the accuracy of your ROI calculations but it can
significantly increase the ROI and ultimately help you grow your business.
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Picture Source: freedigitalphotos - David Castillo Dominici
Picture Source: freedigitalphotos - David Castillo Dominici