Search Engine Marketing - Paid search visits have a 35% higher conversion rate for e-commerce websites compared with visits from organic search, according to a recent report by MarketLive.
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Paid search visits have a 35% higher conversion rate for e-commerce websites compared with visits from organic search, according to a recent report by MarketLive.
The report, which was based on data from more than 200 e-commerce websites with over $1.5 billion in combined annual sales, found that visitors arriving from paid search links had a 2.6% average conversion rate in the first six months of 2013, compared with a 1.9% conversion rate for organic search visits.
Yeah I know: this is B2C e-commerce oriented. However, it should prompt the thought as to the efficacy of your inbound programs based on conversions, not visits, especially with regards to the inclusion of PPC as a part of your mix. Don't ignore PPC without the proper analysis.