Conversion path performance measures and reports
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing conversion path performance measures and reports. In one aspect, user interaction data are obtained, were the user interaction data specify user interactions for a plurality of conversions. User interactions that are associated with each conversion are selected from the user interaction data, where the associated user interactions for each conversion are user interactions with a converting user during the conversion cycle for the conversion. Using the user interaction data for the selected user interactions, a quantity of user interactions that are associated with each conversion and occurred during the conversion cycle for the conversion are determined. In turn, conversion path performance measures are computed and reports specifying the conversion path performance measures are generated.
1. A method performed by a data processing apparatus, the method comprising:
identifying, from stored user interaction data, multiple different conversions that were performed by users;
for each particular conversion among the multiple different conversions, creating, using the user interaction data, a time lag representing an amount of time between (i) the particular conversion and (ii) a reference interaction that was performed by a user prior to the particular conversion by the user; and
determining how many of the multiple different conversions have time lags that are within each of a plurality of different time lag ranges;
creating a time lag report that specifies a number of the multiple different conversions having time lags within each of the plurality of different time lag ranges; and
generating and providing an electronic interface containing the time lag report that visually specifies the number of the multiple different conversions having time lags within each of the plurality of time lag ranges, wherein the electronic interface is generated to include a selection control that, in response to user interaction with the selection control, modifies a type of reference interaction used to determine the time lags for the multiple different conversions.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
for each particular conversion among the multiple different conversions, identifying a set of user interactions performed by the user prior to the particular conversion by the user based on the particular conversion and each user interaction in the set of user interactions being associated with a same conversion identifier.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein generating the electronic interface comprises inserting, into the electronic interface, visual indications of (i) the different time lag ranges and (ii) how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein inserting visual indications of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges comprises inserting a visual indication of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges after a first impression.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
receiving a selection of the selection control;
replacing the visual indication of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges after a first impression with a visual indication of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges after a last occurrence of a click.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein inserting visual indications of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges comprises inserting a visual indication of a percentage of the multiple different conversions that occurred within each of the different time lag ranges.
7. A system comprising:
a data store storing user interaction data; and
one or more computers configured to interact with the data store and further configured to perform operations comprising:
identifying, from the stored user interaction data, multiple different conversions that were performed by users;
for each particular conversion among the multiple different conversions, creating, using the user interaction data, a time lag representing an amount of time between (i) the particular conversion and (ii) a reference interaction that was performed by a user prior to the particular conversion by the user; and
determining how many of the multiple different conversions have time lags that are within each of a plurality of different time lag ranges;
creating a time lag report that specifies a number of the multiple different conversions having time lags within each of the plurality of different time lag ranges; and
generating and providing an electronic interface containing the time lag report that visually specifies the number of the multiple different conversions having time lags within each of the plurality of time lag ranges, wherein the electronic interface is generated to include a selection control that, in response to user interaction with the selection control, modifies a type of reference interaction used to determine the time lags for the multiple different conversions.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more computers are configured to perform operations further comprising:
for each particular conversion among the multiple different conversions, identifying a set of user interactions performed by the user prior to the particular conversion by the user based on the particular conversion and each user interaction in the set of user interactions being associated with a same conversion identifier.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein generating the electronic interface comprises inserting, into the electronic interface, visual indications of (i) the different time lag ranges and (ii) how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein inserting visual indications of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges comprises inserting a visual indication of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges after a first impression.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more computers are configured to perform operations further comprising:
receiving a selection of the selection control;
replacing the visual indication of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges after a first impression with a visual indication of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges after a last occurrence of a click.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein inserting visual indications of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges comprises inserting a visual indication of a percentage of the multiple different conversions that occurred within each of the different time lag ranges.
13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, upon execution by one or more data processing apparatus, cause the one or more data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
identifying, from stored user interaction data, multiple different conversions that were performed by users;
for each particular conversion among the multiple different conversions, creating, using the user interaction data, a time lag representing an amount of time between (i) the particular conversion and (ii) a reference interaction that was performed by a user prior to the particular conversion by the user; and
determining how many of the multiple different conversions have time lags that are within each of a plurality of different time lag ranges;
creating a time lag report that specifies a number of the multiple different conversions having time lags within each of the plurality of different time lag ranges; and
generating and providing an electronic interface containing the time lag report that visually specifies the number of the multiple different conversions having time lags within each of the plurality of time lag ranges, wherein the electronic interface is generated to include a selection control that, in response to user interaction with the selection control, modifies a type of reference interaction used to determine the time lags for the multiple different conversions.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more data processing apparatus to perform operations further comprising:
for each particular conversion among the multiple different conversions, identifying a set of user interactions performed by the user prior to the particular conversion by the user based on the particular conversion and each user interaction in the set of user interactions being associated with a same conversion identifier.
15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein generating the electronic interface comprises inserting, into the electronic interface, visual indications of (i) the different time lag ranges and (ii) how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein inserting visual indications of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges comprises inserting a visual indication of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges after a first impression.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more data processing apparatus to perform operations further comprising:
receiving a selection of the selection control;
replacing the visual indication of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges after a first impression with a visual indication of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges after a last occurrence of a click.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein inserting visual indications of how many of the multiple different conversions occurred within each of the different time lag ranges comprises inserting a visual indication of a percentage of the multiple different conversions that occurred within each of the different time lag ranges.