Digital Technologies and Marketing Flashcards
What is web scraping
Using application programming interfaces (APIs) to collect data from the internet
Benefits of web data (3)
- Enormous size
- Publicly available
- Cheap to access
Addressing validity struggles of web data (2)
Addressing both technical and legal/ ethical concerns
Matrix of for types of data (4)
Data format: structured/ unstructured
Data Source: external/ internal
Big data (3)
- Volume
- Velocity
- Variety
The internet of things (IoT)
Physical objects that connect and exchange data with other devices through a network.
Benefits of web scraping (4)
- Study new phenomena: new areas of research and faster turnaround
- Ecological value: more controlled real-life data without external involvement
- Methodological advancement: new types of data, new ways to process them.
- Improving measurement: new or more detailed variables.
4 Dimensions of online customer experience
- Informativeness
- Entertainment
- Social presence
- Sensory appeal (stimulates sight and sound)
-> Ultimately impacting purchase decision
Multidimensional customer experience
It goes beyond these four dimensions
Moderators of online customer experience (2)
Product (search vs. experience)
Brand (trustworthiness)
Web design A/B testing
Comparing two versions to see which one works
Letting multiple ads run and see which one performs best
Multivariate testing
Tests multiple features at the same time
Useful for relative/ interaction effects
Full factorial design
Tests all possible combinations, useful to test for interactions
Multi-touch attribution (MTA)
- Consumers can have many (MTA) before making a purchase
- Touch points are very different and their efficiency is difficult to determine
First touch/ click
The purchase happens with the first contact.
Last touch/ click
The purchase happens with the last time they are in touch
Linear attribution
The probability of purchase is the same with every interaction.
Time decay attribution
The more touchpoints happened the higher the probability.