
"In our analysis, marketing managers are swamped with data but they don't know what to do with it," he argued. "We track the web clicks and interpret the behaviour – people buy when they're emotionally ready and most sites completely ignore this."
Mark Jordan, managing director of StudentStore.co.uk said the analytics tool has helped his firm discover that features such as how products are flagged up on the homepage can have a significant effect on consumer buying behaviour.
Consumers who fit a certain profile may prefer a notebook on the site to be described as "most popular" rather than "best priced", he explained.
"We installed Google Analytics which told us the technical information but more important is understanding how many people convert [and why]," Jordan added. "From my standpoint as a business manager I don't want stats, I want solutions."