Ecommerce Quarterly (EQ1 2013)

Ecommerce Quarterly
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TableofContents
About the EQ 4
Social Commerce: Don’t Give Up on It Just Yet
The Problem of the Unicorn 6
A New Marketing Mindset 9
Two Referrers Worth Your Attention 11
Tablet Takeover? 14
A New Geographic Opportunity Emerges 16
Benchmark Reports 17
Methodology 25
References 25
About Monetate 26
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ExecutiveSummary
It’s hard to believe that with EQ1 2013, one year has passed since we started
publishing this exclusive ecommerce research.
When we started the EQ, we examined more than 100 million online
shopping experiences. Now, we’re analyzing more than 500 million visits,
and similar trends continue to surface; from the emergence of mobile
and tablet website traffic and geography’s impact on key performance
indicators, to the latest browser wars and revealing data about social
media.
EQ1 2013 takes a deeper look at one of these themes, social commerce,
while still including more than a dozen benchmark reports and actionable
takeaways on ecommerce trends to help you answer questions such as:
How can I develop a deeper understanding of my customers?
How can I make sure my business responds now to their needs?
How can I better improve customer engagement?
We’re honored to welcome two guest contributors to the EQ who have
very unique points of view on social’s impact on ecommerce and metrics
such as overall website traffic, conversion rate, and average order value
from visitors using Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and other social networks.
Jay Baer and Mitch Joel are digital marketing thought leaders, published
authors, and sought-after speakers who bring fresh perspectives to EQ
social referrer data.
While last-touch attribution is important, it’s just one key indicator. Referrer
information tells you a great deal about the consumer’s intent, but, as both
Jay and Mitch point out, taking this approach to measuring the impact of
social on your business is likely not the best course of action.
What’s more important than any single social media tactic is to put the
customer relationship first across all touchpoints and interactions with
your brand. Being customer-centric, instead of conversion-centric, will
increase engagement, loyalty, and customer lifetime value.
EQ1 2013 also takes a look at tablet commerce, including how Android
devices are grabbing an increasing percentage of tablet traffic from iPads.
As with the research that preceded it, EQ1 2013 and future releases will
continue to provide analysis and metrics that help you understand your
business—and your customers—better.
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AbouttheEQ
As ecommerce companies look for ways to increase customer engagement
and sales in a highly competitive online environment, they’re faced
with challenges centered on massive amounts of data. This big data
conundrum extends beyond the collection and storage of information
about customers and prospects.
Using a combination of historical and real-time data creates meaningful
insight that drives more relevant shopping sessions, delighting customers
who become extremely loyal and share their experiences with others.
Ecommerce businesses that tackle big data head-on focus their attention
on three primary visitor segments that continue to be explored in every
release of the Ecommerce Quarterly (EQ):
• Predefined: New versus returning; referring
traffic sources; technographics; geography.
• Custom or Proprietary: Demographics;
proximity to location.
• In-Session Behavior: Shopping cart
activity; brand or category affinity.
Lastly, the EQ includes EQ Takeaways, ideas and best practices used by
leading ecommerce websites, based on insights gained from the more
than 500 million online shopping sessions that contribute to the analysis
and benchmark reports found in every release of the EQ.
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AboutOurGuestContributors
Jay Baer is a hype-free marketing strategist,
speaker, author, and president of Convince
& Convert, a social media and content
marketing consultancy. A digital marketing
pioneer, Jay has consulted with more
than 700 companies since 1994, including
Caterpillar, Nike, Visit California, Allstate,
Petco, Columbia Sportswear, and 29 of the Fortune 500.
He was named one of America’s top three social media consultants by Fast
Company, and his Convince and Convert blog is ranked as the world’s #1
content marketing resource. He’s also co-host of the popular weekly Social
Pros podcast.
Jay’s the author of the new book Youtility: Why Smart Marketing is About
Help not Hype, and is the co-author of The NOW Revolution, a best-selling
book about social media’s impact on businesses of all sizes and types.
Mitch Joel is president of Twist Image,
one of the largest independent digital
marketing agencies in North America.
Marketing Magazine dubbed him the “Rock
Star of Digital Marketing” and called him,
“one of North America’s leading digital
visionaries.” Mitch is a past Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Canadian Marketing Association and a former
Board Member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada.
He speaks frequently to diverse groups like Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Nestle,
Procter & Gamble, and Unilever, and has shared the stage with former
President Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, Malcolm Gladwell, Anthony
Robbins, Tom Peters, and Dr. Phil.
Mitch is a regular columnist for the HarvardBusinessReview, The Huffington
Post, and other magazines and newspapers. His first book, Six Pixels of
Separation, named after his successful blog and podcast, is a business and
marketing bestseller. In his new book, CTRL ALT Delete, Mitch explains the
convergence of five key movements that have changed business forever.
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SocialShareof WebsiteTraffic
LinkedInStumbleUpon TwitterPinterestFacebook
62.45%
17.51%
12.44%
7.52%
0.08%
55.18%
24.96% 10.65%
9.06%
0.14%
Q4 2012
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SocialCommerce:Don’tGiveUponItJustYet
The Problem of the Unicorn
By Jay Baer
In its most recent EQ data, Monetate demonstrates in a very definitive way
that social media is not a significant source of direct traffic to ecommerce
websites or purchase conversions from those destinations. Representing
just 1.55% of all traffic, and a conversion rate of less than three-quarters
of one percent (.71%), “social commerce” is a unicorn, at least in terms of
last-touch attribution.
Direct URL entry and visits with no known referrer represented nearly half
of the more than 500 million visits analyzed, with referrals from search
representing another 31%. It’s important to also point out that any website
visits from a native app or traffic to HTTPS websites could also be disguised
as having no referrer.
Still, based on these findings it might be reasonable to conclude that social
media participation is over-hyped and disproportionately resourced for
ecommerce websites. And from the perspective of “What channel were
people using immediately prior to visiting the website?” that would be a
viable hypothesis.
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But the challenge for social media—and for its big brother, word of mouth
marketing—is that they are inherently additive pieces of the conversion
funnel, rather than causative. Forrester Research suggests that word of
mouth is part of 80% of all purchase funnels1
. At least some of this word
of mouth is occurring via social media, with brand or product mentions
spawning searches and/or direct URL entries that are included in this data.
But, because social media wasn’t the final link in the chain, it gets none of
the credit for the desirable consumer behavior it spurred.
Here’s an example of the role of social as a reputational and awareness
assistant. My friend Ann Handley of MarketingProfs asked a question of
her Facebook friends about a reliable source for contact lenses. Several
recommendations surfaced for 1800Contacts.com.
At this point, if Ann went to her browser, typed in the URL, and made
a purchase, full credit for that transaction would accrue to the direct
channel. Similar circumstances occur with search engines all the time.
If you recommend a hockey supply store to me at my son’s game, and I
Google it to find the URL when I get home, is that a visit from search, or a
visit due to word of mouth?
New research from Google (see page 8) shows that social media is very
much an awareness-building vehicle, and less so a purchase-driving
tactic.2
In fact, of all the online behaviors studied by Google—which are
almost identical to those examined by Monetate—social media is the
second “earliest” (after only clicks on display advertising) in the average
U.S. consumer’s purchase path.
What’s the last step in the process? Direct URL entry, which comprises 48%
of the last-touch conversions examined here.
So what does this mean for social media in an ecommerce environment?
Well, the EQ data suggests that brand-led, direct social commerce tactics
are ineffective. These are the kinds of social media programs that would
count as social-referred visits and conversions, such as Twitter offers, links
to specific products on Facebook, and similar executions.
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It could be that ecommerce companies are not very good at this type of
marketing yet. Data from Edison Research’s “The Social Habit” found that
66% of American social media users follow brands in social media, at least
in part, for deals and special offers, so perhaps ecommerce websites simply
aren’t giving their fans what they want in terms of social commerce. Or, it
could be that consumers want knowledge of deals and offers, but don’t
necessarily want to click on them within a social environment.
Given the extreme stickiness of social networks (especially Facebook and
Pinterest), it is indeed possible that part of the issue with social commerce
is one of session interruption, whereby consumers don’t want to leave
the visceral comforts of their social network by clicking a link and going
shopping online, but would rather store the awareness of the deal in their
noggin and visit the website later, when they are less ensconced in social
media bliss. This, of course, would culminate in a website visit from the
direct source, with no credit accrued to the ignition source of social.
Certainlyonitsface,thedatainthisEQlooksalittlegloomyforsocialmedia
as a revenue producer. Maybe that’s so. But I refuse to believe that all of our
posting, sharing, and liking isn’t at least contributing to ecommerce traffic
and sales, considering that we spend more time on social media than on
web browsing and email combined.
The trick is proving it, which is why I very much recommend that website
owners utilize the “Assisted Conversions” feature of Google Analytics (or
similar functionality from another analytics platform) to better understand
theentiretyofthefunnelandtheevermorecomplicatedinterplaybetween
the panoply of digital marketing and offline channels.
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Add-to-CartRateByReferrer
Email Search Social
10.51%
6.81%
3.24%
A New Marketing Mindset
By Mitch Joel
We (marketers, brand and advertising agencies) want social media to
do everything. We want it to do everything because it’s free, cheap, and
easy, and there are a lot of connected people in these channels. So, we do
what marketers do: We push our way into it. If there is an opportunity to
generate an impression, we create it.
How many times have I seen a brand we all know and love show some
random piece of stock photography with a tagline that says, “Like this if
you can’t wait for the summer.” Really? That’s what we’re going to do in a
world where any brand can publish anything in text, images, audio, and
video instantly (and for free) for the world to engage with?
It’s easy to read the EQ data wrong, and think that social media has no
true impact on ecommerce. It’s easy to create suppositions as to what’s
really happening (take a look at Jay’s example about his friend and her
need for a reliable online service). Examples like this one could be added
up to talk about the impact that referrals and digital word of mouth has on
the impact of sales, but we’re struggling to find true attribution.
Here’s what Monetate’s research tells us: If you are doing direct response
marketing and trying to get nothing more than a conversion, please don’t
mess around with any other type of media that isn’t purely direct response.
Should we be surprised that social media doesn’t directly drive as much
traffic to ecommerce websites as email or a highly contextual search term?
No.
Should we be surprised that brands are failing miserably at leveraging
social media as a channel to create direct response? No.
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AveragePageViewsByReferrer
Email Search Social
9.02 9.02
4.60
Here’s what we do know: Loyalty isn’t about clicking on an offer. Loyalty is
about building the true relationship. If you dig beneath the surface of this
data, what you will see are brands hoping and praying that social media
will be as strong as email and search engine marketing. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
We also know that people talk and share a lot of information about brands,
shopping, and more in social channels. If brands were better able to
engage, capture, and add value to those conversations, my guess is that
these numbers still wouldn’t change all that dramatically.
Instead, what you might see is search, email, and other direct response
channels improving even more as the cost of advertising drops because
they’ve leveraged social media to do what it does best: make content
as shareable, findable, and valuable as possible. The story here validates
that most brands are doing nothing more than benchmarking their social
media efforts against direct response channels instead of trying to build a
more powerful brand narrative.
We’ve been squawking forever that social media metrics are not the same
as traditional transactional advertising metrics. Well, guess what? This data
proves that we’re still not in the apples-to-apples world of figuring this all
out. What the EQ data continues to prove is that there is a massive white
space for some brands to figure out a better marketing mix, and better
understand what paid, earned, and owned media can truly look like.
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AverageOrderValueBySocialReferrer
Pinterest Facebook Twitter StumbleUpon LinkedIn
$80.54
$71.26 $70.17
$49.78
$38.42
1.95%
3.19%
ConversionRatesbySource
Email Search Social
0.71%
ConversionRatesbySource
Two Referrers Worth Your Attention
ComparedtoQ42012,thetrafficgeneratedbythecollectionofsocialnetworks
evaluated in the EQ is almost universally flat or declining. But the outlier is
Pinterest, which sent more traffic to ecommerce websites in the first quarter
than it did in the retail-heavy fourth quarter (see page 6). Gross numbers are
still small, of course, but it was surprising see that Pinterest generated more
than double the traffic than Twitter.
Pinterest also had the highest average order value ($80.54) among social
networks. In comparison, the average order for buyers from Facebook was
$71.26.
Like social media, email’s efficacy as a traffic generation source is slight, at least
when compared to direct URL entry and search referrals.
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ConversionRatesbyReferrer
AOL Search Bing Yahoo No Referrer Ask Search Google Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedIn StumbleUpon
4.48%
3.03%
2.80%
2.56%
2.32%
1.71%
1.08%
0.36% 0.22%
0.04% 0.02%
And, because it’s by no means the new kid on the marketing block, and hasn’t
had many particularly impactful technology jumps in recent years, I fear
(and see) many companies are running their email programs essentially on
autopilot. This is a huge missed opportunity, because email is responsible for
generating twice as much direct traffic as social media, and fully four times the
conversion rate.
Forrester Research says that U.S. companies are spending significantly more
dollars on email3
. And way more money is being spent on search than on email.
Maybe that’s misaligned, and companies should be paying more attention to
email, since it has the second highest conversion rate (3.19%) of any channel
in this EQ report, behind only—somewhat remarkably—AOL Search. I believe
that companies need to be spending more time on it.
- Jay Baer
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Takeaways
In addition to focusing your efforts on growing inbound social traffic, don’t
forget to optimize on-site to increase engagement and learn more about
your customers. Positive on-site behavior can lead to customers interacting
more with your brand off-site too, including on social networks.
• Take a step back to evaluate the different social traffic sources leading
people to your website. Then figure out exactly how much impact each
social network is having on those visits. Examine each segment, and
look for deviations. For instance, maybe you discover that Facebook
visitors are interested in reading ratings and reviews. If so, create a
website experience for them that puts reviews front and center. Simply
observing the behavior of social traffic can reveal a lot about visitors,
and put you in a better position to respond.
• Create a customer segment for each social referrer to drive higher
conversions. An example: Two sister retail brands noticed that their
respective traffic coming from Pinterest wasn’t converting well on-site.
To help these visitors remain engaged, each brand tested its own can’t-
miss, site-wide banner that promoted a one-day 15%-off discount just
for the Pinterest segment.
The time-limited offer proved sticky, helping one brand achieve a 94%
lift in conversion, along with a 101% lift in new customer acquisition.
And the test worked just as well for its sister brand, generating a 90%
conversion lift.
• Rather than using “Like This Product” across the entire website or
on random products, leverage known customer behavior, such as
previously purchased or reviewed products, to increase the likelihood
of a Facebook interaction.
• Implement social login to keep customers on your website longer,
creating more opportunities for you to present the right message to
the right person at the right time. Offering social login can also provide
additional data about your customers—such as birthdays, gender, and
interests—that can be used to create more relevant experiences during
returning visits.
• Provide interesting content or insider deals and promotions for your
social media fans, which can lead to more engaged customers. For
instance, a percentage-off coupon for Facebook fans could drive
conversions and lead to shoppers sharing their experiences across their
networks.
• Come up with new ways for visitors to participate on your website,
including ratings and reviews, customer testimonials, or product ideas
submissions, and be sure to make them easily shareable on Facebook,
Twitter, and other social networks.
• Give visitors even more reasons to share. For instance, offer customer
reward points or dollars for on-site social behavior that drives sales,
such as sharing product detail pages, special offers, or flash sales.
• Don’t overlook simple, but proven tactics: Badge your “Most Liked”
products, and use a lightbox to suggest in-stock alternatives for
sold-out products or expired offers driven to your website from social
networks.
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88.62% 78.99%
10.58%
10.44%
5.95%
5.42%
Q1 2013Q1 2012
DeviceShareof
WebsiteTraffic
Smartphone
Tablet
Traditional
TabletTakeover?
With global tablet shipments rising 142% in the first quarter of 20134
,
the post-PC era is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, there are
now more Internet-connected devices in the United States than there are
people, including 31.8 million Internet-accessible tablets.5
One year ago, 88.62% of traffic to leading ecommerce websites came from
traditional desktop or laptop computers. Today, that number continues to
shrink as 10.58% of visits now come from users on tablets while almost an
equal amount of visitors (10.44%) use smartphones. Keep in mind that two
years ago, traffic from iPads, Android, and Kindle Fire tablets was a paltry 2%.
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TabletShareofWebsiteTraffic
3.58% 4.75% 2.51% 8.20%
91.68% 89.28%
Q1 2012 Q1 2013
Android Tablet Kindle FireiPad
Tablet
Smartphone
Traditional
iPad
Android Tablet
Kindle Fire
Android Phone
iPhone
Mac
Windows
AverageOrderValuebyDevice/Platform
$99.05
$95.48
$83.58
$107.14
$107.03
$106.35
$97.77
Perhaps just as interesting are the brand-specific trends around tablets.
Visits from Android tablets have almost doubled in one year, while traffic
from iPads has remained, for the most part, flat during the past year.
Not only is traffic from Android tablets continuing to increase, the average
order value (AOV) of shoppers using these devices has quickly gained
ground on what’s spent by iPad users. A year ago, iPad users spent 17.98%
more than shoppers on Android tablets. In Q1 2013, iPad users spent just
3.73% more than Android shoppers.
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AverageConversionRates
U.S. International America Europe Pacific
2.53%
0.97%
5.15%
4.30%
3.57%
Overall Armed Forces
ANewGeographicOpportunityEmerges
Targeting the location of a website visitor is a proven tactic to create more
customized shopping experiences that better reflect unique needs, tastes,
and trends. In return, ecommerce businesses can benefit from better
conversion, average order value (AOV), market share, and brand loyalty.
And with the clear emergence of mobile and tablet commerce,
understanding a visitor’s location and extending a campaign to include
a custom or proprietary segment, such as distance to closest store or
competitor, can yield even bigger returns. In turn, retailers that promote
hassle-freein-storereturnpoliciescandevelopamorepersonalrelationship
with consumers, planting the seed for future in-store shopping excursions.
But what happens if your customer doesn’t live anywhere near a shopping
mall? Such is the case for many U.S. military personnel and their families
stationed on bases all around the world—often in remote locations—
especially in Europe and the Pacific.
Althoughthey’reasmallpercentageofoveralltraffictoleadingecommerce
websites, armed forces personnel stationed in Europe convert at 4.30%,
much higher than the average conversion rate for all consumers shopping
in the United States (2.53%). In addition, the AOV for visitors who reside on
military bases around the world is 23.39% higher than the average order
value of shoppers across the United States.
When looking at conversion rates and AOV by state, it’s clear that these high-
converting customers have a greater propensity to buy more, and if you can
convince them to convert, there’s a strong likelihood of long-term loyalty.
Takeaway
• When geotargeting visitors who reside on a military base, special
acknowledgements or promotions can go a long way. For instance, offer
free shipping on all orders, including those being sent “back home.”
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BenchmarkReports
Website Visits by Device Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
Traditional 88.62% 85.27% 82.61% 80.74% 78.99%
Tablet 5.95% 7.09% 8.48% 8.93% 10.58%
Smartphone 5.42% 7.64% 8.91% 10.34% 10.44%
iPad 91.68% 90.82% 90.17% 89.49% 89.28%
Kindle Fire 3.58% 4.06% 4.08% 3.41% 2.51%
Android 4.75% 5.12% 5.75% 7.10% 8.20%
iPhone 58.20% 61.48% 59.78% 59.75% 63.20%
Android 40.16% 36.93% 38.51% 38.81% 35.52%
Windows 0.90% 0.92% 0.92% 0.94% 1.04%
Other 0.74% 0.66% 0.80% 0.50% 0.25%
TABLETOVERALLSMARTPHONE
Website Visits by Traffic Source Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
Search 32.37% 33.78% 34.61% 31.82% 31.43%
Social 2.36% 2.19% 1.74% 1.38% 1.55%
Email 3.72% 3.68% 3.48% 3.98% 2.82%
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Conversion Rates by Device Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
Traditional 2.25% 2.34% 2.72% 3.13% 2.51%
Tablet 1.87% 1.82% 2.35% 2.86% 2.60%
Smartphone 0.49% 0.53% 0.77% 0.83% 0.79%
iPad 1.94% 1.90% 2.41% 2.96% 2.68%
Kindle Fire 1.03% 0.92% 1.43% 1.70% 1.50%
Android 1.14% 1.15% 2.15% 2.22% 2.04%
iPhone 0.51% 0.55% 0.77% 0.84% 0.76%
Android 0.49% 0.50% 0.78% 0.82% 0.83%
Windows 0.51% 0.47% 0.75% 0.74% 0.82%
Other 0.04% 0.02% 0.23% 0.40% 0.48%
OVERALLTABLETSMARTPHONE
ConversionRatesbyTrafficSource Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
Search 1.83% 1.77% 1.96% 2.49% 1.95%
Social 0.49% 0.60% 0.73% 0.88% 0.71%
Email 3.06% 3.24% 3.48% 3.58% 3.19%
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Conversion Rates Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
U.S. 2.29% 2.33% 2.72% 3.05% 2.53%
International 1.14% 1.15% 1.10% 1.26% 0.97%
Conversion Rates Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
New 1.75% 1.72% 1.89% 2.31% 1.67%
Returning 2.61% 2.69% 3.23% 3.45% 3.04%
Add-to-Cart Rates Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
New 6.12% 5.94% 6.34% 7.24% 6.23%
Returning 10.86% 10.61% 11.16% 11.90% 10.96%
Add-to-Cart Rates Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
U.S. 8.50% 8.28% 8.85% 9.75% 8.84%
International 6.67% 6.92% 6.87% 7.38% 6.37%
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Add-to-CartRateByReferrer Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
Email 10.36% 10.52% 10.63% 11.11% 10.51%
Search 6.70% 6.41% 6.72% 7.84% 6.81%
Social 2.37% 2.54% 3.11% 3.77% 3.24%
AveragePageViewsByReferrer Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
Email 8.86 8.65 9.35 8.86 9.02
Search 9.46 9.04 9.16 9.02 9.02
Social 5.02 4.85 4.90 4.95 4.60
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Average Order Value by Device Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
Traditional $108.21 $108.16 $103.38 $105.46 $99.10
Tablet $119.04 $111.98 $101.42 $103.29 $98.59
Smartphone $92.58 $83.23 $96.93 $112.93 $106.98
iPad $120.26 $113.63 $102.47 $103.56 $99.05
Android Tablet $101.93 $86.50 $93.63 $103.20 $95.48
Kindle Fire $85.69 $78.64 $80.13 $90.89 $83.58
iPhone $93.72 $86.27 $98.24 $112.65 $107.03
Android Phone $91.12 $77.94 $95.06 $113.41 $107.14
Windows Phone $80.79 $73.59 $94.04 $113.47 $99.09
Average Order Value by Traffic Source Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
Search $101.73 $102.21 $100.11 $103.09 $96.32
Social $74.21 $74.05 $72.44 $74.47 $72.31
Email $83.43 $87.90 $84.42 $94.42 $83.72
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Browser Market Share Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013
Internet Explorer 40.10% 37.44% 36.91% 36.32% 32.80%
Chrome 17.62% 18.49% 19.18% 19.50% 21.47%
Mobile Chrome 0.00% 0.01% 0.16% 0.46% 0.76%
Firefox 16.84% 16.42% 14.82% 13.76% 13.43%
Mobile Safari 8.61% 11.13% 12.92% 14.00% 15.76%
Safari 13.75% 12.63% 11.48% 11.16% 11.39%
Android Browser 2.43% 3.13% 3.78% 4.35% 4.08%
Kindle Fire 0.21% 0.29% 0.35% 0.30% 0.27%
Opera 0.39% 0.40% 0.35% 0.12% 0.01%
Other 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.04% 0.04%
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TABLETOVERALLSMARTPHONE
Conversion Rates by State Q1 2013 Conversion Rates by State Q1 2013
Armed Forces - America 5.15% Iowa 2.74%
Armed Forces - Europe 4.30% Idaho 2.73%
Wyoming 4.26% Missouri 2.66%
West Virginia 3.63% Tennessee 2.66%
Armed Forces - Pacific 3.57% Arizona 2.60%
Montana 3.57% Rhode Island 2.60%
Pennsylvania 3.34% Louisiana 2.59%
North Dakota 3.25% Mississippi 2.58%
Delaware 3.19% Oklahoma 2.57%
South Dakota 3.08% Colorado 2.56%
Connecticut 3.07% Arkansas 2.54%
New Jersey 3.04% North Carolina 2.54%
New Mexico 3.04% South Carolina 2.53%
Vermont 3.02% Alabama 2.52%
Maryland 2.98% Illinois 2.52%
Alaska 2.93% Virginia 2.51%
New Hampshire 2.91% District of Columbia 2.48%
Kentucky 2.89% Florida 2.46%
Indiana 2.87% Washington 2.44%
Ohio 2.86% Utah 2.39%
Nebraska 2.83% Georgia 2.38%
Michigan 2.81% Oregon 2.38%
Nevada 2.81% Massachusetts 2.35%
Wisconsin 2.81% California 2.18%
Kansas 2.79% Hawaii 2.17%
New York 2.79% Texas 2.17%
Maine 2.78% Minnesota 1.43%
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Average Order Value by State Q1 2013 Average Order Value by State Q1 2013
Armed Forces - Europe $140.42 Connecticut $96.61
Armed Forces - Pacific $117.81 North Carolina $96.58
Alaska $114.31 Arizona $96.32
District of Columbia $109.58 Washington $96.19
Hawaii $108.76 Rhode Island $95.77
Armed Forces - America $105.58 Oklahoma $95.10
Minnesota $104.49 Tennessee $95.10
Georgia $103.88 Oregon $94.86
Texas $103.24 New Hampshire $94.54
New York $101.66 Michigan $94.23
Mississippi $100.91 Wisconsin $93.99
Nevada $100.53 Indiana $93.89
Florida $100.49 Arkansas $93.78
Maryland $100.32 Kansas $93.72
Virginia $100.20 Montana $93.69
California $99.81 South Dakota $93.39
Delaware $99.45 Utah $92.98
North Dakota $98.60 Ohio $92.76
Colorado $98.50 Pennsylvania $92.74
Wyoming $98.50 Kentucky $92.70
Massachusetts $98.42 Nebraska $91.88
New Jersey $98.16 Vermont $91.87
Illinois $98.03 Iowa $90.98
Alabama $97.97 Idaho $90.82
Louisiana $97.42 Missouri $89.45
South Carolina $97.30 West Virginia $88.80
New Mexico $97.08 Maine $87.94
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Methodology
The EQ analyzes a random sample of over 500 million online shopping
experiences using “same store” data across each calendar quarter.
Averages throughout the EQ are calculated across the entire sample. Key
performance indicators, such as average order value and conversion rate,
will vary by industry/market type. These averages are published only to
support the analysis in each release of the EQ, and are not intended to be
benchmarks for any ecommerce business.
For all media inquiries, questions, and feedback
regarding the information in this report, or to obtain
copies of previous releases of the EQ, contact:
Marifran Manzo-Ritchie
Director of Corporate Communications
(215) 987-4441
mmanzoritchie@monetate.com
REFERENCES
1. How Word of Mouth Is Taking Social Marketing to the Next Level, Word of Mouth Marketing Association (June 2012)
2. The Customer Journey to Online Purchase, Google Think Insights (April 2013)
3. Online Ad Spend to Overtake TV by 2016, Forbes (August 2011)
4. Worldwide Tablet Market Surges Ahead on Strong First Quarter Sales, IDC (May 2013)
5. U.S. Now Has More Internet-Connected Gadgets Than People as Obsession With Smartphones and Tablets Continues, Daily Mail (January 2013)
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