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One of the top questions that we get when working with new customers - whether they are brand manufacturers, retailers, or distributors - is how do you measure the ROI of product experience management? It feels like a complicated question. After all, investing in PXM can improve content accuracy and brand consistency. While those are benefits that impact online (and increasingly offline) sales results. It is really hard to attach an exact dollar amount to improvements. Product experience management can also have a big impact on productivity because it’s way easier for internal teams to collaborate cross-functionally and ultimately allow internal consumers of content to find what they need to be successful. But again, it is hard to quantify that one.
The Right KPIs for Product Content Performance
Luckily there are some key performance indicators that can help us get to a Product Content Experience ROI (yay for math!)
Basic Frameworks for Calculating Product Content Management ROI
Using some of those data points, there are two relatively basic frameworks we can use to start calculating ROI. The examples below use simple (and somewhat conservative) numbers but you can plug in your own data. I've drawn my conversion rates from ecommerce averages. Trust me, the numbers add up fast!
Version 1: Increased traffic x Higher conversion Rate = More Revenue
The first framework for measuring the impact of product experience management is through the lens of a traditional marketing funnel - from page views to sales. In the example below, a snack foods maker sells a 4-pack of large bags of potato chips for $24.99. They have invested in product experience management to improve findability and conversion and seen for this product alone a 10% increase in revenue based on getting improved content into market. Multiply that across a product line and/or multiple brands and…. Well, you get the idea.
The bottom line: In this scenario, a 10% increase in unique pageviews and a lift in product conversion rate led to a 10% increase in annual revenue for one product page alone. Numbers like this can show your team and your supervisor the direct correlation between investing in product content leading to more product sales.
Version 2: Days to Market Improvement x Products Launched x Sales Per Day x Price = Incremental Revenue
In this framework, the business is focused is on improving the speed of new product introductions to increase the number of selling days for a given set of products. For example, if you are launching 50 new premium t-shirts which sell for $13.99, and you can get 22.5 additional selling days per product, there is a significant increase in revenue simply by getting to market faster.
The bottom line: In this scenario, a faster time to market resulted in more 3 more weeks of sales time and more than $300K in additional revenue. In some cases a faster time to market could allow a brand to release products to more retailers or launch more products in key marketplaces. For retailers that rely heavily on search or recommendation engines, a faster times to market can also mean the difference between ranking higher in your product category.
Ultimately, investing in product experience management makes it possible to thrive in ecommerce. But initially you may have to show your work and your math to demonstrate the value to others in your organization. Effective product experience management requires a change in people, processes, and technology. By connecting your investments in process and technology to incremental revenue, you’ll be able to get everyone in your organization on board and show how important product content can be.
Josh is the Head of Product Marketing at Salsify and an avid online shopper, data lover, beer snob in training and music junkie.
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