Capture Score
The Capture Score engagement metric in Adobe Target calculates an aggregated score based on the value assigned to pages visited on the site, from the point the visitor first sees the campaign’s first display Target request.
The following example shows how score engagement is calculated in a campaign that tests two experiences, one with a cat image, and one with a dog image.
In this example, the first visitor experiences the cat experience. Assume that a global Target request passes in a page score based on the value of the page. If the marketer has captured page count engagement on a success metric associated with **any Target request**, the visit score accumulates for any request seen after the display request around the cat image.
The first page adds 1 to the score, the second page 0.25, the third 0.10, and the fourth 0.10 for a total of 1.45. This could be interpreted as either currency or points. In a separate visit, a visitor experiences the Dog experience, and although the visitor views fewer pages, the score is 2.10, greater than the other visit, because the visitor viewed more valuable pages.
You can take into account acquisition costs and affiliate link revenue by passing adboxes and redirectors, as depicted in the following page flow. Notice that, in this example, both Target requests on the article page pass a score, possibly representing a known CPM.
Assigning a page score
You can assign a value to any page on your site based on what the page is worth to you. For example, a cooking site might be able to sell ads for more money on their feature article pages than in their experience section. Thus, the feature articles are more valuable than the experience section. Page score allows you to develop an overall “value” of a visit, so the person who reads more feature articles gets more “points” than someone who just browses the experiences.
There are two methods to assign a score to a page:
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In the Target request, create a parameter called
mboxPageValue.Example:
('global_mbox', 'mboxPageValue=10');The specified value is added to the score every time the page with that Target request is viewed. If multiple requests on the page include score values, the score for the page is the total of all request values.
mboxPageValueis a reserved parameter used for passing values in a Target request to capture an engagement score. Positive and negative values can be passed. The sum is calculated at the end of each visitor’s visit to calculate the total score for the visit. -
Pass the
?mboxPageValue=nparameter in the URL for the page.Example:
https://www.mydomain.com?mboxPageValue=5Using this method, the specified value is added to the score for each Target request on the page. For example, if you pass the parameter
?mboxPageValue=10and there are three Target requests on the page, the score for the page is 30.
Best practice is to assign values in the Target request. This allows you to be precise in the values you measure, depending on the content of each request.
You can combine the two methods, but this might result in a higher score than expected. For example, if you assign a value of 10 to each of three Target requests and no score to a fourth request, then pass the URL parameter ?mboxPageValue=5, your page score will be 50, 30 for the three requests with assigned values, and then 5 for each of the four requests on the page.
The counter starts with the first display request, not the entry request. For example, if you enter the activity on the homepage which doesn’t have a display request, then link to catalog page containing a display request, the counter begins when you move to the catalog page.
You can also pass in negative values on certain pages that cost you money or are not good for a visitor to see. The negative values affect the overall score as well. This technique can be used on a page that visitors reach from an advertisement, so you know how much the CPC was. Or, for example, it can be used for a support or contact page, where you know that visitors might call or request assistance from this page.