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okay cliff notes ahead
finished walking though the villige, whats up with those scandalize villigers going on bout my clothes, like why
say the inmistakable silhouette of the galaxy hall, gotta say galaxy corps os giving me mad team galactic dajavu
got told to go to a cafe and promptly got kicked out by its owner 0/10 stars would not recomend this place, gotta say im curous how they make enough money to keep in buisness if this is how they treat customers
prof lav shows upan we meet our presumable rivial, of rei?, who has had a bad run in with electric types, because pokemon just stright up try to kill you now
we go into the galaxy hall and meet not-evil cyrus? shes named cylene an is presumably cyruses ansestor, gotta say shes looks much cooler then her desendent
cylene then imedeiatly threatens us with death is we dont pass initiation into the galaxy team, which honestly not sure if thats better or worst them cyrus and his remaking the world thing
andwe have to catch 3 pokemon, i hope im getting my starter before i have to do so cause i need a way to defend myself from the appereantly murerous pokemon
also gotta say im getting real cult vibes off of the whole pass initiation or were leaving you to die thing
alsothefact that they seem to run the town, so their ether a cult or the government or both
anyway prof lav says now i get my starter finaly, i would spend time deciding with one i want but i already know as their the reson i got pla in the first place
after picking up my cyndiquill im making my way to leave to the initiation so i can ether become a cultistor a goverment worker, still havent figured out which
on my way out of town we meet the ginko guild and appereantly the only other person to have a pokemon, volo, and its a togapi
given the fact that volo is the only person tohavea pokemon so far i could totally belive that their my rival instead
also depending on how high a level that togapi gets and if it evolves, that togpi's gonna be a monster in the future
after defeating volo we make for the obsidian fieldlands, gotta say im loving the names of the places in pla
after arriving in the obsidian we get 50 pokeballs which kinda seems exsessive tbh
then before we get to finaly catch pokemon and compleate intiationin the galaxy corps we get to battle rei
who has a pikachu, not what i was exspecting honestly, i thought he would have one of the starters
well after defeating rei nowwe can start catching pokemon, right after readin those instructions real quick
ah cool an auto aim feature, that just solved all my problems with aiming
any way after sneaking, and dodge rolling my way arounf i have caught 2putof the 3, also dodgeroll seems to make alot of noise and imediatly alerts the nearby pokemon you honestly just better off sneaking when trying to be stealthy
now i have to catch the most murderous of them all, shinx, honestly not that suprsing how murderous shinx is once you relize its a cat
after doing so with a handy dandy backstrike that failed an a battles we go back to celebrete my become, officially, a cultist or a government worker, honestly probably not the best life decision but i dont real get a choice between them and the murderous wilds
and back at the village we have dinner at the cafe that kicked me out earlyer and is held afloat by the prfites from cylenes stress eating only, we get a nice dinner of potato mochi with beni stareing at me, something has gotta be up with that guy seriously
i would also like to point out that his mustache and hair are different colors so he has ether dyed his mustache or its fake
afterwords i get to go to my new home and sleep, after that cutscene i saved and quit, so we are picking up from there.
TLDR: i scandilize villagers with my clothes, get kicked out of a cafe that is kept in business solely by cylenes stress eating, meet cylene, cyrus's cooler not-evil anscestor, the galaxy corps is ether a cult or the government and i dont know which, get threatened with death if we dont pass intiation, fight volo and rei the only 2 people with pokemon in this entire village, catch 3 pokemon, one of which is an unsurprisingly murderous cat, have dinner at the same cafe that kicked me out, i swear something is up with beni, why is his mustache and hair 2 different colors, and go to our new home and sleep before i save and quit.
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Pokemon Legends Arceus: Peeking at Postgame
There's gotta be a plot. There's gotta be. Also I feel like running off into the wild and not coming back, tonight, so I might as well live vicariously through Eiko for a bit!
Also I still have my mission from God.
y'know, the seek all pokemon thing. i have a dex to complete!
i have mostly not been reading the dex as i go so if and when completion should happen i will do a reaction thingy. maybe a video? we shall see!
anyway we can get at least a few hours in before bedtime (i have to be at work at 9 am on sundays. this does not sound awful, except consider i never need to be there before noon on any other day of the week)
yeah let's battle the secret weapon person that can't go wrong
where the fuck we goin
dude's a generic model and he's supposed to be tough????
palkia is somehow the best i have on my team to deaal with shinx?
why the fuck ARE his first stage early route pokemon this tough
he downed my Typhlosion and nearly got a God!
oh right i beat the game probaably everyone says new shit
oop this sidequest has a cutscene
volo how do you just keep turning up
oh that logo is for the main quest
thought i'd have to go to the big bossman for that
oh sweet my guy is just GIVING me oshawott and rowlet
lol i managed to just edge up to the next rank
beni says he did wht he came to do and planns to move somewhere with a "more agreeable climate"
sir???? are you and kamado not boyfriends?????
doodedoo talking to all the gajillion npcs
who dis
he dont got a naame
doctor? doctor who????
shizu asks where pokemon come from and i immediately start singinng
FROM THE EARTH, THE LAND, THE SEA, AND SKY, YOU CAN NEVER WIN BUT YOU SURE CAN TRY!!!
ohfuck prelude beach is the route to canalave aint it, that didnt click til now
"your pokemon are the ones taking care of you" this just in eiko is shit at remembering her basic human needs
which makes sense honestly
god there's soooo many npcs and so many places they can be hiding
okay that's everyone in jubilife i think....sidequest hell now
or at least househunting for chimecho hell
yeah i figured in the end it'd be chimecho stays with ida
okay there's villagers i have not tracked down who i have quests concerning, we'll figure that out later
fieldlands! let's do some shit here
oh this lady is the shaymin quest
oooh mai has a request too!
y u bein so spooky tho
my guy cut flowers filling a garden is NOT how that works
k lessee what's up with munchlax
zorua!
let's explore this distortion it's been a while since we did that
okay battling
aaaaa trying to catch two out of the three pokemon i'm battling
NOPE
clover spotted!!!
clover you didn't sneak up on me....
braviary and sneasler really make it easier to get the wisps
ohmigosh the munchlax
lol
now oreburrow tunnel, then volo ig
don't like how we framed volo for the namedrop
he wants to gather the plates. im sus.
i have ten plates....need eight
hey alpha infernape you wanna leave me the fuck alone so i can dig up treasure ok thankssssss
holy shit how many old verses are there
i have 3 and 17
about halfway through the absurd leek request....
mmkay volo what do you got for me
(fuckin hell this game and its beautiful music)
why did a fuckin vespiquen have the stone plate
found the flower field!
caught several buizel, hopefully one of them will be big enough for the quest
5 more wisps in the fieldlands....
god where tf are they
only like 20 more leeks to get too
continuing to catch every buizel i see
oh hey theres coin!
meh
bam, 100 leeks! ....might look up the wisps, i've been looking everywhere
okay i apparently really have looked everywhere bc i just used a goddamn map and checked every spot and the wisps aren't there, i still have five left
right im sick of searching so we'll just mark where they SHOULD be on our map and be on our way
get oshawott's research level up to 10, annnnd...evolve!
we are gonna go back to jubilife and end off here after we nab some quest rewards
dammit NONE of my buizel are big enough
alright peselle you needy witch here's your goddamned leeks
and all she gave me was some mint. i don't have much need for mint???? i don't think????
okay massive mass outbreaks unlocked i think
or at least more quests
calling it here tonight!
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some friends to lovers hcs for sakusa pls? i've been thirsting over him for a while and seeing him in the recent manga chapters plus season 4 is just--
same fam, same. its been a whole mess over here. yikes this got long
— you are 210% that neighbor who his parents rely on to acclimate their son into being a somewhat decent member of society. is it a hardy task for someone at the age of six? yeah. was sakusa an absolute shit at that age too? of course. but he stopped that one kid from pulling your hair in class that day so he’s basically your unofficial hero. even if it was only because apparently you had ‘cooties’.
— naturally you continued to have this unknown disease for most of your life. but apparently so did everyone else in Japan. except when you got older it simply became known as- physical contact.
— “kiyoomi, why don’t you play outside with your friend?”
—“ they’re dirty.”
— sticks and stone may break your bones but the mud streaked across your face and hands would most certainly kill sakusa. or at least that’s what you thought at the age of seven when you went grab him off his front porch anyway. he sort of whined and pushed you for it, causing you to fall back on your rear, much to his parents obvious disdain. or as so you gathered as you smirked over their shoulder as they carried you inside, earning an extra few years of sakusa’s ire.
— “yoomi, lets play tag.”
— “it’s kiyoomi. and no, play by yourself.”
— “sakusa-san, yoomi doesn’t want to-“
— “run”
— the two of you were ‘reluctant’ friends until the age of eight. more or less, sakusa was required to spend at least half an hour outside with you a daily. half way through that the tenture you had mercy on him and introduced him to video games within the safety of his own home. sakusa has zero interest in crash bandicoot, but he likes you a little more for your concede.
— but his parents knew what they were doing when they put their son’s social reputation into your hands. for a while you were his only friend but occasionally you were able to integrate him into society. through little things like sitting down your lunch next to his and offering to be his partner in project.
— “i don’t need your help with this.”
— “maybe, but i need yours, so pretty please.”
— sakusa was a young genius and it would benefit you to take advantage of that feature. call it payment for all your years of servitude.
— the only time you found yourself not needing to be a crutch in his life was when he was playing volleyball. it was an option during recess to give the students an opportunity to scout out interests in athletic ventures. the sport was almost too perfect for sakusa- as an indoor requirement with almost no physical contact. it was his niche. a part of society that catered to his needs in a way that didn’t require your intervention.
— naturally, others began taking notice of his talents. other students were more likely to invite him for games during breaks- most knowing to keep their distance and touch to a limit. his own enjoyment of the sport slowly geared him towards pseudo-friendships that allowed him to play more and garner his skill set.
— “im going to try out for the volleyball club.”
— of course you knew this much. it was what he was so obviously looking forward to the most in junior high. it was just his decision to share his own thought with you the struck home.
— “yeah? i guess i should get some cheers ready for you games, eh?”
— he flinches away from your enthusiasm, his face portraying a mistake in letting you know so soon. but not once did he ever deter you from coming. in fact, you continued to be made aware of each an every upcoming match regardless of importance.
— “we have a practice match against haizen today.”
— wasn’t the most significant but he invited you so you’d be there. probably more vocal than you needed to be but he could mark your attendance and that’s all that mattered.
— a small part of you was worried that volleyball would take your place. it obviously had more suitable attributes than you. but it almost became a staple in your evolving relationship.
— in fact the first game you missed inflicted the first real argument you could remember having with sakusa. it surprised even his parents when you met him the next day to walk to class. you were use to a quiet shoulder but not a cold shoulder.
— “is something wrong?”
— it continued for most of the trip until you couldn’t take it anymore and reached for his arm. instead of shaking you off, he turns on you, gaze lit a flame with an emotion you didn’t recognize.
— “i had a game and you didn’t show up.”
— thinking back you did recall most of the students congregating towards the gym after class. it vaguely registered but you’d seen less of sakusa that day and more of pressing from your teacher to get your grades in order.
— “i had to stay back with my instructor. i needed help with my studies.”
— it was a little embarrassing- not something you wanted to admit. especially to someone like sakusa who obviously excelled where you fell short.
— “you’re an idiot. you come to me for that. ill help you after my games.”
— perphas it was in that moment that you should have realized that sakusa was more cognitive of his reliance than you were.
— what he does realize it how much he’s going to have to help you if he intended for you to join him at itachiyama. the school had shown interest in him earlier than year and it was mutual. but it’s prestige called for academics when sports weren’t your strong suit.
— matches weren’t the only appointments sakusa held you to. nearly everyday after class, whether your place or his, he made himself present while you studied. he wasn’t an overbearing tutor but he called you out in your faults and made you aware of mistakes before they became a habit. he wasn’t going to make you a super genius but you would become a student worthy of acceptance.
— the two of you were building something that only your parents noticed at first while watching from the doorway. itachiyama would be a dynamic chapter for both of you.
— the title of that chapter is: volleyball. because wow does that become an even bigger part of your life. itachiyama was already a powerhouse before sakusa but now he’s a cog in the wheel and an important one at that. quickly climbing ranks and becoming an imperative part of the team. if only he was more receptive to his newly popular status.
— he was still the same old germaphobe- avoiding crowds and wanting to get home as soon as possible to shower in his own tub instead of the school issued ones.
— his personality sort of highlighted your presence more than you expected. but given sakusa’s overall avoidance of unnecessary interactions, it shouldn’t have been much of a surprise.
— “he can be a bit much, but please take care of him.”
— above your bowed head, his older teammate coo and awe at sakusa’s cute little friend. this of course leads to more teasing for him but it’s all part of being part of a team- a larger whole. something you were willing to give up a bit of sakusa for.
— “are you two dating or something?”
— oh but that. you get a lot of that. not just by his teammates either. everyone seems to notice how sakusa tolerates you more than anyone else. though part of you wants to point out to his fan base that they would get a lot further if they just gave him his space. -yet here you were huddled up close in the library while he looked over your school work, so what could you say to that?
— “are you paying attention?”
— “hey, i got most of these right. give me a break.”
— not thinking about it, you go to ruffle his hair as a retort. an action sure to give you his ire- but it doesn’t? in fact his gaze doesn’t even lift from his book. and is he leaning closer? weird.
— sakusa is making rapid progress not only within tokyo but on a national level. it’s one of his teammates that points out his accomplishments to you one day while you’re waiting for sakusa to emerge from the locker rooms.
— “your boyfriend is really something else. already the ace of the team and he’s climbing the stats nationally too. you must be proud.”
— you are proud. very impressed, in fact. but sakusa is not your boyfriend. an important note that you most certainly do not get to point out because now sakusa is here and is corralling you towards the exit from his pressure of his chest against your back.
— he’s much more hands on now. less in tolerating your touch and more so initiating his own. it’s a late realization but most of your attention is stuck on that same teammate who is waving mischievously from the door.
— but oh man. it’s becoming a lot more obvious to you now when sakusa offers to hold you books while you change your shoes, and holding on to them even as you travel to class. he sits a little bit closer to you during study hall now, the erratic hitter of your knee brushing against his with every jerk up.
— “...are you okay, ‘yoomi?”
— he doesn’t complain about the name. not even a pinch of his brow, just confusion as he peers down at you.
— “im fine.”
— huh
— it’s all fun and games until his fingers catch yours one day while you walk side by side. it seemed like a fluke, just an accidental swing and bump. but then they’re latching and now you’re connected?
— “yoomi?”
— “it’s cold”
— yeah. okay, fair enough.
— periodic becomes occasional and now it’s a habit.
— and of course everyone takes notice. because sure sakusa tolerates you more than most. but now there’s a basis for it.
— “ah, so tables have turned.”
— “i knew it.”
— “top in the nation and already dating. our little kohai is such a pillar.”
— you’re beyond overwhelmed. worse because kiyoomi looks mildly irritated but doesn’t seem to be denying any of it.
— and you just have to ask.
— “yoomi are we dating?”
— because wow, only yesterday it seemed like he was still just your best friend. one who held your hand, shared his lunch, fell asleep on your shoulder in more than one occasion-
“— “we’re together. we’ve always been.”
— okay, yeah but context here.
— but then he’s dragging down the mask across his face, letting it hang under his chin. his lips are on your temple and phew, that’s new.
— “we should get home. i have a match tomorrow.”
— a game that becomes a statement in more ways than one.
— “ooh, is that sakusa’s jacket? so the rumors are true.”
— you fumble with the sleeves that seems to be determined to swallow up your hands. when he’d first offered it to you, it seemed so natural.
— “you might get cold.”
— god your boyf-... friend was so confusing.
— “not really. he hasn’t asked.”
— your classmate seems unconvinced but doesn’t comment further. that’s doesn’t say the same for the rest of the class who use every opportunity to chip at your resolve.
— “haven’t they been dating the whole time?”
— “they always hold hands now.”
— “i mean that’s his jacket isn’t it? it’s he like a germaphobe?”
— it’s getting harder to concentrate on the game. and certainly doesn’t help with every glance sakusa tosses up into the stands. by the end of the match, you’re beyond frazzled and ready to just sakusa the second he emerges from the gym.
— his teammate offer thanks in exchange for your praises on a game well won. it helps to distract you for a brief moment-but there he is now.
— his fingers slip befeeen yours like they belong and you can’t find the voice to complain. after congratulating him, there’s not much more said on your part. he walks you to your doorstep, not just the entrance, and lets his hand fall away. yet you both linger.
— “are we-“
— “are you-“
— when it comes down to it. obviously sakusa fails when it comes to words and actions seem to speak clearly.
— sakusa doesn’t protest when you reach up and undo his face mask for him. going as far as to lower his head, aware of your intentions, when you lean in.
— it’s a short kiss. a testing peck to balance in the shallow end before diving deep. his nose nudges yours and it’s your laugh that breaks the kiss.
— kiss-with kiyoomi sakusa-your once reluctant friend and now?
— sakusa leans in again. this time his hand on your shoulder for stabilization. there’s no tongue or extra touches. it’s just the act.
— life is all about changes.
— you smile and decide, yeah, you can do this.
— before he can leave, however, he’s tugging at the collar of his jacket.
— “i prefer to use my own detergent. but you can have it back tomorrow.”
— or maybe just some adjustments.
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nereomata · 6 years
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The E-Commerce Benchmark KPI Study: The Most Valuable Online Consumer Trend of 2018 Revealed
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The latest Wolfgang E-Commerce Report is now live. This study gives a comprehensive view of the state of digital marketing in retail and travel, allowing digital marketers to benchmark their 2018 performance and plan their 2019 strategy.
The study analyzes over 250 million website sessions and more than €500 million in online revenue. Google Analytics, new Facebook Analytics reports, and online surveys are used to glean insights.
Revenue volume correlations
One of the unique features of the study is its conversion correlation. All website metrics featured in the study are correlated with conversion success to reveal what the most successful websites do differently.
This year we've uncovered our strongest success correlation ever at 0.67! Just to give that figure context: normally, 0.2 is worth talking about and 0.3 is noteworthy. Not only is this correlation with success very strong, the insight itself is highly actionable and can become a pillar of your digital marketing strategy.
These are the top factors that correlated with revenue volume. You can see the other correlations in the full study.
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Average pages per session (.37)
Average session length (.49)
Conversion rate by users (.41)
Number of sessions per user (.67)
Percentage of sessions from paid search (.25)
Average website engagement metrics
Number of sessions per user Average pages per session Average session duration Bounce rate Average page load time Average server response time Retail 1.58 6 3min 18sec 38.04% 6.84 1.02 Multi-channel 1.51 6 3min 17sec 35.27% 6.83 1.08 Online-only 1.52 5 3min 14sec 43.80% 6.84 0.89 Travel 1.57 3 2min 34sec 44.14% 6.76 0.94 Overall 1.58 5 3min 1sec 41.26% 6.80 0.97
Above are the average website engagement metrics. You can see the average number of sessions per user is very low at 1.5 over 12 months. Anything a digital marketer can do to get this to 2, to 3, and to 4 makes for about the best digital marketing they can do.
At Wolfgang Digital, we’ve been witnessing this phenomenon at a micro-level for some time now. Many of our most successful campaigns of late have been focused on presenting the user with an evolving message which matures with each interaction across multiple media touchpoints.
Click through to the Wolfgang E-Commerce KPI Report in full to uncover dozens more insights, including:
Is a social media engagement more valuable than a website visit?
What's the true value of a share?
What’s the average conversion rate for online-only vs multi-channel retailers?
What’s the average order value for a hotel vs. tour operator?
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Today I want to talk to you about the most important online consumer trend in 2018. The story starts in a client meeting about four years ago, and we were meeting with a travel client. We got into a discussion about bounce rate and its implication on conversion rate. The client was asking us, "could we optimize our search and social campaigns to reduce bounce rate?", which is a perfectly valid question.
But we were wondering: Will we lower the rate of conversions? Are all bounces bad? As a result of this meeting, we said, "You know, we need a really scientific answer to that question about any of the website engagement metrics or any of the website channels and their influence on conversion." Out of that conversation, our E-Commerce KPI Report was born. We're now four years into it. (See previous years on the Moz Blog: 2015, 2016, 2017.)
The metric with the strongest correlation to conversions: Number of sessions per user
We've just released the 2019 E-Commerce KPI Report, and we have a standout finding, probably the strongest correlation we've ever seen between a website engagement metric and a website conversion metric. This is beautiful because we're all always optimizing for conversion metrics. But if you can isolate the engagement metrics which deliver, which are the money-making metrics, then you can be much more intelligent about how you create digital marketing campaigns.
The strongest correlation we've ever seen in this study is number of sessions per user, and the metric simply tells us on average how many times did your users visit your website. What we're learning here is any digital marketing you can do which makes that number increase is going to dramatically increase your conversions, your revenue success.
Change the focus of your campaigns
It's a beautiful metric to plan campaigns with because it changes the focus. We're not looking for a campaign that's a one-click wonder campaign. We're not looking for a campaign that it's one message delivered multiple times to the same user. Much more so, we're trying to create a journey, multiple touchpoints which deliver a user from their initial interaction through the purchase funnel, right through to conversion.
Create an itinerary of touchpoints along the searcher's journey
1. Research via Google
Let me give you an example. We started this with a story about a travel company. I'm just back from a swimming holiday in the west of Ireland. So let's say I have a fictional travel company. We'll call them Wolfgang Wild Swimming. I'm going to be a person who's researching a swimming holiday. So I'm going to go to Google first, and I'm going to search for swimming holidays in Ireland.
2. E-book download via remarketing
I'm going to go to the Wolfgang Wild Swimming web page, where I'm going to read a little bit about their offering. In doing that, I'm going to enter their Facebook audience. The next time I go to Facebook, they're now remarketing to me, and they'll be encouraging me to download their e-book, which is a guide to the best swimming spots in the wild west of Ireland. I'm going to volunteer my email to them to get access to the book. Then I'm going to spend a bit more time consuming their content and reading their book.
3. Email about a local offline event
A week later, I get an email from them, and they're having an event in my area. They're going for a swim in Dublin, one of my local spots in The Forty Foot, for example. I'm saying, "Well, I was going to go for a swim this weekend anyway. I might as well go with this group." I go to the swim where I can meet the tour guides. I can meet people who have been on it before. I'm now really close to making a purchase.
4. YouTube video content consumed via remarketing
Again, a week later, they have my email address, so they're targeting me on YouTube with videos of previous holidays. Now I'm watching video content. All of a sudden, Wolfgang Wild Swimming comes up. I'm now watching a video of a previous holiday, and I'm recognizing the instructors and the participants in the previous holidays. I'm really, really close to pressing Purchase on a holiday here. I'm on the phone to my friend saying, "I found the one. Let's book this."
Each interaction moves the consumer closer to purchase
I hope what you're seeing there is with each interaction, the Google search, the Facebook ad which led to an e-book download, the offline event, back online to the YouTube video, with each interaction I'm getting closer to the purchase.
You can imagine the conversion rate and the return on ad spend on each interaction increasing as we go. This is a really powerful message for us as digital marketers. When we're planning a campaign, we think about ourselves as though we're in the travel business too, and we're actually creating an itinerary. We're simply trying to create an itinerary of touchpoints that guide a searcher through awareness, interest, right through to action and making that purchase.
I think it's not just our study that tells us this is the truth. A lot of the best-performing campaigns we've been running we've seen this anecdotally, that every extra touchpoint increases the conversion rate. Really powerful insight, really useful for digital marketers when planning campaigns. This is just one of the many insights from our E-Commerce KPI Report. If you found that interesting, I'd urge you to go read the full report today.
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