A goal is an event in Acquia Lift used to measure the effectiveness of a rule. A goal triggers when a decision from a rule, which shows a particular piece of content, results in an event. Events can include actions such as a user completing a form, landing on a page, clicking on a page element, or purchasing an item.
For example, you can create an event Purchase, which is associated with a goal Purchased annual subscription, which is tied to a rule where a user is shown content intended to convince them to make a purchase. The goal is met if the user makes the purchase within 72 hours.
The goals are then used in reporting to help you understand which content variations perform better than others.
For a step-by-step video tutorial introducing you to personalization with Acquia Lift, including creating goals, see Creating Personalized Experiences with Acquia Lift.
Sign in to Profile Manager, and click the Personalize tab.
From the left menu, click the Goals link.
The Goals page displays options for actions you can take with your available goals.
Find – Enter your search criteria in the Find Goals text field. This can be filtered by selecting a Customer Site. Click Search to search.
Add – Add a new goal.
Edit – Select a goal name from the list of goals to change a current goal.
Delete – To delete a goal, click Delete next to the goal you want to remove.
Clone – To clone a goal, click Clone next to the goal you want to clone.
By default, the first rule created for a slot also creates a click-through goal, to ensure every slot with rules contains at least one goal. This click-through goal has a value of 1.
Click the Add new goal link.
Goal Name – Enter a name for the goal, such as Purchased 1-year subscription. Click-through goals have a default name in the format [Rule name] Click-Through. If a rule exists with this name, the new rule will default to [Rule name] Click-through [rule UUID].
Goal ID (hidden by default) – This field contains the machine name of the goal, which is based on the Goal Name you enter. To view this field and make changes to the default Goal ID, click the Edit Goal ID link.
Description – Enter a brief explanation of the goal, such as Purchased 1-year subscription for service.
Value – Enter the value attributed to the goal, which can be used to designate the relative weight of one goal to another. Alternatively, this can be used to directly track the dollar ($) value of the goal. This dollar value can be passed dynamically, using the goal's associated event. For example, you could have the Purchased 1-year subscription goal value set to $50, and a different goal like Purchased monthly subscription set to $5.
In the Customer Sites list, select one or more customer sites to which to add the goal. By default, the Apply Goal to all customer sites check box is selected. Clear this check box to apply the goal to only the customer sites you have selected.
In the Events section, in the Select customer site list, click the site you want to use.
In the Select an event list, click an available event from the list. This list contains one or more events that can be associated with a goal. If an event is triggered, the Acquia Lift service will examine all the matching goals and then determine if a corresponding rule was triggered to display a piece of content to a user.
Click Save to save your new goal.
Rules are associated with goals in Profile Manager. After you have added goals to the rules you created, you have all the necessary elements to provide customized experiences for your users, and to track their responses.