Data‑Driven Web3 Marketing: Metrics That Matter and How to Track Them

If your dashboard is just TVL and impressions, you’re flying blind. Measure adoption, retention and contribution or you’ll optimise for noise.

We’re metrics‑obsessed. Ask about our KOL Campaigns attribution model and GTM Strategy instrumentation.

The metric map

• Awareness: site visits from crypto‑native sources, branded search, KOL reach → assisted conversions.

• Activation: testnet sign‑ups, first successful flow, docs depth (time + completion), Discord join→first message.

• Adoption: mainnet conversion from testnet, repeat transactions, feature adoption.

• Retention: weekly/monthly active wallets, cohort curves by first‑action week, 30/60/90‑day survival.

• Contribution: PRs merged, proposals authored, governance turnout, community replies solved.

On‑chain you should actually track

• DAA (daily active addresses) and MAA, segmented by use‑case.

• Tx per active address and time‑to‑second‑tx.

• Testnet→mainnet migration rate.

• TVL composition (sticky vs mercenary) if relevant.

• Governance health: unique voters, quorum reliability, discussion quality signals.

Off‑chain that predicts growth

• Docs depth: completion of key pages; scroll + time‑on‑section, not just pageviews.

• Support velocity: time to helpful answer in Discord/Telegram.

• Sentiment: tag themes across replies/threads; watch “why not” reasons.

• KOL impact: cohort performance for users sourced by each KOL.

Instrumentation (don’t wing it)

• Event registry: Name every event once (snake_case), write the definition, owner, and where it fires.

• UTMs + ref codes: Tie links to KOLs/campaigns; map to wallet addresses on first on‑chain action.

• Dashboards: Dune/Flipside for on‑chain; your analytics stack for web/app; one overview board that blends both.

• Attribution: Last‑touch is lying. Use assisted conversions and 7/28‑day lookbacks.

• Alerting: Slack/Telegram pings for drop‑offs (e.g., first‑tx fail rate spikes).

KOL performance the right way

• Quality gates: Credit only when users complete a qualified flow (not just click).

• Cohorts by KOL: Activation, 30/60/90‑day retention, ARPU/LTV if applicable.

• Creative loop: Feed insights back to creators so they can adapt the angle.

Benchmarks & goals (pick a few that fit your stage)

• Activation: >60% first‑flow completion within 24h of sign‑up.

• Adoption: 35–50% testnet→mainnet in 14–30 days for power‑user ICPs.

• Retention: 25–35% 30‑day wallet retention on a sticky L2 dapp; lower for pure speculation plays.

• Support: <2h median time‑to‑helpful‑answer during launch month.

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