Quick answer
You track which products each channel sells using product attribution, a type of marketing attribution that ties revenue back to individual SKUs. Product attribution combines order data from your store platform with marketing data from your ad channels, then assigns each sale to the touchpoints that led to it.
Instead of seeing that Meta drove $100,000 last month, product attribution shows that Meta sold $60,000 of one hero SKU, $25,000 of a second product, and $15,000 of bundles. The data lets you allocate ad spend, direct creative, and build bundles based on what each channel truly sells.
What is product attribution?
Product attribution connects marketing performance data to individual SKUs. It answers the question "which products is each channel actually selling?"
Why product attribution is helpful
Three decisions get easier with product-level data.
Ad spend allocation. You can make budget decisions based on how much revenue each channel drives for each product, not just total channel revenue. A channel that mostly sells your hero SKU is worth funding differently than one that mostly moves accessories.
Creative direction. If 60% of your Meta revenue comes from one product, that product belongs in your top-spending creatives. Knowing which SKUs convert best in paid social tells you what to feature, what to bundle in promo creative, and what to test next.
Bundling and merchandising. Seeing which products bring in new customers vs. returning customers changes how you build bundles and upsell flows. An entry-priced product that acquires new customers belongs at the top of the funnel.
How product attribution works in ThoughtMetric
Product attribution combines order data from your store platform with marketing data from your ad channels. When a customer buys, ThoughtMetric records ties those purchased products back to the marketing touchpoints that led to the purchase.
You can see metrics like total sales per product, orders per product, new vs. returning customer split, AOV by product, and more.
What to look for in a product attribution tool
A few things worth checking before committing.
- New vs. returning customer split. Can you see which products acquire customers vs. retain them? This is what makes product attribution useful for top-of-funnel vs. retention strategy.
- Platform support. Does it work with your e-commerce platform if you are not on Shopify? Many tools are Shopify-only.
- Pricing model. Is product attribution in the entry tier, or gated behind higher plans?
How ThoughtMetric handles product attribution
ThoughtMetric includes product analytics on every plan. The data shows revenue, orders, AOV, and new vs. returning customer counts at the SKU level, tied back to channels. ThoughtMetric supports Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, and custom integrations.
The product data sits alongside multi-touch attribution, post-purchase surveys, customer analytics, and creative performance in one dashboard. Server-side tagging and Meta and Google Conversion API integrations are included on every plan.
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