Attribution Surveys

Measure which marketing channels are driving your customers

An attribution survey asks your customers a simple question: "How did you find out about us?" This gives you reliable first-party data about which marketing channels are actually working, beyond what pixel data and ad platform reports tell you.

Why Use Attribution Surveys?

  • Ad platforms grade their own performance, which can be inaccurate

  • Some channels like word of mouth are impossible to measure with pixels

  • First-party survey data helps you validate and optimize your marketing spend

Setting Up an Attribution Survey

  1. Go to Surveys → Create Survey.

  2. Select the Attribution Survey template, or build your own.

  3. Add a question like "How did you hear about us?" with your marketing channels as answer options.

  4. Include an open-ended "Other" option so customers can fill in channels not listed.

  5. Optionally add a reward slide to incentivize responses.

Where to Place Your Attribution Survey

  • Post Purchase Page — Tracks the customers who convert and gets a high engagement rate.

  • First Landing Page — Casts a wide net to understand where all traffic comes from.

  • Post-purchase email — Reach customers after they've had time to reflect on their purchase experience.

Interpreting the Data

Once you have a meaningful number of responses:

  • Compare the survey results to your existing pixel data

  • Identify which channels actually convert to customers

  • Identify which channels are underperforming or overperforming

  • Use this data to reallocate your marketing budget

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Zigpoll automatically tracks and correlates order values with each response. This lets you see not just where customers come from, but which channels drive the highest-value orders.

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