On Thursday, Facebook Inc. became Meta (the Facebook app will keep its name). The company is centering itself around what it calls the "metaverse." This new online world will be full of virtual and artificial reality experiences -- fundamentally changing the world wide web and...
Artificial intelligence is not artificially intelligent. Is there artificial intelligence in artificial intelligence? Unfortunately, there isn't. Artificial intelligence is just a computer taking data and using its programming to analyze it. We can't present a computer with a data set and have it give a result...
I sat down with Jon Tsourakis and David McGraw of Digital Mastermind to talk about the challenges of measuring marketing on The Climb podcast. The episode's title is Measuring Success with Guy Powell Our discussion highlights include (start minute in recording): The goal of my upcoming book...
A common conflict our clients' experience is choosing where to prioritize marketing investment when choosing between brand and performance marketing. An article from LinkedIn recently highlighted this conflict-- should marketers focus on brand or performance marketing? How does a marketer choose between long-term and short-term metrics? Which...
According to research from the consulting firm, Spencer Stuart, the median CMO tenure fell to an all-time low in 2020 -- just over 25 months! If Chief Marketing Officers only have two years to prove their worth, how do they secure the company's success? Changing the marketing...
How can marketers ensure that their marketing analytics projects are successful? I believe there are four phases of a successful marketing analytics project: Define the scope of the business question Gather good data Choose the right analytics model Apply the insights to your marketing operations Watch the...
According to a study from Allocadia, a marketing agency in Vancouver, Canada, 47% of marketing leaders in North America struggle to calculate return on marketing investment (ROMI), even though it is a key performance metric for their business. Why do marketers struggle to determine such a...
I recently asked my LinkedIn network what skills are most important for data-driven marketers to have today. I gave them four options: Excel skills Analytic methods Data validation techniques Other/comment We had an interesting discussion about the technical skills and soft skills that marketers need to succeed. After...
As society moves into a post-Covid era, marketers need to adjust their strategic and tactical planning and execution methods. Covid accelerated the shift to digital media channels and the adoption of sophisticated e-commerce platforms. Now, consumers don't just expect free 2-day shipping. They expect same-day...
Over the past year, consumers and employees have challenged organizations to drive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace and the community. Marketers have repositioned their brands as advocates of these initiatives. But how do they know if they are achieving this goal in...