MMA Global released its annual multi-touch attribution survey earlier this month. They found three major obstacles marketers encounter when implementing multi-touch attribution (MTA) models. 1) MTA Data Obstacles A majority of marketers (89%) say that issues with data hinder their ability to implement a good multi-touch attribution...
Adverity's Marketing Analytics State of Play report identifies the top three challenges for marketers and data analysts in the US, UK, and Germany. The company surveyed 964 marketers in total. Here is a summary of their findings and what marketers and data analysts can do...
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...
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...
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...
How do you determine your marketing effectiveness? You must measure your marketing and pick the right methodology to measure it based on the available data and the business question. There are four primary modeling types: 1) Attribution Modeling Attribution modeling is a great measurement model for all...
