
Did the data-driven era miss an exit?
According to headlines, martech embodies technical sophistication, touting thousands of companies fueled by sumptuous features like...

The decisioning dilemma: Getting the right combination of marketing tech to optimize engagement
But marketers don’t need to implement every tech tool available. They just need the right combination of tools to help automate...

Unlock multi-touch attribution with CRM campaign tracking
Brands with an offline transaction point often struggle to measure the full customer journey from acquisition source through to revenue....

When it comes to campaign design and measurement, many sizes fit all
Crafting the right digital strategy to hit your ultimate marketing goal is a balancing act. You need to vet platforms, allocate budget...

Bring order to chaos: Wrangling data for actionable insights
So where do we start? Transactional, engagement, or demographic data? Prospecting or retention? The inundation keeps pushing us back....

How to supercharge the Salesforce lead source field
Salesforce lead source has long been the data point that has ruled measurement of marketing initiatives. This field tracks channel...

How to capitalize on the competitive advantage of real-time data analysis
Real-Time report in Google Analytics allows you to monitor website activity as it actually occurs on your website or app. The report is...

12 pieces of conversion optimization advice you should ignore
A lot of content on conversion rate optimization (CRO) is published every day. Most of it is spot-on, but some articles make me cringe a...

Why the worlds of brand and trade marketing must unite
massive shift in the way successful brands allocate dollars and other resources to their online marketing efforts. For example, in 2017,...

It’s time for the brand promise to evolve. Again.
With GDPR recently coming into effect, advertisers are once again fretting over their use of consumer data. In Europe, the fretting is...

Turning Your Data Into Compelling Stories – SMX Advanced Recap
This session focused on using data-driven storytelling to support and promote paid search marketing campaigns. Bill Hunt, Back Azimuth...

Attention + intensity: Tips for navigating the new age of media strategy
As marketers and brands have seen, the prevalence of digital video has transformed how consumers access media and content. Essentially,...

Tips for measuring marketing impact to prove ROI
Understand marketing objectives Most marketers have several different goals that drive their strategies and programs. Typically, we are...

Super Bowl ad rankings: Trust your gut or employ rational thinking?
The Super Bowl is the single most viewed televised event in the US. Every year, more than 100 million people tune in to see who will be...

How to create content to support local SEO and rock the rankings
The rise of mobile search has led to many changes in SEO, but none more dramatic than the area of local search. By now, most of us are...

6 hot trends travel brands should watch in 2018
In an effort to discover how marketers can best influence travelers’ purchase decisions online, the Bing Ads research team partnered with...

Four ways to fix the social data disconnect
Social data doesn’t prove social success. And yet most marketers use engagement as their top social metric. Social data does offer vital...

Use your data to make 2018 the year of good business
Identifying what customers need and delivering it profitably is the essence of marketing. We know that delivering products and services...

Measuring how offline marketing drives website traffic: The fundamentals
If you don’t measure the success of your effort, you’ll never know if it’s giving you a positive return. Fortunately, there are...
























