
Stop scattering chum: Use intent data to catch big fish with your marketing automation platform
Marketing automation software (MAS) is all the rage among B2B marketers. Frost & Sullivan predicted the MAS sector will expand by a...

Using conversion lift reporting: Best practices
Performance marketing is all about driving value and efficiency. The most successful marketers start with a solid strategy, and then use...

Are our leading brands also optimization leaders?
As I soar 35,000 feet above the Amazon jungle, my thoughts turn to the attentive audience I addressed in São Paulo, Brazil, this week....

What can predictive analytics REALLY do? Three case studies in seeing the future
If you’re already using predictive analytics within your organization, then you know just how impactful they can be, and you’re likely on...

Beyond clicks: Keys to online-to-offline tracking and attribution discussed at SMX West
But, of course, customers don’t only live online (not even Millennials!). At SMX West in San Jose, California, this year, two industry...

Beyond last-click attribution: Other success metrics you should be tracking
Every digital marketing strategy has an “end goal” designed to improve the bottom line. Many marketers focus on last-click attributed...

How to create your own digital newsroom
There has always been a high demand from companies, both big and small, to understand the breaking news in relevant industries and how it...

Generating Leads On Facebook: What You Need To Know
Back in September, I conducted an examination of e-commerce advertising and purchase activity run through Nanigans software, which was...

To Maximize The Value Of Testing, Start With A Strategy
concepts of A/B and multivariate testing, but for many organizations, getting involved in testing still represents stepping into a new...

How To Make Attribution Data Actionable
Many of my clients come back to me about four weeks after they’ve completed implementations processes with the same basic question, “Now...

Using Data.gov And Open Data To Develop Actionable Consumer Insights
data.gov, a platform for open, machine-readable digital data sets. The site, managed and hosted by the US General Services...

Attribution: What’s Next In 2016?
In 2015, marketing attribution took huge leaps forward. Many marketers are now able to understand the incremental value of their...

A Look Back At Conversion And Analytics In 2015
What a year it was for Conversion and Analytics. Just in case you didn’t read (or listen to) every single Marketing Land column I wrote...

Digging Into Data: Our Top Analytics & Marketing Columns For 2015
With new technologies and a mountain of data at our fingertips, sorting and analyzing data have become more essential than ever before....

Getting Attribution-Ready For The New Year
Top brands like Walgreens have stated that attribution is on their wish list to figure out in 2016, so why shouldn’t it be on yours? The...

Data & Analytics In 2016: Superstar Industry Experts Weigh In
The best thing about today’s data and analytics industry is the people that make it up. Every day, I count myself lucky to be surrounded...

How To Gain Insights And Act On Your Attribution Reports
Attribution reports and results can be complicated and can take a lot of energy just to set up correctly. Once your marketing team has...

Marketing Analysis: Unlocking The Power Of Descriptive Statistics
Let me be up front: this post will contain statistics. Not the fun, pithy kind like “60 percent of statistics are made up on the spot,”...

Why Digital Attribution Is An Unsolvable Problem
digital advertising attribution. Consumers are exposed to ads throughout the purchase cycle, each having an impact on the buying decision...
























