
The votes are in — for what Google’s new Analytics 360 Suite really means
“It’s like an earthquake that was predicted.” That’s how Gartner vice president Andrew Frank characterized Tuesday’s announcement from...

Google launches its Analytics 360 Suite to provide better marketing measurement tools for “micro-mom
Google is making a bigger play in the marketing data arena today, with the announcement that it is launching a new enterprise-oriented...

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...

Beyond audience data: The critical need for better business intelligence in digital media
In the case I’m referring to, the data simply didn’t exist — or if they did, they were in so many places that it was almost impossible to...

Amplitude’s new Compass points to behaviors exhibited by returning users
Keeping the customers or visitors you have is a marketer’s first priority. But what helps keep them? Today, mobile/desktop analytics firm...

How marketers should adjust to Google’s new search ad display
changes to Google’s search engine results pages (SERPs). This particular client was using a bid-to-position strategy and maybe enjoying a...

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...

Top 7 Must-Have Tools For Website Owners
Fortunately for you, it’s not really complex, but it takes some hard work and the right tools. After that, you can try out different...

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...

News360 Launches Free Audience Analytics Tool For Publishers And Content Marketers
News discovery platform News360 is launching this week a free, cloud-based audience analytics platform for publishers and content...

Optimizing Conversions Isn’t Everything! Don’t Neglect What Happens Before & After
Many marketers working to generate leads via digital channels get too focused on the specific conversion action, whatever it may be. In...

Google Launches Autotrack To Help Sites Get More Out Of Universal Analytics
Last week, Google launched autotrack for analytics.js (aka Universal Analytics) to make it easier for marketers to get more out of Google...

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...

Zaius Now Automates Google Customer Match & Facebook Custom Audiences, For Free
Boston-based Zaius, which has been operating in somewhat stealth mode until now, is adding a free version of its behavioral marketing...

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...

Data-Led Inbound Marketing, Part 2
This is a follow-up to my post at the end of 2015, which looked at how you can take third-party tools and merge their data to create...

Correlation Or Coincidence: The Race For Causation In 2016
For marketers, 2015 was the year we figured out that buzz and sentiment were as likely to lead us astray as to offer insights that move...

Visualizing Your Marketing And Sales Process
When you think of the machine that is your online business, what do you picture? Do you see something organic? Something mechanical? I...

Is A “High” Bounce Rate Always Bad? Plus: How To Improve Bounce Rates
When we ask prospective customers if they know how their website is performing, they often quote a Bounce Rate percentage or some other...
























