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Big Data And Marketing: Don’t Believe Everything You Read

With business publication headlines proclaiming “Big Data’s Promise to Business: Three Steps to Success” and “Big Data for Dummies — or at Least Product Managers,” it’s no surprise that Big Data is such a hot topic. Given its popularity, one could assume that marketers share a common understanding of Big Data, and that it...

Proof that “big data” is one of the most overused corporate buzzwords of 2013

“Selfie” recently beat out “twerk” and “bitcoin” to be named The Oxford Dictionaries‘ word of the year. If a similar list were to exist for the most annoying and overused corporate buzzwords of 2013,...

The Next Big Data Frontier: Your Every Cursor Move

Behavioral marketing that captures what the user is doing without the user’s conscious consent mirrors the cookie-based tracking of users across Web sites for the delivery of online ads that relate to a user’s...

The Data Artist Balances the Art and Science of Marketing

I had the opportunity a couple of weeks ago to attend a conference on the Art of Marketing, hosted in my home city by the San Diego AMA. Surely, it’s a sign of the...

Why CIOs Need Data And Analytics To Make Mobile A Success

If anyone comes to you with a pre-packaged program for implementing a suite of existing mobile apps to revolutionize your business, put a lock on your wallet and show them the door. While offering...

10 Questions to Ask When Measuring Your Social Media ROI

What good are likes and retweets over social media if they don’t add to your company’s bottom line? If you think tracking your company’s social media return on investment (ROI) is a waste of...

Three Lies and One Truth About Social Media ROI

Over the past week, the Digerati has been all up in arms about a recent article in which a Coca-Cola executive publicly announced that social media has very little direct impact on short-term sales....

Conversion Rate Optimization Maturity: Knowledge

I’d like to continue with the the topic I started to write a few months ago – a CRO Maturity Model. I’ve promised to write a separate blog post about every pillar. Due to...

Why Your Web Analytics KPIs Are Wrong (And Getting Worse) And How To Fix Them

You’ve heard the refrain time and time again: Multi-platform media consumption is the new normal. Given this reality, businesses need to adapt their strategies – along with how and what they measure – in...

5 Google Analytics Updates that You Should Know About

Last week at the 2013 Google Analytics summit there were 15 new features discussed. That’s a lot! Many people have asked me what I think are the most important announcements so I thought I...

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