Category Archives: Metrics & measurement

A Push Toward Social Media ROI

A Push Toward Social Media ROI

As social media budgets continue to rise, demands from the C-suite to prove the value of these investments are intensifying. Executives do intuitively understand that direct consumer relationships are valuable, and they are patiently, albeit eagerly, awaiting the ability of … Continue reading

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Enter The Digital Media Performance Score

Enter The Digital Media Performance Score

  Last week we addressed the rampant problem of misaligned measurement and the key questions we seek to answer from a branding campaign. The key takeaways are straightforward enough: 1)   Establish clear objectives; and 2)   Align a measurement approach according to … Continue reading

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The Gray Areas Of Digital Brand Measurement

The Gray Areas Of Digital Brand Measurement

As an industry, we have made several promises that we have yet to keep. The promise of accountability, while realized for direct response marketers, is still a conundrum for most brand marketers. In our somewhat-modern digital marketing age, we have … Continue reading

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Asking The Tough Questions

Asking The Tough Questions

Sometimes the holidays provide just enough breathing room to think about important issues that you may not ordinarily have the time to deal with during the normal course of the rat race. Here are a few of the tough questions … Continue reading

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The Social Media Spiral Of Unengagement

The Social Media Spiral Of Unengagement

There’s no contesting the value and insight derived from direct consumer relationships in social media. Most brands are fully committed to developing and nurturing these connections by now, even though many have stutter-stepped their way into these “relationships.” The “like” … Continue reading

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In The Beginning, There Were GRPs

In The Beginning, There Were GRPs

Once upon a time, the media landscape was a simpler place. Large-brand marketers had the ability to predict the impact of a specific level of media weight and develop campaigns around this process as common practice. Actually, this is still … Continue reading

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Proxy Metric Ghettos

Proxy Metric Ghettos

The digital marketing industry has insidiously trained itself to believe in marketing stories painted through the lens of proxy metrics. To a degree this is no different than any other medium. On the other hand, our digital world is rife … Continue reading

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