Data Management

Marketers often run campaigns across several channels, and without bringing data from these sources together, you’re missing out on the full picture. That’s where data blending comes in handy. Before you say, “Data blending is a data analyst’s thing,” I’d say it’s not entirely true at all. There are many tools that can help you ...

Since we introduced the Supermetrics Marketing Intelligence Cloud in 2023, data transformation features like custom fields and data blending have quickly become our users’ new favorites. In this article, I’ll discuss seven ways you can use custom fields and data blending to manipulate, customize and get a holistic view of your data, including:  Manipulate and ...

“Why do we bother with marketing reporting?” That’s the basic question I ask marketing leaders when giving talks on marketing measurement strategy. Marketers do reporting to see how they’re doing against their goals and identify the best channels for investment. And if you’re an agency, you’re probably building dashboards and spreadsheets because your clients expect ...

Despite managing large marketing budgets, many senior marketing leaders find it difficult to connect the dots and prove the impact of marketing. After working with thousands of companies across different industries and sizes to solve their measurement problems, we’ve recognized that most companies are missing a key piece in their measurement strategy—understanding the incremental impact ...

The end of third-party cookies is a one-two punch for marketers. It’ll limit how marketers track and measure marketing and deliver targeted ads. Investing in a first-party data strategy will help marketers adapt beyond the cookie crumbles. In this post, we’ll discuss everything you need to know about first-party data and how to take advantage ...

Marketing is getting more technical, and it requires marketers to work well with different tools and platforms and use data to make decisions. But, working with big data seems impossible if you’re starting from a more traditional, non-technical side. The secret is if you’re just getting started, rather than jumping head-first and learning different languages, ...

As we’re transitioning to a privacy-first digital marketing world, marketers need to move away from tracking methods relying on clicks, such as multi-touch attribution. Marketing mix modeling (MMM) isn’t a new technology for measuring marketing. And thanks to automation, it’s a more efficient and accessible tool that can help businesses maximize their marketing ROI without ...

As of July 1, 2023, Universal Analytics (UA) has officially reached its sunset phase, and with this end of service, your UA properties will stop gathering new data. Taking over in UA’s place is Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a new version of Google Analytics. It has a lot of core similarities to UA, but there ...

“If I have one dollar to spend on advertising, where should I spend it, and how much will I get in return?” There’s so much pressure on marketing leadership to prove the ROI of marketing and figure out the best channels to spend the marketing budget. Here’s a hint—taking full ownership of your marketing data ...

In marketing, data reveals a lot about your audience and business performance. That’s why marketers love collecting data and, sometimes, too much of it. Gathering and using data can be a double-edged sword. If you don’t take it seriously, you can break your customers’ trust and put them at risk. Keep reading to learn about ...