How Philips Healthcare saved 40% of analyst time and built a scalable marketing data stack
In this episode, Martina Karakoleva, Campaign Insights Manager at Philips Healthcare, joins host Fanny Heimonen to share how she led a full-scale marketing data transformation—cutting manual work, unifying campaign data, and reshaping the analyst role from data providers to true insights experts.
You'll learn
How Philips automated reporting and improved data trust
The role naming conventions played in scaling fast
Why centralizing data ownership in marketing is a game-changer
How the analyst role is evolving with AI and automation
What’s next for Philips’ marketing data journey
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Key takeaways:
1. Big change is possible—faster than you think
Philips Healthcare revamped their fragmented, manual marketing reporting processes in a short amount of time. With the right team and tools in place, they built a centralized, automated system that scaled with their operations.
2. Saving 40% of analyst time by cutting manual work
Previously, analysts were spending several days each month just pulling data. With Supermetrics, they automated the entire process—freeing analysts to focus on insights and strategy instead.
3. Naming conventions = faster scaling
A solid naming convention system allowed them to blend multiple data sources easily and stay resilient to platform changes. This became a foundation for speed, scalability, and consistency.
4. Marketing as the owner of its own data
Philips centralized marketing data ownership, giving marketers better governance and faster access to performance insights—without waiting on external teams.
5. Analysts as data educators
With automation in place, analysts stepped into a new role—helping marketers interpret data, build confidence, and turn insight into action.