Month: April 2018

Episode 11: Ad Viewability – We Deserve Better Standards

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This week’s Analytics Neat starts off with a look at two newsworthy items from the past week:  the updated martech landscape and the GDPR limitations of the Doubleclick ID.  We will then jump into a discussion about the viewability standards for ads in the marketplace and why we deserve better.  How does the private marketplace play into this?  What are the standard definitions for viewability across major platforms?  All of this and more in this week’s episode.  Thanks for listening!

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Episode 10: Retail Evolution – Amazon, Walmart, and IKEA

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This week’s episode of Analytics Neat takes a look at the retail sector and the necessary evolution therein.  With Toys “R” Us’ demise, what are Walmart, Amazon, and IKEA doing to keep pace?  How is Walmart making moves to compete with Amazon?  Where do smart speakers fit into this equation?  All of this and more in this week’s episode.  Thanks for listening!

The post on smart speakers I mentioned can be found here.

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Episode 9: Google GDPR, Celebrus, and the Data Chain of Custody Problem

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This week’s episode of Analytics Neat starts with a look at the newest GDPR-related features from Google.  We will also do a walkthrough of two updates from Celebrus that caught my attention, including a very cool integration with Adobe Analytics.  Finally, we’ll tie it all together with a concept I coined as the “data chain of custody” problem in the industry.

You can access the GDPR framework service I mention in the podcast here.

Google Policies for data can be accessed here.

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Episode 8: Marketers Struggle With Vendor Selection

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This week’s episode of Analytics Neat explores the challenges of selecting the right vendor for your business.  Over 58% of marketers struggle with this, according to a 2017 study by Infectious Media.  Why is it so difficult?  What are the attributes marketers look for in a vendor? What should you do to ensure you make the right decision?  All of this and more in this week’s episode.

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Episode 7: The Challenge and Opportunity of Live Chat

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This week’s episode of Analytics Neat delves into the world of Live Chat and how you can make it work smarter for your business to generate a more positive customer experience.  Where should you use it?  How can it help customers get from point A to point B?  What are the technical components that would enable you to do this in the most effective way?  We cover all of this and more in this week’s episode.

Here’s a link to the documentation I referenced in Episode 3: Stratigent – Google/Salesforce Integration.

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