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The 411 on Data Cleaning, Modeling, and Governance for Marketers

The 411 on Data Cleaning, Modeling, and Governance for Marketers

You can’t tap into the real value of your data if it isn’t clean. Worse, you could steer your efforts in the wrong direction. That’s why you need to learn the basics of data modeling, cleaning, governance, and observability.
How To Battle Organic Search Analytics in the AI Era

How To Battle Organic Search Analytics in the AI Era

Organic search traffic has never been an easy metric to demystify. AI’s growing role and audiences’ changing search behavior make it even harder. Here’s how one organization is attacking the data and winning.
How To Find the Truth in Data and Marketing Analytics

How To Find the Truth in Data and Marketing Analytics

Racehorse American Pharoah had a left heart ventricle bigger than most. Learn how that data discovery led to big success, and how you can use data analytics to reveal surprising insights and drive valuable marketing success.
Why IBM Marketers Use Data To Power Account Marketing Strategy

How IBM Uses Data To Power Its Account-Based Marketing Strategy

IBM isn’t interested in an individual’s journey in B2B buying. The account level is where it’s at. Learn about IBM’s high-intensity framework, which leads to twice the average conversion rate.
How To Do Data Storytelling and Gain More Support in Your Organization

How To Improve Data Storytelling and Gain More Support in Your Organization

Most marketers know the power of storytelling. Nearly all know the value of data. But here’s what many don’t understand: How to apply the two to persuade and motivate executives and other departments to support your mission.
How To Mine Customer Reviews and Ratings To Improve Your Marketing and Products

How To Mine Customer Reviews and Ratings To Improve Your Marketing and Products

Dig into the buried treasure of online reviews. See what leading brands Tylenol, Estée Lauder, and Scünci are learning about their products and messaging directly from consumer feedback. Plus, get advice on how to start a ratings analysis program for your brand.
How To Create User Stories That End Frustrating Conversations About Marketing

How To Create User Stories That End Frustrating Conversations About Marketing

A CEO and a data scientist have a conversation about generative AI in marketing. Both parties leave frustrated. But the friction could have been dissipated if they had created user stories that got everybody on the same page.
How This B2B Company Stole B2C's Sizzle To Heat Up Its Content

How This B2B Company Stole B2C’s Sizzle To Heat Up Its Content

How does your B2B brand create content that stands out from its competitors? Abandon boring and expected and adopt an engaging B2C approach.
Unite GA4 and ChatGPT To Deliver a More Powerful Content Plan [Step-by-Step Instructions]

Combine GA4 and ChatGPT To Deliver More Insightful Analytics [Step-by-Step Instructions]

Stop treating GA4 reports and ChatGPT prompts as separate processes. Combine the two with these step-by-step instructions and identify falling search traffic, learn how to improve rankings, and deliver more effective newsletters.
How To Catch Audiences With Extraordinary Hooks

How To Catch Audiences With Extraordinary Hooks

If you can’t capture your audience immediately, they won’t keep watching, listening, or reading. Learn how to develop strong hooks that transform the ordinary into extraordinary, and watch your audience grow.
How To Unite Divergent Roles and Teams and Scale Your Content Operations

How To Unite Roles and Teams and Scale Your Content Operations

Your team is growing and content lives in multiple areas of the company. You see cracks appear in the processes. Balls get dropped. What’s a marketer to do? Use this advice to get ahold of your content operations and scale successfully.
What Every B2B Brand Should Know About Influencer Marketing (Pricing Included)

What Every B2B Brand Should Know About Influencer Marketing (Pricing Included)

Businesses are the most trusted entity today. Adding B2B influencer marketing to your owned media strategy can boost that advantage. Learn the benefits, influencer types, estimated pricing, and how to get started today.