Discussing budget options often reveals the tension between creative intuition and mathematical reality. Early in my career, I managed a $20,000 experiment for a software client where we tested two…
Cleaning a data set is a lot like scrubbing a cast-iron skillet. If you do it right the first time, the surface remains smooth and ready for the next task….
The weather has been unusually stagnant lately, with a thick layer of clouds hanging over the city like a heavy wool blanket. It is the kind of consistent, predictable environment…
In my nine years of analyzing social media performance, I have seen millions of dollars in ad spend wasted because of a single flaw: the opening moments of a video…
Testing the first few seconds of a paid social ad shouldn’t be a guessing game. Many marketers rely on “gut feeling” to choose their opening frames, but I have found…
In the world of digital data, uniqueness is the only thing that survives the noise. I have spent nearly a decade looking at spreadsheets that tell a very different story…
Think of a favorite song playing on the radio. The first time you hear it, the melody is catchy and the lyrics are fresh. By the fifth time, you are…
Tying into smart living, we often seek ways to automate the mundane to focus on high-level strategy. In the world of digital engagement, moving a public conversation into a private,…
Discussing investment in digital marketing often centers on content quality, but the timing of that investment is just as critical. Over my nine years of running structured social media experiments,…
Bringing up eco-friendly options often leads to a debate about which small changes actually help the planet. In the same way, social media marketers often argue about which tagging methods…
