Marketing Technology - Data Analysis

What's the saying in digital marketing circles?  You don't need a "growth hacker" you just need a marketer who understand data.

Yeap.  I'm onboard with that view, pushed by the best minds at Google and many other places.

Here is a great little piece to that end:

https://www.clickz.com/6-changes-marketing-measurement-will-impact-2018/206222/

Here is a snippet from the piece:

“One of the biggest pitfalls for performance measurement is to measure the ‘part’ with ignorance of the ‘whole,’” wrote Pearl Zhu, author of the Digital Master book series. Her quote perfectly reflects the growing realization of marketing measurement’s critical role. We see a requirement to evolve beyond attributing the value of a conversion to single customer touchpoints (the ‘part’) toward an understanding of marketing effectiveness throughout the ‘whole’ customer journey.

Multi-touch attribution delivers change through modeling all of a brand’s customer interactions to attribute fractional credit for each conversion to each unique touchpoint.

Happy Reading,

J.W. Gant

PS  Welcome to 2018!

Improving Retail Mobile Apps

Continuing the discussion on retail mobile apps.  I've been in and around this game for many years.  What I see is a new kind of "Tier 1" retailer. 

There's the classic Tier 1, but then there is a superpower level.  That retailer has it all: great retail stores, great mobile app, great online shopping.  Which ones qualify?  Walmart, Amazon, Target, Starbucks .... anyone else?

Here is the story:

https://www.clickz.com/retailers-improve-app-experience/207018/

Here is a snippet from the piece:

Most retail apps leave something to be desired, according to Jim Cusson, President at retail marketing agency Theory House.

“I think of that quote from Field of Dreams: ‘If you build it, they will come,’” he says. “A few years ago, there was this rush to build apps and everyone wanted one, whether it had a true purpose or not. You see a lot of injured soldiers on the battlefield now because companies have invested money in an app that’s obsolete.”

Happy Reading,

J.W. Gant

Retailers and their Mobile Apps

Recently found a great little website for all things related to digital marketing.  Worth checking out:

https://www.clickz.com/

Here's one of the stories that grabbed my attention.  6 retailers who have outstanding mobile apps:

https://www.clickz.com/6-retail-brands-nailing-app-game/207024/

Here's a snippet from that piece:

Earlier this year, the app market data and insights company found that the typical consumer uses 10 apps per day. For most people, it’s unlikely that many of those 10 are retail apps. Amazon is the category’s sole representative on Apple’s Top Chart.

Happy Reading,

J.W. Gant