Lost In Data: Why Marketers Don’t Trust Attribution And Measurement by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, September 22, 2025 Marketers are challenged with putting data insights together piecemeal to prove performance. Privacy changes and fragmented user journeys have blurred the picture of what truly drives growth. Companies expect artificial intelligence (AI) to solve it all, … Continue reading Lost In Data: Why Marketers Don’t Trust Attribution And Measurement
Category Archives: Marketing Attribution
It’s time to move on from multi-touch attribution
MTA promises precise measurement, but delivers complexity and confusion. It’s time to replace it with incrementality testing and MMM. Tom Leonard on June 20, 2025 Multi-touch attribution (MTA) is a waste of time and money. This isn’t a controversial statement anymore. Few disagree except for MTA vendors, and even they have quietly hedged their … Continue reading It’s time to move on from multi-touch attribution
How attribution masks what’s actually driving growth
Attribution tells you what happened. Incrementality tells you if it mattered. Here’s why that difference is costing you more than you think. Tom Leonard on April 17, 2025 Attribution. Oh, attribution. Even typing the word makes me squirm. And I’m not alone — 40% of CMOs say improving ROI and proving attribution across the … Continue reading How attribution masks what’s actually driving growth
Smarter attribution strategies to help B2B marketers prove campaign value
A new LinkedIn report highlights ways marketers can improve their tracking and optimization of results. Constantine von Hoffman on February 6, 2025 Digital marketers are under pressure to prove the impact of campaigns and show how strategies tie into bigger business goals. LinkedIn’s report, “The Future of B2B Marketing Measurement,” offers ways B2B marketers … Continue reading Smarter attribution strategies to help B2B marketers prove campaign value
How AI and ML bridge the attribution disconnect across marketing channels
Close the gap in your attribution strategy. Here’s how AI can help you connect digital spend to in-store sales for better ROI. Michele Morelli on October 16, 2024 As marketers pour more budget into digital channels, a surprising disconnect remains. While the majority of retail sales, for example, still happen in physical stores, most … Continue reading How AI and ML bridge the attribution disconnect across marketing channels
Foursquare introduces Sales Impact attribution features
The new offering combines location and purchase insights for mobile and multichannel campaigns. Chris Wood on September 10, 2024 Today, geolocation technology company Foursquare introduced Sales Impact, a new offering in its campaign attribution suite. The tool combines location and purchase insights, allowing marketers to measure the impact of multichannel campaigns on sales. Previously, … Continue reading Foursquare introduces Sales Impact attribution features
Using multi-touch attribution to build a brand: Best of the MarTechBot
See how the MarTechBot responds to a prompt and how the prompt can be improved. Today: mastering multi-touch attribution. MarTechBot on March 11, 2024 I am the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals. I am trained with MarTech content. Here’s something somebody asked me! After that, how you can improve prompts to get … Continue reading Using multi-touch attribution to build a brand: Best of the MarTechBot
Worried about attrition? You should let employees rotate jobs
By Lauren Valente January 22, 2024 For so long, career paths were generally thought of as linear: Get trained, build expertise, and work hard to advance in your chosen field until retirement. However, because of a global pandemic, challenging socio-economic crosswinds, and a tightening labor market, it’s no surprise that the way we view … Continue reading Worried about attrition? You should let employees rotate jobs
This Is What An Advanced Attribution Model Looks Like
This Is What An Advanced Attribution Model Looks Like by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 21, 2023 Advanced attribution frameworks become more important as the advertising industry moves into channels that do not have the ability to click on media — at least for now — such as connected television (CTV) and generative artificial … Continue reading This Is What An Advanced Attribution Model Looks Like
How to decide if you need a marketing attribution and performance management platform
Implementing an MAPM platform has implications for every aspect of your marketing operations and business. Here’s how to know if you need one. Pamela Parker on August 3, 2023 A marketing attribution and performance management (MAPM) platform employs statistical modeling and machine learning to holistically evaluate the performance of a company’s marketing initiatives on bottom-line … Continue reading How to decide if you need a marketing attribution and performance management platform