Tag Archives: Goals

North Star goals for category leaders: Agile, customer-centric culture

Learn what an agile, customer-centric culture means, why leadership support matters and how organizations can work toward this goal. Greg Kihlstrom on March 3, 2023 This is the last of a four-part series on the North Star goals that set category leaders apart from their peers. You can find Part 1 (one-to-one, omnichannel personalization) here, … Continue reading North Star goals for category leaders: Agile, customer-centric culture

North Star goals for category leaders: First-party customer view

Having an effective first-party data strategy means you can balance two sets of customer needs — personalization and privacy. Greg Kihlstrom on January 30, 2023 This is the second of a four-part series on the North Star goals that set category leaders apart from their peers. The first part (one-to-one, omnichannel personalization) can be found … Continue reading North Star goals for category leaders: First-party customer view

North Star goals for category leaders: One-to-one, omnichannel personalization

While “one-to-one” and “omnichannel” are the goals, you can start incrementally and work your way toward them. Greg Kihlstrom on January 12, 2023 This is the first of a four-part series on the North Star goals that set category leaders apart from their peers. As marketers, we must constantly balance the ideal with the practical … Continue reading North Star goals for category leaders: One-to-one, omnichannel personalization

6 email metrics to help reach marketing goals and make business decisions

Here are the valuable metrics beyond opens and clicks that can impact your business. Chris Wood on November 8, 2022 Metrics like clicks and opens are crucial for measuring campaign performance. But other metrics have a bigger impact on your business and marketing strategy. “It’s not just about getting those easy-access metrics that are available … Continue reading 6 email metrics to help reach marketing goals and make business decisions

Setting up goals: Getting started with Google Analytics 4

Universal Analytics’ goals are called conversions in GA4. Here’s how to organize them. Constantine von Hoffman on September 19, 2022 In Universal Analytics goals measure a completed activity. These are user defined and can be things like making a purchase, completing a game level or submitting contact information. In Google Analytics 4 goals are now … Continue reading Setting up goals: Getting started with Google Analytics 4

More than 700 of the world’s largest public companies have net zero goals. Are they greenwashing?

By Adele Peters June 14, 2022 More than 700 large public companies around the world, from Amazon and Apple to oil companies like ExxonMobil, now have targets to reach net zero emissions. That’s a 68% increase from the number that had made pledges just two years ago. But their plans aren’t strong enough yet to … Continue reading More than 700 of the world’s largest public companies have net zero goals. Are they greenwashing?

This is how to develop goals that align your team and improve performance

By Amy Kan   May 20, 2022 Throughout my many years in a corporate career, no matter the industry, size of the company, or the country, there was always some kind of individual performance management that involved goal-setting. The most effective version used key performance indicators (KPIs) that cascaded down the organization from the executive … Continue reading This is how to develop goals that align your team and improve performance

Only 11% of CMOs say they have achieved digital transformation goals

Skill shortages, incompatible technologies and inadequate data are biggest roadblocks to success Constantine von Hoffman on March 10, 2022 The digital transformation journey is neither easy nor quick, which is why only 11% of global CMOs say they have completed it, according to a new study. The annual study, by MediaSense, confirmed that digital transformation … Continue reading Only 11% of CMOs say they have achieved digital transformation goals