Global advertising expenditure has surpassed the $1 trillion mark for the first time. Digital advertising continues to dominate this growth, with digital channels encompassing search and social media forecast to account for 72.9% of total ad revenue by the end of the year. From a platform perspective, Google, Meta, Amazon, and Alibaba are expected to … Read more
For chief marketing officers of retail brands and businesses, knowing which channels and campaigns deserve the marketing budget can directly impact the success and length of their tenure. But in today’s omnichannel environment of walled gardens, customers engage with your campaigns (and other assets) multiple times before converting. Since there is no perfect conversion tracking … Read more
Google has fixed a bug that caused AI Mode search traffic to be reported as “direct traffic” instead of “organic traffic” in Google Analytics. The problem started last week. Google was adding a special code (rel=”noopener noreferrer”) to links in its AI Mode search results. This code caused Google Analytics to incorrectly attribute traffic to … Read more
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“Email is the only marketing channel that offers an equal playing field for all marketers,” says Jay Schwedelson. With email marketing, your brand’s message has just as much chance of being viewed as Apple’s, or Google’s, or [fill in your favorite big brand here]. Today’s master is here to help you not waste that chance. … Read more
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search is struggling to accurately cite news publishers, according to a study by Columbia University’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism. The report found frequent misquotes and incorrect attributions, raising concerns among publishers about brand visibility and control over their content. Additionally, the findings challenge OpenAI’s commitment to responsible AI development in journalism. Background … Read more
Google has announced an update to the attribution models in Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to improve the accuracy of paid search campaigns. Google plans to roll out adjustments over the next two weeks to address a longstanding issue where conversions originating from paid search were mistakenly attributed to organic search traffic. According to the company’s … Read more
This post was sponsored by DAC Group. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. In the world of digital marketing, you have to understand the entire customer journey in order to make informed strategic and resourcing decisions. But, as any SEO practitioner will tell you, it can be exceedingly difficult to gauge … Read more
Determining which of your marketing efforts are driving conversions and sales can be challenging — but it’s critical if you want to increase ROI, revenue, brand awareness, conversions, campaign success, and more. That’s why marketing attribution software is so important. In this blog post, we’ll explain what marketing attribution software is and why these tools … Read more
Google Analytics 4 administrators now have greater flexibility in how web conversions are attributed to marketing channels. Google recently added an “Attribution Settings” option to choose whether conversion credit is assigned to only paid Google Ads campaigns or both paid and organic channels. For businesses focused solely on the impact of their advertising spend, limiting … Read more
Google announced that first click, linear, time decay, and position-based attribution models in Google Ads are going away in mid-July. Google states in an update to a previous announcement: “As a follow-up to our announcement that first click, linear, time decay, and position-based attribution models will be going away, we will be removing selectability of … Read more
Marketers engage with customers on more channels than ever before. Whether you’re working with influencers or posting short-form videos, it makes marketing attribution essential for continued results. This is because the buyer’s journey is far from linear. Consumers engage with brands through multiple touchpoints before they make a purchase. For a lot of marketers, getting … Read more
Consumer ads have ruled CTV, but with the ever-decreasing gap between home and work life, that doesn’t have to be the case. Here’s how B2B advertisers can use digital attribution to take advantage of CTV. Read the full article at MarketingProfs
