Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

We are far too enamored with data collection and reporting the standard metrics we love because others love them because someone else said they were nice so many years ago. First, you figure out what you want to improve; then you create an experiment; then you run the experiment; then you measure the results and decide what to do.

Metrics 156

Metrics KPI Analytics Key Performance Indicator 156

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

A Facebook employee (FBe) gave a talk about measuring ROI/Value of Facebook campaigns. FBe's recommendation was (paraphrasing a 35 min talk): Don't invent new metrics, use online versions of Reach and GRPs to measure success. From the data presented, there is no way to tell if the Facebook campaign worked or not.

Advertising 165

Advertising ROI Metrics Marketing 165

datapine

APRIL 15, 2020

It’s necessary to say that these processes are recurrent and require continuous evolution of reports, online data visualization , dashboards, and new functionalities to adapt current processes and develop new ones. The term “agile” was originally conceived in 2011 as a software development methodology.

Business Intelligence 276

Business Intelligence Analytics Testing Dashboards 276

Occam's Razor

JUNE 28, 2011

Web Analysts are blessed with an immense amount of data, and an amazing amount of valuable, even sexy, metrics to understand business performance. Perhaps your client did not provide you with the all important Web Analytics Measurement Model. Why not seek direct success indicators? Sounds better right?).

Metrics 126

Metrics Measurement Key Performance Indicator Reporting 126