Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

This thought was in my mind as I was reading Lean Analytics a new book by my friend Alistair Croll and his collaborator Benjamin Yoskovitz. In this post, we’ll look at each of the four steps in the Lean Analytics Cycle in more detail. That metric is tied to a KPI. But it is not routine. So, how do we fix this problem?

Metrics 156

Metrics KPI Analytics Key Performance Indicator 156

Occam's Razor

MARCH 7, 2016

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Marketing Analytics 86

Marketing Analytics Marketing Analytics KPI 86

datapine

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Management thinker Peter Drucker once stated, “if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it” – and he couldn’t be more right. Usually, reports are done on an annual, monthly, weekly or daily basis, but sometimes you need to create an ad-hoc, KPI report for a particular purpose. 2) Marketing KPI Report. 1) Web Analytics Report.

Reporting 280

Reporting Marketing Advertising Metrics 280

Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

The universe of digital analytics is massive and can seem as complex as the cosmic universe. Even simple questions like “ How effective is our analytics strategy? Soon, your digital analytics strategic framework that you hoped would provide a true north to the analytics strategy question looks like this ….

Analytics 93

Analytics Metrics Strategy Measurement 93

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

Here you'll find all my blog posts categorized into a structure that will hopefully make it easy for you to discover new content, find answers to your questions, or simply wallow in some excellent analytics narratives. " ~ Digital Analytics: "Am I thinking right? " ~ Web Metrics: "What is a KPI?

KPI 124

KPI Metrics Measurement ROI 124

Occam's Razor

APRIL 29, 2013

You end up paying substantial amounts of money to your analytics/big data vendor – for questionable value. The difference between a KPI and a metric is that the former has a direct line of sight to your bottom-line, while the latter is helpful in diagnosing tactical challenges. But don't make it your KPI.

Marketing 166

Marketing Metrics Advertising Measurement 166

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The qualitative surveys measuring unhappiness went down even more than before. A Key Performance Indicator (KPI), our industry’s lingo for what becomes The metric, has massive influence. You are what you measure. Bonus: Remember, you can measure profit everyday in Google Analytics! ]. Humans are pavlovian.

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Key Performance Indicator Metrics Measurement Advertising 106