Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

To win in business you need to follow this process: Metrics > Hypothesis > Experiment > Act. 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. That metric is tied to a KPI.

Metrics 156

Metrics KPI Analytics Key Performance Indicator 156

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 7, 2014

Remember none of these jobs will do any data collection/IT work, even in medium-sized companies.) But if their primary output is just data, and not actions to take expressed in English or verbally in weekly senior staff meeting, then they are simply Reporting Squirrels. Hence the importance of picking the right KPIs.

Data-driven 140

Data-driven Consulting Reporting Marketing 140

Occam's Razor

APRIL 29, 2013

Marketer, is not spent with data you''ll fail to achieve professional success.]. Many used some data, but they unfortunately used silly data strategies/metrics. And silly simply because as soon as the strategy/success metric being obsessed about was mentioned, it was clear they would fail. You'll get fired.

Marketing 166

Marketing Metrics Advertising Measurement 166