Data Science 101

JANUARY 15, 2020

Researchers/ scientists perform experiments to validate their hypothesis/ statements or to test a new product. Suppose we want to test the effectiveness of a new drug against a particular disease. We divide participants into two groups- one group given a snack and TV and another group given no TV, just magazines and snacks.

Experimentation 96

Experimentation Statistics Measurement Testing 96

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

This: You understand all the environmental variables currently in play, you carefully choose more than one group of "like type" subjects, you expose them to a different mix of media, measure differences in outcomes, prove / disprove your hypothesis (DO FACEBOOK NOW!!!), The nice thing is that you can also test that!

Measurement 119

Measurement Advertising Testing Marketing 119

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. Why is it so hard to measure the value of Facebook? How can we do better?

Advertising 165

Advertising ROI Metrics Marketing 165

DataRobot Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

MMM stands for Marketing Mix Model and it is one of the oldest and most well-established techniques to measure the sales impact of marketing activity statistically. Historically, this analysis was applied to traditional offline media channels: TV, radio, print (magazines, newspaper), out-of-home (billboards and posters), etc.

Machine Learning 52

Machine Learning Sales Measurement ROI 52

Occam's Razor

APRIL 30, 2018

Geico purchases every kind of ad: TV spots, radio ads, billboards (OOH), digital displays (video, online,– social media), print (magazines, newspaper, your cousin's Christmas letter), and so much more. The teams naturally gravitate towards optimization and measurement that spans their individual mini-universes. Let me explain.

Advertising 117

Advertising Metrics Measurement Insurance 117

datapine

AUGUST 29, 2022

With that in mind, we have prepared a list of the top 19 definitive data analytics and big data books, along with magazines and authentic readers’ reviews upvoted by the Goodreads community. Companies, both big and small, are seeking the finest ways to leverage their data into a competitive advantage. is one of the greatest on the market.

Big Data 263

Big Data Data Analytics Analytics Data mining 263

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 9, 2012

Most companies are astonishingly blasé about data and possibilities of measurement. " Sad, unimaginative measurements of their sad, unimaginative campaigns. How good can it possibly feel to do unimaginative things that barely even worked on TV/radio/magazines/catalogs? One of my biggest learnings?

Marketing 140

Marketing B2B Measurement Risk 140