Attribution - Should we really care?
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This is my presentation - I’m not going to talk for the next minute
or so
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You now have 20ish slides of RANT.
I’m sorry in advance
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(i’m really not)
90% of what i’m going to
present you might not be TRUE today
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But please pay attention - as if
it’s not true tomorrow i’m out of a job!
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I’m betting pretty much my entire career that people
actually give a shit about the truth
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and by the truth I mean that brands and the way that
consumers interact with them matters
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marketing is not just about followers and retweets or likes.
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Marketing is, and has always
been about attention
management
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We can adjust what we do
based on what we know.
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And we know a friggin lot!
what we dont do…
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is know what we know
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but the scariest thing…
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is even when we know, we don’t
always know what the right
things are to do
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Digital Analytics and what is can
do for businesses is incredible
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Its the beacon…the Rudolf… it
should be the guiding light of
the digital renaissance
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Today its the scaffolding - yeah it helps the building…
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But it should be in the mind of
the architect, the plans and
engrained in the foundations through to the roof.
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Screw “BIG DATA”
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Terms like that are created to try
to help people understand
things simply
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Data analytics is not simple. But its use is!
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Invest time in understanding the
true value of your data. What it
can bring and you’ll be 10 steps
ahead of 99% of marketers
today.
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#rantover
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What is Attribution?
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“The process of quantifying the impact of multiple marketing exposures and touch-points preceding a
desired outcome”
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“The process of quantifying the impact of multiple marketing exposures and touch-points preceding a
desired outcome”
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Models? Should we Care?Last Click
First Click
Distributed
Bathtub
Time Decay
Random (Custom)
Who actually understands this crap?
Do all data scientists wear glasses?
What 80 / 20 looks like in reality
20% Technology
80% People
What 80 / 20 looks like in reality
20% Technology
80% People
20% Dirt
80% Clouds
Lets talk about attribution in the real world
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Please do not use this slide
We need to define how we can understand each stage
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without definition what
differentiates us and “them”
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The key issues with doing attribution well are
not technical, they are
phycological
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We have to change business
mindset before we can truly
change business
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Lets talk about what is possible today…
and by possible i mean I did it last month, this month and next week….
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What is possible• TV Data, Radio.. All ATV data aligned with online
• Overlay of geographic ATL information to sale performance online
• Social media sentiment analysis post tv spot by geography and
demo
• Algorithmically calculating next best action for post campaign
• Algorithmically stopping and starting campaigns
• Connection between marketing, CRM and CS datasets
• Econometrics and Price Yielding based on real time data
• Connecting Sales and Revenue from offline interactions to touch—
points both online and offline (including meetings and call backs)
The data I use is probably 80%
right…If that
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Its not about data accuracy
I’m not trying to land a plane
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I’m trying to find out why people want to go abroad
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The Internet of Things
What are the issues
• Filter bubbles with multi device
• Focus on cookies
• Technology keeping up (IOT)
• Being used by people to prove an answer they have already
• Being pushed into businesses by the wrong people
• Being managed by the wrong people
• Not being managed at all - no insights or actions
• Not visualised in the right way to the business
Theres no right answer -
attribution is not a plug and
play system
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I’m sorry
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If you take one thing away - the next time someone saying
attribution please know this
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Attribution is NOT only for econometrics modelling
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Attribution is NOT only channel budget distribution
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Attribution is NOT only sales funnel management
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Attribution is NOT going to make you look smart on its own
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Attribution should allow you to better understand consumers
that engage with you
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in partnership
withRussell McAthy Managing Director [email protected]
Thank you
for Listening
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Russell McAthy @therustybear
www.deliverinsight.co.uk