Is Your Brand Magnificent At Digital Marketing? A Diagnostic Framework.

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We like to believe that all there is to digital marketing is to do some search engine optimization, send out an email blast every once in a while, get our agency to create a flash-heavy "brand experience" website, or slap together a mobile app in the corporate-approved shade of eggshell white. A small bang here, a big sizzle there, one big paid search campaign and … VICTORY!

Reality, as is its wont, is much more complex.

Yes, some of these things can help. (Except the flash bit. Remember: Every time you use flash on a website, a puppy dies! )

But a robust digital marketing strategy for medium- or…

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Excellent Analytics Tip #21: Convert Complex Data Into Simple Logical Stories

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I love this quote from Richard Branson:

Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.

Is there any place Mr. Branson's words are more relevant than in our big data world?

We are not as awesome as we need to be when it comes to presenting data clearly, logically and simply, and I'm convinced that this contributes to the business world being less than ideally data driven.

And I’m not talking about just in a once-a-month “omg we have to send that pretty dashboard to the big boss so let's call our agency and get some sparklines and tiny fonts”…

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