Good morning, Marketer, may all your KPIs be green and your clovers four-leafed today.

The carpenters’ rule of “measure twice, cut once” is some of the best advice there is. Especially if, as in marketing, your measuring stick frequently changes. 

Google’s decision to end the use of third-party cookies in Chrome is one such. That means an end to view-through conversions, a favorite way for folks to prove the ROI on digital advertising. 

Despite that, there has been considerable debate about whether that measurement was actually any good. 

The great thing about digital marketing is that you can measure everything. That is also the terrible thing about it. There are so many different measurements that it is very difficult to tell which is the one you actually need. As a result marketers get caught in the position of having to replace their yardstick with a speedometer and maybe an altimeter, too. 

A great way to find out which metrics you should be using is to immerse yourself in over 45 sessions at our MarTech virtual conference March 29 and 30 (registration is free). We’ve made it easy for attendees to select relevant talks ahead of time so their schedule is personalized and ready to go on these two big days.

Constantine von Hoffman
Managing Editor

Building a brand strategy: Essentials for long-term success

Slapping together a couple ideas and a logo is not a brand strategy. Here's a detailed guide to help you create and execute a well thought out strategy to promote your brand.

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Google to end Universal Analytics in 2023

Users will have to adopt Google Analytics 4 which doesn't rely on cookies

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Enabling with technology, differentiating through humanity

The pandemic has spurred the adoption of technology at an amazing (and sometimes alarming) rate, but many organizations are mistakenly focusing exclusively on digital transformation without trying to bridge the divide between tech and humanity.

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Marketo’s March ‘22 release: Let’s chat

Marketo has announced its intention to get into the chat game, joining others including Drift, ZoomInfo, Intercom, and LiveChat to name a few.

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Learn how to thrive in a world without third-party cookies

Download “Your Playbook for a Cookieless World” from OneTrust to learn why third-party cookies are deprecating, what solutions are available, and how to put privacy and consumer trust first — and thrive in a world without third-party cookies.

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Study finds iOS 15 is inflating email open rates

Mail Privacy Protection feature marks emails as opened whether or not a person looks at them

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Drift extends offerings across the customer lifecycle

The conversational marketing platform combines its marketing and sales solution with a new service solution.

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TrustRadius adds LinkedIn intent data integration

Automates process of identifying, targeting and converting late-stage, in-market buyers

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Less than 2 weeks until MarTech! Grab your free pass now!

Join us at MarTech, online March 29-30, to explore dozens of time-saving marketing technologies that will help you mine valuable first-party data, streamline marketing operations, and drive more ROI.

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Impact.com acquires Pressboard

A leading partnership platform positions itself to serve publishers with analytics and reporting for branded content.

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Shorts

What we’re reading. Humanitarian groups are feeling the impact of digital ad halts in Russia and Ukraine. And Shake Shack is trying out Bitcoin to lure younger consumers.

Quote of the day. “The vast majority of Russian people are very clear headed and understand the dark gravity of the situation they’re in. And, at the end of the day, they appreciate a good pizza.” – Christopher Wynne, whose company owns the 190 Papa John’s stores still operating in Russia.

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