Analytics Vendor Comparison : Omniture, Coremetrics, Hitbox, and Google
Friday, 10 August 2007
For years, we have all pined over the lack of a comprehensive comparison of analytics platforms from Omniture’s SiteCatalyst, Coremetrics, Visual Sciences’ Hitbox (previously WebSideStory), and Google. Online marketers and web designers have to sit through cumbersome sales pitches and wade through confusing RFPs to decipher which solution is best for them. No more I
- Published in Analytics, Vendors / Agencies
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The Value of Product Placement – iPhone and Calamari
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
We have all heard of product placement on TV; the ever present Ford trucks in 24 and the interwoven Toyota Yaris in the animated Smallville Legends on the WB hit are a fact of life in our TiVo world. Should we place blame on the early Bond films for having spawned this marketing channel? The
- Published in Brand Marketing, Display Advertising, Fun, Insights / Research
Marketers are Catching On
Saturday, 16 June 2007
Rejoice! According to the DMA, Brand and mass marketers are now using direct techniques in their campaigns in much the same way I’ve advocated before. More than half use one or more direct marketing channels such as search, email, or SEO in conjunction with their brand advertising. According to Peter Johnson of the DMA, “We
- Published in Brand Marketing, Insights / Research, Search
Modeling Search and User Behavior to Measure Campaign Performance
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
The concept of using behavior, namely search behavior, to understand user intent and awareness is difficult to grasp. In an industry in which focus groups and panels are the norm, the most alien of insights is that of the searcher but, consider, the ability to track the behavior of an immense audience actively seeking, evaluating,
- Published in Advertising, Insights / Research, Search
Google’s Top 100 Validates Search as a Gold Mine of Insight
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
Anyone still question that search behavior and trends are your greatest source of insight to customer awareness, interest, and demand? Google doesn’t. Tuesday, Trends released a feature displaying the most recent, dynamic 100 searches (excluding porn, weather, and popular websites & celebrities), replacing Google Zeitgeist and giving us insight to why Dancing with the Stars
- Published in Analytics, Insights / Research, Search