Month: April 2020

  • You Ask, I Answer: Podcast Landing Page Best Practices?

    Lindsay asks, “What are your suggestions/best practices for a podcast landing page?” Podcast landing pages need to do three things. First, explain why someone should give you any of their time, even a minute. What’s in it for them? Second, it should present an option for listening that the listener can use. Third, you should…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Podcast Landing Page Best Practices?

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through three best practices for building a podcast landing page that converts visitors into listeners. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover how treating your podcast like a product and leading with listener-focused value dramatically improves subscriptions. You'll also learn these concepts: writing a short, unambiguous reason to…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: The Future of Marketing Data Science?

    Jessica asks, “Which concepts or tools to be developed will inform the future of marketing data science?” The biggest changes will be on the technology side of marketing data science. Many tasks, like data cleaning and imputation, will benefit from what’s happening in AI. Transfer learning Massive pre-trained models for things like images, text, and…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: The Future of Marketing Data Science?

    Summary In today's episode, I break down four technological innovations that will automate the most time-consuming parts of marketing data science. Here's what this means for you. You reclaim hours spent on data preparation and cleaning so your team can focus on strategy, insights, and tactics that actually move the needle. You'll also learn these…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: New Insights from Old Data with Marketing Data Science?

    Balabhaskar asks, “How can we use marketing data science to get more insights from the same old data or the few data points available because of privacy laws?” Blending of new data with old data, especially credible third party data is one solution. The second solution is feature engineering. Both are vital parts of exploratory…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Top Lessons for New Social Media Managers?

    Mike asks, “What is one thing every new Social Media Manager should know?” There’s a very long list here, but everything starts with your playbook. What is acceptable? What is not? What are the brand guidelines? How do you handle the many different situations you’ll face? Refer to this list for effective community management on…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Top Lessons for New Social Media Managers?

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through the one thing every new social media manager must know before posting a single update. Here's what this means for you. You protect your brand and your career when you build a detailed playbook in advance so every situation has a documented response. You'll also learn these concepts:…

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  • Saturday Night Data Party: SEO Metrics Analysis

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through a hands-on data analysis session using SEO data to investigate what factors drive article rankings in the marketing technology niche. Here's what this means for you. You gain practical data science techniques for analyzing marketing data that apply far beyond SEO, from lead scoring to marketing automation. You'll…

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  • Foodblogging Friday: Korean-Style Fried Rice

    You’ll see tons of videos online showing how to make fried rice, and almost all of them are correct if you’re making a serving for one or two people at most, like Gordon Ramsay’s 10-minute fried rice. Fried rice has two challenges: first, ingredients cook at different speeds. A carrot cooks significantly more slowly than…

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  • What is one thing every new Social Media Manager should know?

    Summary In today's episode, I explain why every social media manager needs a written book of procedures, policies, and guidelines before they post a single piece of content. Here's what this means for you. Having clearly defined guardrails turns guesswork into confident decision-making and protects your brand from disaster. You'll also learn these concepts: why…

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