I had the privilege to speak to college students recently at Wheaton College, thanks to Professor CC Chapman‘s invitation, about the role and impact of artificial intelligence on the marketing profession. During the Q&A, one of the students asked, “Shouldn’t we be focused on creating jobs for people instead of destroying them?” This is an…
We love key performance indicators in marketing, because they’re often the yardstick by which our efforts are measured. We’ve discussed the difference between KPIs and metrics previously, as well as what marketing’s top KPIs are. Today, let’s explore a critical error many marketers make: optimizing for one KPI. What is Optimizing for One KPI? Optimizing…
Artificial intelligence promises – and continues to deliver on – increased productivity, reduced costs, faster time-to-market, and boosted revenue. From completing healthcare datasets to predicting marketing outcomes, AI and machine learning will play a role in the future of nearly every successful business. However, not everyone will want to deal with machines all the time.…
AI is touted as the solution to problems beyond the scope and scale of what humanity could solve on its own in a timely manner. From finding needles in haystacks such as one face in a billion photos to coordinating fleets of autonomous vehicles, AI will likely fulfill many of the promises made on its…
LinkedIn released its most valuable skills of 2018 list, based on job listings on the service. Let’s take a look at the overall list: Cloud and Distributed Computing Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Middleware and Integration Software Web Architecture and Development Framework User Interface Design Software Revision Control Systems Data Presentation SEO/SEM Marketing Mobile Development…
Major conferences such as CES, DreamForce, and IBM THINK have hundreds of thousands of attendees, hundreds of announcements, thousands of vendors and partners, and millions of articles, social media posts, and emails. Against this exceptionally noisy backdrop, how could we possibly stand out if we don’t have multimillion dollar budgets? To stand a chance of…
As is customary this time of year, we look back at the year that was. What were the top posts of the year? What caught your eye, convinced you to click, and compelled you to share? I’m a fan of looking at our marketing through more than one lens. This week, we’ll walk through my…
As is customary this time of year, we look back at the year that was. What were the top posts of the year? What caught your eye, convinced you to click, and compelled you to share? I’m a fan of looking at our marketing through more than one lens. This week, we’ll walk through my…
In this series, we’ve explored what a topic model is, why topic models are important, how to build one, and how to choose when topic modeling is the appropriate methodology. As with all forms of machine learning and software, topic modeling software continues to evolve and improve. What was possible a few months ago is…
Topic modeling is one antidote to the overwhelming volume of content created every day that marketers must understand. In this series, we’ll explore what topic modeling is, why it’s important, how it works, and some practical applications for marketing. Part 4: When To Choose Topic Modeling Now that we’ve built a topic model and learned…
