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Story 01Connected nodes illustrate AI in marketingHow AI in Marketing is Going to Change the World (No, Seriously)

Strategy

How AI in Marketing is Going to Change the World (No, Seriously)

Modern marketers need an in-depth understanding of their customers as individuals, not a smushed-together whole, as well as the agility and ability to act quickly and effectively to changes in the market and consumer sentiment. They need to be able to make real-time, data-driven decisions, but we all know this isn’t always possible when we’re […]

By Crystal Wilde /

Story 03Two lists illustrate campaign tracking parametersUTM Parameters 101: What are they? How can you use them?

Reporting & ROI

UTM Parameters 101: What are they? How can you use them?

Have you been on a call where someone slyly mentions UTMs? Maybe they said something like, “We can just include some UTMs for tracking this campaign.” Maybe they were also wearing sunglasses. Did you silently nod, hoping someone else would respond? UTM parameters appear at the end of links and help with attributing traffic to […]

By Spencer Pereira /

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