Internet mysteries: Why does last-touch attribution persist? Digiday

“…“By [using last-touch], they (advertisers) spend too much on customers who were going to buy anyway and not enough on customers in the decision-making process…”

Digital Advertising Benchmarks Q2 2016

“Vital search, social, and display performance data by device.” Marin’s methodology was to sample the Marin Global Online Advertising Index (over $7.8B in the Marin Platform). The Index consisted primarily of “enterprise clients” (larger clients or agencies) that spend $1MM+ annually on paid search, display, and/or social. Read the report here: wp222_Q2-2016-benchmark-report_us_w_050516

Google Smart Goals For Advertisers Lacking Conversion Tracking

For businesses without a way to measure conversions and optimize AdWords campaigns, Smart Goals powered by Google Analytics might give marketers a leg up. Google introduced the feature Thursday. Google Smart Goals For Advertisers Lacking Conversion Tracking 12/11/2015