January 12, 2025 Impact investors aren’t always tracking the social or environmental outcomes: new research Impact investors often assume that certain businesses, such as solar energy companies or microfinance initiatives, are inherently good for society. BY The Conversation Investors can aim not only to make money but to benefit society while doing so. But few of those … Continue reading Impact investors aren’t always tracking the social or environmental outcomes: new research
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How AI can combat the ‘paradox of choice’ and improve customer outcomes
From smarter search results to personalized recommendations, AI simplifies ecommerce shopping and reduces decision fatigue. Alicia Arnold on January 9, 2025 With consumers feeling squeezed by rising prices and dealing with too many choices when shopping online, brands are turning to artificial intelligence to help consumers make better decisions. Rising prices and the paradox … Continue reading How AI can combat the ‘paradox of choice’ and improve customer outcomes
How to reframe AI adoption to focus on outcomes, not tools
Craft an AI impact story that aligns AI with improved marketing performance, customer engagement and team productivity. Stephanie Miller on December 9, 2024 “How are we using AI to improve marketing performance?” Marketers are coming to dread this question even as executives are asking it more often. Many of us feel anxious and defensive … Continue reading How to reframe AI adoption to focus on outcomes, not tools
3 ways to align marketers to business outcomes
Is your marketing team overwhelmed with tasks? Here are three key steps to shift from tactics to impactful outcomes. Stacey Ackerman on September 5, 2023 Marketing teams have become the catch-all department for executing tactics, but we’ve lost sight of the most important factor — what business outcomes are they actually trying to achieve? … Continue reading 3 ways to align marketers to business outcomes
DatafuelX launches predictive analytics solutions to improve linear TV and CTV outcomes
Buy-in from publishers and adtech players that aim at merging linear, addressable TV and video. Chris Wood on March 4, 2022 A new advertising analytics company, datafuelX, will offer forecasting and optimization of ad audiences for both marketers and publishers on the buy side and sell side. The first two predictive products launched by datafuelX, … Continue reading DatafuelX launches predictive analytics solutions to improve linear TV and CTV outcomes
Think search-first to improve business outcomes
Better SEO means better experience and can lead to higher sales and loyalty. Chris Wood on November 1, 2021 “Consumers begin their journey with the tool that many of us use tens or hundreds of times a day,” said Craig Dunham, CEO of enterprise SEO platform Deepcrawl, at our recent MarTech conference. “Thus, the connection … Continue reading Think search-first to improve business outcomes
How to Measure Performance: Outcomes vs. Outputs
Eric Douglas — March 27, 2019 Follow @LeadingResource — March 27, 2019 Real trust can only grow when people know how the organization’s performance will be judged. In my experience, people align themselves around whatever is being measured like particles of iron around a magnet. That’s why the scorecard is such a critical part of … Continue reading How to Measure Performance: Outcomes vs. Outputs
6 Steps From Journey Maps to Outcomes
Annette Franz — November 28, 2018 Follow @annettefranz — November 28, 2018 Did you know that journey maps are more than a tool? I’ve written previously about 11 myths and mistakes about journey mapping: 5 Myths of Journey Mapping6 Bonus Myths of Journey Mapping I should add one more myth, which is really the umbrella … Continue reading 6 Steps From Journey Maps to Outcomes
Report: Social media sentiment not predictive of offline brand outcomes
Online and offline brand conversations occur in two vastly different ecosystems. Greg Sterling on July 13, 2018 The conventional thinking is that social media conversations about brands are representative of broader consumer sentiment in the overall market. However, new research from Engagement Labs finds online discussions and sentiment are not necessarily predictive of offline … Continue reading Report: Social media sentiment not predictive of offline brand outcomes
The Outcome Customer Journey: Defining Customer Handoffs, Success Metrics, and Outcomes Between Departments
Burke Alder — March 6, 2018 — March 6, 2018 Customer success isn’t limited to a single department. Every single person at an organization touches the customer lifecycle, whether it’s marketing at the pre-buying stage or product in the adoption stage. While it can be easy to onboard a customer and keep them stuck in … Continue reading The Outcome Customer Journey: Defining Customer Handoffs, Success Metrics, and Outcomes Between Departments