Big Data. Influencers. Social Engagement. Content Strategy.
With so many buzzwords flying around, it’s easy to get distracted by the latest shiny object. What the digital marketing industry needs to successes isn’t more jargon. Instead, what it needs is more operational rigor. Getting Things Done is the new digital mantra.
Yes – this is not going to the last Digital Trend Presentation you see. There will be more. There will be more digital conference and expos. Ad Tech will get bigger. SXSW will get bigger.
Yes – this is not going to the last Digital Trend Presentation you see. There will be more. There will be more digital conference and expos. Ad Tech will get bigger. SXSW will get bigger. The Dallas Social Media Club Will be bigger, but…
More & More of those Trend presentation decks will be filed away and forgotten. And for the most part, it will be business as usual in your marketing plane.
All these trends that I mentioned up front –personalzation, segementation, content marketing,
Yes – this is not going to the last Digital Trend Presentation you see. There will be more. There will be more digital conference and expos. Ad Tech will get bigger. SXSW will get bigger.
Lag measures are your ultimate goal, but the indication happens after the action. It’s a measure of action that happened in the past. In other words, once you get the a lag metric, it is very hard to influence.A Lag Measures measures the ultimate goal you are trying to accomplish, such as an increase in sales or profits, however, it is always in the past… hence the term Lag. Make no mistake, Lag Measures are critically important, but once you see a Lag Measure, there is nothing more that can be done about it. For instance, once you see the weekly sales report, it is just that… last week’s sales. You can try to do better next week, but nothing can be done about last week.Lead Measures, on the other hand, are both predictive, meaning they lead to the accomplishment of the Lag Measure or goal, and they are influenceable, meaning you can do something about them. Lead Measures are about narrowing your focus down to the 2 or 3 things that “trigger” success, or your end goal. For example, it could be number of out-of-stock items in a retail store, number of subscribers to an eNewsletter for an eCommerce website, or compliance to 8 key safety standards for a construction company.
Lag measures are your ultimate goal, but the indication happens after the action. It’s a measure of action that happened in the past. In other words, once you get the a lag metric, it is very hard to influence.A Lag Measures measures the ultimate goal you are trying to accomplish, such as an increase in sales or profits, however, it is always in the past… hence the term Lag. Make no mistake, Lag Measures are critically important, but once you see a Lag Measure, there is nothing more that can be done about it. For instance, once you see the weekly sales report, it is just that… last week’s sales. You can try to do better next week, but nothing can be done about last week.Lead Measures, on the other hand, are both predictive, meaning they lead to the accomplishment of the Lag Measure or goal, and they are influenceable, meaning you can do something about them. Lead Measures are about narrowing your focus down to the 2 or 3 things that “trigger” success, or your end goal. For example, it could be number of out-of-stock items in a retail store, number of subscribers to an eNewsletter for an eCommerce website, or compliance to 8 key safety standards for a construction company.
Lag measures are your ultimate goal, but the indication happens after the action. It’s a measure of action that happened in the past. In other words, once you get the a lag metric, it is very hard to influence.A Lag Measures measures the ultimate goal you are trying to accomplish, such as an increase in sales or profits, however, it is always in the past… hence the term Lag. Make no mistake, Lag Measures are critically important, but once you see a Lag Measure, there is nothing more that can be done about it. For instance, once you see the weekly sales report, it is just that… last week’s sales. You can try to do better next week, but nothing can be done about last week.Lead Measures, on the other hand, are both predictive, meaning they lead to the accomplishment of the Lag Measure or goal, and they are influenceable, meaning you can do something about them. Lead Measures are about narrowing your focus down to the 2 or 3 things that “trigger” success, or your end goal. For example, it could be number of out-of-stock items in a retail store, number of subscribers to an eNewsletter for an eCommerce website, or compliance to 8 key safety standards for a construction company.
Lag measures are your ultimate goal, but the indication happens after the action. It’s a measure of action that happened in the past. In other words, once you get the a lag metric, it is very hard to influence.A Lag Measures measures the ultimate goal you are trying to accomplish, such as an increase in sales or profits, however, it is always in the past… hence the term Lag. Make no mistake, Lag Measures are critically important, but once you see a Lag Measure, there is nothing more that can be done about it. For instance, once you see the weekly sales report, it is just that… last week’s sales. You can try to do better next week, but nothing can be done about last week.Lead Measures, on the other hand, are both predictive, meaning they lead to the accomplishment of the Lag Measure or goal, and they are influenceable, meaning you can do something about them. Lead Measures are about narrowing your focus down to the 2 or 3 things that “trigger” success, or your end goal. For example, it could be number of out-of-stock items in a retail store, number of subscribers to an eNewsletter for an eCommerce website, or compliance to 8 key safety standards for a construction company.
Lag measures are your ultimate goal, but the indication happens after the action. It’s a measure of action that happened in the past. In other words, once you get the a lag metric, it is very hard to influence.A Lag Measures measures the ultimate goal you are trying to accomplish, such as an increase in sales or profits, however, it is always in the past… hence the term Lag. Make no mistake, Lag Measures are critically important, but once you see a Lag Measure, there is nothing more that can be done about it. For instance, once you see the weekly sales report, it is just that… last week’s sales. You can try to do better next week, but nothing can be done about last week.Lead Measures, on the other hand, are both predictive, meaning they lead to the accomplishment of the Lag Measure or goal, and they are influenceable, meaning you can do something about them. Lead Measures are about narrowing your focus down to the 2 or 3 things that “trigger” success, or your end goal. For example, it could be number of out-of-stock items in a retail store, number of subscribers to an eNewsletter for an eCommerce website, or compliance to 8 key safety standards for a construction company.
Lag measures are your ultimate goal, but the indication happens after the action. It’s a measure of action that happened in the past. In other words, once you get the a lag metric, it is very hard to influence.A Lag Measures measures the ultimate goal you are trying to accomplish, such as an increase in sales or profits, however, it is always in the past… hence the term Lag. Make no mistake, Lag Measures are critically important, but once you see a Lag Measure, there is nothing more that can be done about it. For instance, once you see the weekly sales report, it is just that… last week’s sales. You can try to do better next week, but nothing can be done about last week.Lead Measures, on the other hand, are both predictive, meaning they lead to the accomplishment of the Lag Measure or goal, and they are influenceable, meaning you can do something about them. Lead Measures are about narrowing your focus down to the 2 or 3 things that “trigger” success, or your end goal. For example, it could be number of out-of-stock items in a retail store, number of subscribers to an eNewsletter for an eCommerce website, or compliance to 8 key safety standards for a construction company.
Lag measures are your ultimate goal, but the indication happens after the action. It’s a measure of action that happened in the past. In other words, once you get the a lag metric, it is very hard to influence.A Lag Measures measures the ultimate goal you are trying to accomplish, such as an increase in sales or profits, however, it is always in the past… hence the term Lag. Make no mistake, Lag Measures are critically important, but once you see a Lag Measure, there is nothing more that can be done about it. For instance, once you see the weekly sales report, it is just that… last week’s sales. You can try to do better next week, but nothing can be done about last week.Lead Measures, on the other hand, are both predictive, meaning they lead to the accomplishment of the Lag Measure or goal, and they are influenceable, meaning you can do something about them. Lead Measures are about narrowing your focus down to the 2 or 3 things that “trigger” success, or your end goal. For example, it could be number of out-of-stock items in a retail store, number of subscribers to an eNewsletter for an eCommerce website, or compliance to 8 key safety standards for a construction company.
Yes – this is not going to the last Digital Trend Presentation you see. There will be more. There will be more digital conference and expos. Ad Tech will get bigger. SXSW will get bigger.