Ian Simpson, Author at Piwik PRO

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May 14, 2021

Why first-party data is the most valuable to marketers [Updated]

Marketers these days have a lot of data to choose from: online, offline, customer, transactional, operational… Each kind has its uses, advantages and disadvantages, but one to focus on is first-party data, which stands out for its numerous valuable characteristics. First-party data has become a source of quality marketing insights, especially given that third-party cookies […]

February 20, 2017

Building a Better Digital Workplace with SharePoint Analytics

Let’s imagine you’re a large corporation. Let’s also imagine that you’ve taken the plunge to “digitize” your corporate workplace. You’ve purchased new hardware, and you’ve implemented Microsoft’s SharePoint system to create a collaborative, seamlessly functioning digital environment. And you’ve also put your entire staff through extensive training in order to help them properly use the […]

February 8, 2017

Why you really need a DMP in your marketing stack

Show me your marketing stack and I’ll tell you whether you’re a smart marketer or not. Yes, it’s that simple. No tests, no questions, no vetting your past experience. Just show me the tools you use, and I’ll tell you whether you are a smart digital marketer or not. Because, you see, there’s one telltale […]

February 7, 2017

4 reasons to consider an on-premises tag manager

Tag management systems – or tag managers as they’re more commonly known – are fast becoming a staple of digital marketing. Okay, let’s be blunt: if you’re not using a tag manager, you’re getting left in the dust. Perhaps no other tool in the marketer’s arsenal of weapons allows him or her to operate as […]

January 30, 2017

How To Tell If You Have Secure Cloud Analytics

Quick, tell me – how would you define a truly secure cloud application? Not sure? I’m sure it wouldn’t be hard to characterize Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in general. Or its cousins Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) either. After all, most of us use some kind of cloud-based tool on an almost daily basis. Think Dropbox, Apple’s […]

January 19, 2017

Using PII in a DMP: What Are the Implications?

In case you hadn’t heard – data management platforms (DMPs) are all the rage these days. Optimizing media buying and monetizing audience data is more important than ever and a big part of that is personalization. But when it comes to using personal data – or Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – things get a bit […]

January 12, 2017

3 Features You Need to Use PII in a DMP

People are getting a bit jumpy about personal data these days. Just ask the poor folks at Yahoo who have had to announce not one, but two hacks of their email accounts over the last year. The result of such high-profile breaches is that people who never gave much thought about trusting a well-known brand […]

November 16, 2016

3 Concrete Reasons to Use a Full Marketing Stack

Do you have any idea how many smartphone apps there are available to download? Okay, I’ll help you – a ton. The Apple App Store alone offers roughly 2 million. Now that’s great for doing all sorts of things on the go – from playing games, looking up words in a foreign language or even […]

October 19, 2016

Tag Management and a DMP: A Perfect Match

Does your data management platform (DMP) include a tag manager? If it doesn’t, it should. Why? Because a DMP needs data like a car needs fuel. Otherwise it’s not very useful at all. DMP users are anxious to get their hands on as much information about what visitors do on a website as possible – […]

October 17, 2016

Segmentation Methods in a DMP: Live or Fixed?

A Data Management Platform (DMP) wouldn’t be much without audience segmentation. In fact it wouldn’t be able to help marketers and advertisers much at all. The same goes for the data you want to use for your marketing efforts – without breaking it up into actionable pieces, you won’t accomplish much.

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Ian Simpson

Why first-party data is the most valuable to marketers [Updated]

Building a Better Digital Workplace with SharePoint Analytics

Why you really need a DMP in your marketing stack

4 reasons to consider an on-premises tag manager

How To Tell If You Have Secure Cloud Analytics

Using PII in a DMP: What Are the Implications?

3 Features You Need to Use PII in a DMP

3 Concrete Reasons to Use a Full Marketing Stack

Tag Management and a DMP: A Perfect Match

Segmentation Methods in a DMP: Live or Fixed?

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