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Analytics maturity: where does your company actually stand?
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Analytics maturity: where does your company actually stand?

Most companies think they're data-driven. They're not. Here's a practical maturity model and how to figure out where you are and what to do next.

Hiring your first analytics person: what to look for (and what to skip)
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Hiring your first analytics person: what to look for (and what to skip)

Most analytics job descriptions are wishlists for a unicorn. Here's how to hire someone who will actually improve your data.

The measurement plan: the document every analytics project needs (but nobody writes)
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The measurement plan: the document every analytics project needs (but nobody writes)

Before you touch GTM, before you configure GA4, you need a measurement plan. Here's the template I use and how to fill it out.

Analytics for SaaS: what to track beyond signups
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Analytics for SaaS: what to track beyond signups

Most SaaS analytics stop at 'user signed up.' That's where the interesting data starts. Here's the measurement framework I use for SaaS clients.

Your A/B tests are worthless if your analytics are broken
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Your A/B tests are worthless if your analytics are broken

You can't optimize what you can't measure. Most A/B testing programs are built on shaky tracking foundations, and the results reflect it.

Do you actually need a marketing data warehouse?
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Do you actually need a marketing data warehouse?

The honest answer is probably not yet. Here's how to tell if you're ready and what to build if you are.

First-party data strategy without the buzzwords
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First-party data strategy without the buzzwords

Everyone says 'collect first-party data.' Nobody explains how without sounding like a Gartner report. Here's the practical version.

Real-time analytics are overrated (for most companies)
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Real-time analytics are overrated (for most companies)

I've set up real-time pipelines that nobody ever looked at in real-time. Here's when it matters and when you're wasting money.