Good morning, Search Marketer, and let's talk attribution.
Attribution can be both a boon and pain for search marketers. We need to know where our marketing dollars are making the biggest impact and where we potentially need to cut our losses and redirect our strategies.
Multi-channel attribution is even more difficult as target audiences are hopping across channels and devices. Think about how you sometimes interact with multiple devices at the same time: jump on your tablet on commercial breaks or jump on your phone in between online meetings.
Many technology solutions have tried to solve this problem, but there's no 100% match to track users while also maintaining their privacy. As browsers are phasing out third-party cookies, there's potential for even more ambiguity. It's an important crux for the modern marketer to consider–especially with the news coming from Google's earnings call earlier this week.
Carolyn Lyden
Director of Search Content