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A Marketer\u2019s Guide to Working With Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">If art is beauty, is science the beast?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Many corporations think so, judging from the way they silo their marketing and technology teams. Rarely do CMOs and CDOs bring the brains of both teams to bear on the company's marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">In an era when\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.conductor.com\/rs\/149-ZMU-763\/images\/Conductor-Research-B2C-Content-Marketing-2016.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #551a8b;\">38% of marketing professionals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0admit to underutilizing data for content strategy, companies that don't marry art and science struggle to snag smarter audiences with shorter attention spans.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class='postauthor si-guide-block'>\n                <div class='col-md-2 col-sm-12 si-icon-holder'>\n                    <a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/guides\/digital-marketing-plan-template\/'>\n                  <img src='https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Digital-marketing-planning-template-guide-cover-creator-pdf-106x150.jpg' alt='Free digital marketing plan template'>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class='col-md-10 col-sm-12'>\n                    <p><strong>Download FREE Resource \u2013 Digital marketing plan template<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p>Our popular marketing planning template built on the Smart Insights RACE planning system.<\/p>\n                    <p>Access the <a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/guides\/digital-marketing-plan-template\/'>Free digital marketing plan template<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">And there\u2019s no lack of data to be dissected.\u00a0Dun and Bradstreet reports that\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnb.com\/content\/dam\/english\/dnb-solutions\/sales-and-marketing\/the-b2b-data-marketing-report.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #551a8b;\">more than half of businesses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0have increased their data-focused personnel. Regrettably, the same report suggests that fewer than a third of marketers have found a way to utilize and connect that robust data.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">To bridge this divide, beauty (art) and the beast (science) need to come together for the fairy-tale ending every corporation deserves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Turning Marketing and Tech Into Partners<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">At one end of the spectrum sits the CMO\u2019s department; at the other, the CDO\u2019s. Between them exists a realm of possibilities that can be unlocked with a \u201ctwo bookends\u201d marketing approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">The first bookend is the new, big idea that marketing generates. The second bookend is desired outcomes. Between these bookends lies the real story. But unlike most book series, the story must be built backward to create a coherent narrative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Each step from last to first bookend covers the essential elements of any marketing campaign: defining the preferred user action or outcome, understanding how to engage the target audience, constructing buyer personas, and brainstorming the big idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the process, both art and science are at play. Marketers offer user empathy, creative strategy, and content and design expertise. Data specialists monitor metrics and examine prior performance data to recommend creative elements and media channels. One team without the other simply can't tell a story like the two can together.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Plotting the Cleanest, Safest Journey Between Bookends<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">The route from bookend to bookend begins with total immersion into the world of the target audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Shockingly,\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.conductor.com\/rs\/149-ZMU-763\/images\/Conductor-Research-B2C-Content-Marketing-2016.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #551a8b;\">almost half of marketing professionals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0don\u2019t tailor content to specific customer segments. Start by considering\u00a0where customers and prospects hang out, both online and offline. What Facebook or LinkedIn groups have they joined? What are they saying on review websites like Yelp, Angie's List, and Amazon? What industry blogs and publications do they read? What conferences do they attend or sponsor?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">From there, science can bring those avatars to life. CDOs and their teams can collect data at scale and make it available to CMOs. Working together, art and science can craft personas and keep a pulse on users\u2019 needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Next, marketers and tech teams<i>\u00a0<\/i>can define clear metrics by which the campaign will be measured. Remember, though, that not all data is important, especially if it doesn\u2019t help to tell the story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Use data to guide your strategy. For example, for WeAreTeachers.com, an online educator community\u00a0affiliated with MDR, our writers, creatives, and program strategists monitor trending content and engagement metrics for associated Facebook groups. By building WeAreTeachers' articles around top-performing topics and keywords, we\u00a0quickly deliver teacher-friendly content that's relevant and engaging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Who Owns the Process? And Other Bookend Process Considerations<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Prior to reaching the bookends\u2019 midpoint, CMOs and CDOs should delineate roles on the basis of desired results. However, this doesn\u2019t mean that any one element of the process belongs wholly to marketing or technology. More than\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/content.lionbridge.com\/where-does-content-ownership-sit-within-your-business\/\"><span style=\"color: #551a8b;\">half of winning companies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0see content responsibility as a shared function across verticals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Need a quick way to divvy up ownership? Set up captains. At MDR, our campaign captains coordinate among the email marketers, social media managers, and more who're in charge of their respective channels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Give captains the green light to challenge their teams, even if it means slowing down the process. Team captains ensure that the bookend-to-bookend process is flowing, not rushing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">How, though, can captains be kept on the same page? Turn to a customer data platform (CDP).\u00a0Globally, organizations are investing heavily in CDPs to the tune of\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/introduction-to-customer-data-platforms\/\"><span style=\"color: #551a8b;\">$300 million<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: black;\">. Not ready for a full-fledged CDP? Start with a shareable spreadsheet. Having one place where all data lives gives players an accurate, full picture of campaign performance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Where does the data come from?\u00a0We source ours\u00a0from places like Google Analytics, our email campaign platform, display advertising networks, and multiple social media platforms. Our dashboard provides a 30,000-foot view of current campaigns, but it also makes possible drill-downs for each. Although some data points are still housed elsewhere, our dashboard displays impressions, reach, engagement, clicks, and conversions to give stakeholders immediate visibility into campaign performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">With cross-campaign information available at a glance, leaders can make smarter deployment decisions, such as whether to change email subject lines or add funds to promote top-performing ads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Reporting and Replicating<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Data professionals and marketers alike recognize the truth in\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azquotes.com\/quote\/727622\"><span style=\"color: #551a8b;\">Pearson\u2019s Law<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: black;\">: \u201cWhat is measured improves, and what is measured and reported improves exponentially.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Maintaining a strict reporting schedule throughout the journey between bookends streamlines the process. With each report release, review data for optimization opportunities, and encourage all players to participate. Don't underestimate the insights of designers, interns, video producers, copywriters, and other players involved in the content creation process. Everyone can benefit from a bit of cross-training.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\nSuddenly, it's back to bookend one, but the journey isn't over. It's time to turn to bookend two for a replay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">You see, this isn\u2019t a tale told once. It\u2019s an ever-changing story that grows with every campaign. But to build a better story, CMOs and CDOs must learn from past initiatives, adding new target personas, honing creative elements, and tweaking their media mixes. After all, happily ever after isn\u2019t a destination; it\u2019s a journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"postauthor\">Thanks to Donnine Souhrada for sharing their advice and opinion in this post. Donnine is the leader of integrated marketing solutions at <a href=\"https:\/\/mdreducation.com\/\">MDR<\/a>, the nation\u2019s leading education marketing group. A division of Dun &amp; Bradstreet, MDR provides education marketing data, services, sales tools, and digital marketing solutions to the education industry and Fortune 500 brands. You can connect with her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/donnine\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mdreducation.com\/\">.<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If art is beauty, is science the beast? \u00a0 Many corporations think so, judging from the way they silo their marketing and technology teams. 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