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Many marketing agencies call themselves data-driven. But there’s a big difference between being data-aware and truly data-driven.  So, how can you become a genuinely data-driven marketing agency? In this article, we’ll break down the characteristics of data-driven marketing agencies, why it’s worth becoming one, and how to overcome the common struggles that we see our marketing agency customers wrestling with.  Coming ...

Turning data into visuals using suitable graphs and charts is a great way to monitor your campaign performance and communicate the results with different stakeholders. In this article, we’ll show you step-by-step how to build an actionable dashboard using one of the most popular data visualization tools among marketers—Looker Studio. Navigate this post: Navigating Looker ...

When it comes to data visualization, Looker Studio and Power BI both have their own strengths and weaknesses. Rather than pitting them against each other and deciding which tool deserves the crown, it’s better to understand which one works best for what scenarios. In this article, we’ll review Looker Studio vs. Power BI and help ...

Here at Supermetrics, we’ve spent the last several months helping marketers navigate the (sometimes complex) transition from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and also setting up our own properties. In this article, we’ll share best practices for setting up GA4 that we’ve learned along the way. Skip ahead: What’s so different about Google ...

New month, new updates! In this article, we’ll walk you through the latest product improvements, new connectors, reporting templates, and content. Skip ahead: Keep calm and save your historical Universal Analytics data Let’s address the elephant in the room. If you’re using Google Analytics, you probably received this reminder from Google. Universal Analytics is going ...

Marketing reporting isn’t just about proving the value of your marketing team. Or at least it shouldn’t be. The whole purpose of reporting on your marketing efforts is to be able to make better data-driven decisions. Whether that’s the decision to double down on a specific marketing channel or to end an underperforming campaign early, ...

Marketers often run campaigns across several channels, and without bringing data from these sources together, you’re missing out on the full picture. That’s where data blending comes in handy. Before you say, “Data blending is a data analyst’s thing,” I’d say it’s not entirely true at all. There are many tools that can help you ...

Since we introduced the Supermetrics Marketing Intelligence Cloud in 2023, data transformation features like custom fields and data blending have quickly become our users’ new favorites. In this article, I’ll discuss seven ways you can use custom fields and data blending to manipulate, customize and get a holistic view of your data, including:  Manipulate and ...

Happy to see you again. It’s been a month since we brought you the latest news and product updates from Supermetrics. In this edition, we’ll walk you through: Introducing the new Home tab in the Supermetrics sidebar for Google Sheets The Home tab keeps everything you need within reach. You’ll see: Learn more about this ...

While many data reporting platforms excel at loading and transforming data, their visualization capabilities often need to be broadened with a handful of chart types.  Bringing marketing data to Power BI is a great way to visualize data and communicate insights. While common charts like bar charts, line charts, and scorecards are sufficient for most ...