Sean Dougherty

Articles by Sean Dougherty

A copywriter at Funnel, Sean has more than 15 years of experience working in branding and advertising (both agency and client side). He's also a professional voice actor.

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data mesh
Marketing

What is data mesh?

Data mesh: you may have heard about the concept lately. In the world of digital marketing, it’s almost as big of a buzzword as “efficiency” right now....

marketing in a recession

Digital marketing in a recession? Take this into account...

During times of economic downturn, companies often slash their marketing budgets. However, marketing during a recession is actually essential to susta...

google ads optimization
Marketing

9 effective Google Ads optimization tips

In today's uncertain economic climate, businesses of all sizes are looking for ways to cut costs and maximize ROI. As marketing budgets fall under inc...

ad spend tracking

Why ad spend tracking is a must - and how to do it

In today’s business climate of “are we / aren’t we in a recession?” ad spend tracking is more important than ever. After all, how can you determine yo...

MMM expert case study
Measurement

A real MMM walkthrough from an expert

Marketing mix modeling can be quite an intricate and complex subject matter. There are loads of variables to take into account, lots of data to keep t...

vanity metrics in marketing
Data

A better way to think about vanity metrics in marketing

The word vanity is often reserved for those who showcase an inflated sense of pride in themselves. It also indicates that something is empty, worthles...

powerful ga4
Data

How GA4 improves with other Google products

You’re a smart digital marketer. Which means you already have your Google Analytics 4 account up and running already, right? Of course! One of the fir...

ad campaign optimization
Marketing

Ad campaign optimization: six strategies for success

North American companies spent over $297.5 billion on ad campaigns in 2021. Researchers expect that number to keep growing over the next few years. By...

data driven marketing experiments
Marketing

Five smart data-driven marketing experiments

Data plays a leading role in all aspects of life and should also be an integral part of your marketing strategy. A recent Nielsen survey found that re...

ga4 machine learning
Data

GA4 brings machine learning to the forefront

As we covered here, Google Analytics 4 has a few new features and structures that set it apart from Universal Analytics. One of the most important str...