Sean Dougherty

Articles by Sean Dougherty

Senior Brand Creative 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

What is data wrangling? A cowboy-style explanation

There are several symbolic visuals that can represent the American West. However, few of them are as powerful (or as popular) as the cowboy. Rugged. S...

Data mapping is to prevent putting oranges with apples
Data

Your guide to data mapping

As the old saying goes, you can’t compare apples and oranges. Nor can you compare grandmothers and toads, cows and long johns, or honey and butter. Ma...

data transformation

Which data transformation tools are best for digital marketers?

As we covered in a recent article, data transformation is a critical part of data maintenance and analysis. But what data transformation tools are ava...

Data transformation explained

What is data transformation?

The question of “what is data transformation” can have a wide array of answers that range from surface level overviews to heavy, deep explorations tha...

what to include in a marketing report
Data

What to include in your digital marketing report

You made your marketing plan, tracked your marketing channels and downloaded the data. Now it’s time to do some marketing reporting and see how it all...

Marketing

Marketing reporting automation: why and how to start

Marketing reporting automation can be a game changer for digital marketers. It can totally change your perspective on what’s possible in your role, re...

misleading visualizations

What are misleading data visualizations and how do you avoid them?

Creating data visualization can be priceless for unlocking and sharing insights – but is there such a thing as bad data visualization? For many people...

Data visualization ideas that will inspire you (with examples)

There are seemingly limitless ways to present data graphically. But, what are some of the more effective data visualization ideas out there? How do yo...

Slide deck design tips for presenting insights and data

Improving your slide deck design is a sure fire way to take the stories told by your marketing data visualizations from good to great. Whether you're ...

marketing performance dashboards need data organization

How to create a marketing performance dashboard - that really works

The best marketing performance dashboards can deliver stunning visualizations that clearly highlight critical insights while also telling a compelling...