
76. Marketing Metrics That Matter: A Conversation w. Taz Bareham
About this episode
For marketers in industries with longer or more complex purchase cycles, demonstrating the value of their efforts can be a constant challenge that often impacts budget approvals. In this episode of the Smarter Marketer Podcast, host James Lawrence welcomes back Fractional CMO Taz Bareham for an insightful discussion on marketing measurement, the struggles many marketers face, and practical ways in-house teams can improve their approach to marketing metrics.
Key Takeaways:
- How to understand and contextualise data
- How to connect marketing to business objectives
- What leading and lagging indicators are and how to measure them
- Advice for marketers on data and analytics
- How to balance brand and performance marketing
- Common measurement challenges marketers face and how to tackle them
- Prioritising and tracking metrics that matter
Guest:
Taz Bareham is a Fractional CMO with over 20 years of experience across B2B, B2C and SaaS. Previously, she was the Head of Brand & Communications at eBay, and CMO at Ansarada, JobAdder, and Rezdy. In addition to her client-side roles, she has worked in strategy & planning roles at agencies like Clemenger & M&C Saatchi.
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Rocket Agency LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocket-agency-pty-ltd/
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