Foreword xiiiPreface xviiIntroduction 1Uncertainty about the CMO Role as Marketing is Asked to Take on More 1Reinventing Marketing Starts with Data and Analytics 3Data-First Marketing Proves Marketing's Value 4Part I Data - Driven Marketing is Not Enough1 Marketing in the Age of Analytics 9Proving Marketing's Value to the Business 9Digital Transformation Leads to the Age of Analytics 12Building a Martech Stack Multiplies the Data and Need for Analytics 23The New Rules Now Include Marketing Data Analytics 242 Data Levels the Playing Field: Lessons from Moneyball 29The Moneyball Data-First Philosophy 31Lesson 1: Defy Convention, Using Data 33Lesson 2: You May Not Win the World Series, but You Can Be a Contender 36Lesson 3: Always Ask "Why?" 373 Data-First Marketing: Transforming Your Marketing Organization 41What is Data-First Marketing? 42Why Data-First Marketing? 43Why Isn't Marketing Already Doing This? 43Beginning the Transformation 46Part II Transforming Your Organization : Adopting Data - First Marketing4 Assessing Your Organization's Marketing Maturity Level 511. Aligning Marketing with the Business 522. Architecture and Technical Resources 543. Analyzing Data 564. Campaign Framework 575. Embracing Data-First 605 Step 1: Marketing-Business Alignment 67Is Marketing a Cost Center or a Revenue Center? 67Shifting the Perception of Marketing from Cost Center to Revenue Center 68Getting Buy-in from Key Stakeholders 69Get Started Today 876 Step 2: Data Integration, Architecture and Technical Resources 89Develop a Strategy for Your Martech Stack 89Six Questions to Ask When Evaluating Your Martech Stack 92Get Started Today 1067 Step 3: Data Analysis 109Cognitive Biases: One More Lesson from Moneyball 110Example of Beating Cognitive Biases: Rely on Data 112Overcoming Biases and Beliefs 113Analyzing Different Types of Marketing Data 121Get Started Today 1318 Step 4: The Data-First Marketing Campaign Framework 133Development Phase 134Execution Phase 149Analysis Phase 162Get Started Today 1709 Step 5: Data-First Marketing Staffing and Culture 173Starting at the Top: CMO and Marketing Leadership 174Systemizing Data-First Marketing with the Marketing Team 190Empower Your Marketing Team 192Get Started Today 194Conclusion 195Afterword 201Bibliography 203Acknowledgments 209About the Authors 213Index 215
JANET DRISCOLL MILLER is Founder of Marketing Mojo and an award-winning speaker and writer on digital marketing. In her 25 years in the field, she has worked with many top-tier clients such as National Geographic, Mazda USA, LexisNexis, and Activision. Janet is the author of Getting Started with Google Analytics, and is a regular guest lecturer at the University of Virginia and James Madison University.JULIA LIM is Vice President of Marketing for Marketing Mojo, an award-winning digital marketing agency. She has held executive positions in marketing and product marketing at several high-growth technology companies. Julia has extensive hands-on experience with building MarTech infrastructures that support sales, achieve business goals, and display key performance indicators in meaningful ways.