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February 5, 2021 by dc in Administration

Blending into the professional online community scene

Seeking professional communities that are going to last through to the next decade and fit with my business lifestyle.

January 29, 2021 by dc

4 common content engagement analytics patterns that shed light on the lurkers

Want to learn more about how your audience engages with your content? Here are 3 Google Analytics setups and one email metric to watch.

January 22, 2021 by dc

First-party audience data collection 101: 5 methods to wrangle your owned data

What are the benefits of collecting first-party data from your audience? What are the best sources of audience intelligence? Dive deep into the first-party data party.

January 15, 2021 by dc

Gathering audience data from your content

Data management is a part of your life as a content professional. Learn why content marketing and digital publishers should have a content-based data strategy.