• Tja@programming.dev
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    4 hours ago

    There’s a theory? Like someone though about it in the shower or "studies have proven this to X% for y and z product categories?

    Because if it was the case, billions of dollars could be made/saved. People in marketing might be evil, but they are not stupid, all ads are data driven.

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      all ads are data driven

      Source: trust me

      Companies are being scammed when advertising companies are brought on. Especially if they are paying extra for targeted ads.

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        4 hours ago

        Yes, companies are famously willing to pay extra without further questions or testing the outcomes.

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          Not going to lie, marketing is one of those things that’s really hard to track. And or, a good marketing team is going to pull stats that mean nothing but sound impactful out of their ass.

          I wouldn’t be shocked if, on average, companies could have a fraction of their marketing, however, the c-suite types, can take marketing mumbo jumbo and sell it to investors. A snake eating itself.

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            34 minutes ago

            I would be very shocked, there have been studies on the effectiveness in general and every campaign needs to show ROI, in particular.

            C suite types would love to cut all the marketing budget to give themselves a fatter bonus, they know it can’t be done without sales plummeting.