Good morning, Marketer, itâs time to acknowledge complexity! In last Thursdayâs newsletter, the quote of the day came from marketing strategist Kathleen Schaub. In part, it read: âMarketing just cannot be reduced to the sum of its parts. Marketing works as a system and attribution obscures interdependencies.â In isolation, the quote seemed to be casting doubt on the possibility of effective attribution. Yesterday, however, Kathleen sent me a link to a detailed white paper she put together showing that attribution is just extremely complicated, and providing actionable advice on how to undertake attribution in this complex physical + digital environment. âComplexity-wise marketingâ she calls it. Worth a read. Thereâs a link in her blog post here. Kim Davis Editorial Director |