Are UK marketers lazy?
Well according to UK based performance marketing agency Mediahawk, they are, here are the surprising statistics their survey has revealed: The research has revealed that a staggering 1/3 of UK marketers do not have a working marketing attribution model. But is this down to some strange sort of conviction, or is there a gap between new innovative methodologies and implementation in UK marketing? In other words, is there a laziness bug going around? Although a solid 81% of marketers questioned said they believed that up-to-date attribution is an important method to use in their industry, 15% of them are still using an older ‘first-click style’ attribution model.What’s the efficacy of this newer form of attribution?
These newer attribution models are multi-channeled, which means marketers can get a clearer and more accurate picture about consumers and their channel based journeys. Despite this fact being well known among marketers (some 81% saying the system is important) a significant? 23% of those questioned said they were still using first ?? or last click models. What are first and last click models? They do what they say on their proverbial tins, in that they only assign credit to the first or last touchpoint in a customer?s journey. This means that assisting touchpoints throughout the entire scope of the customer journey is overlooked via these models. Simply put, these models are outdated and less useful for marketers in terms of tracing the full customer journey.? So what does this mean for marketers who are struggling to attribute offline conversations? Whilst many have taken advantage of the easy use nature of Google Analytics, it fails to attribute these crucial offline conversations. When asked what element of online consumer activity they most struggle to track, 32% of marketers said that following offline marketing materials were a key issue. So what they can they do about it?Go track or go home

Stay savvy about social media
The porous world of social media appears to be the enigmatic final frontier when it comes to questions surrounding returns on investment for marketers. 31% said they struggled to attribute conversions to social media. Although social media has become central to the commercial and personal lives of so many of us, and as such, is central to the marketing policies of many businesses across the sectors, marketers are still struggling to prove the ROI across these channels. Because social media is so remote user-friendly, consumers are accessing these channels from various devices, from mobiles to tablets. This makes the attribution of these user?leads and conversions difficult to trace.?Next steps
So UK marketers, do your research about the latest full-scope tracking software and invest in the best one you come across. You’re marketers, you’re meant to be the pioneers when it comes to consumer-based interactions. Don’t stick to old and out-dated methods that only track a small part of your customer journey, go full throttle, go 3D ?? go full attribution.Share this story