SBP 030: Solving for Incrementality, with Avinash Kaushik
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Welcome back to yet another episode of the Sleeping Barber Podcast. We're thrilled to have Avinash Kaushik, the Chief Strategy Officer at Croud, on our show today. With a background at Google and well-earned reputation for insightful digital perspectives, Avinash brings a wealth of knowledge in digital marketing, data science, and much more to our conversation. In this enlightening episode, we navigate through a myriad of topics. We delve into the frequent pitfalls surrounding KPIs in marketing, scrutinize the limitations of traditional marketing funnels, and unpack the impactful concept of incrementality. Avinash offers an alternative approach that promises to enlighten your strategies. Make sure to stick around until the end for a post-show chat with our hosts, Marc and V. Believe us when we say this episode is one you wouldn't want to pass up! So, without further ado, let's jump right in! ____________ Our Guest: Follow Avinash Kushki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akaushik/ ____________ Literature Get a Grip on Incrementality: https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/marketing-strategies/data-and-measurement/marketing-incrementality Most Important KPIs: https://www.kaushik.net/avinash/the-most-important-business-kpis/ Driving Innovation from customer intent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzFegvyVJRM Incrementality: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/akaushik_marketings-incrementality-business-results-activity-7029572543795630080-w-P0/ Brand & Performance Silos: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/akaushik_at-my-ripe-old-age-it-upsets-me-when-i-activity-7037000489066004480-trfZ/ See, Think, Do, Care Framework: https://www.kaushik.net/avinash/see-think-do-care-win-content-marketing-measurement/ ____________ The Sleeping Barber Podcast: Follow our updates here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sleeping-barber/ Get in touch with our hosts: Marc Binkley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcbinkley/ Vassilis Douros: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vassilisdouros/ ___________ Timestamps: O:55 - Intro to Avinash Kaushik 3:38 - The 2 big measurement mistakes many marketers make about KPIs 9:44 - Traps that misguide marketers 14:48 - Why funnels idiodic and a what to use instead of them 20:48 - How to measure both short-term and long-term campaigns 25:26 - What is incrementality, why does it matter & how is it different from ROI? 30:20 - The ladder of awesomeness 33:30 - The shock of measuring incrementality 35:55 - Different types of incrementality 47:12 - Anybody can suck less, how any size company can use incrementality 51:48 - Customer curiosity & open mindedness makes marketers better 58:44 - What marketers need to learn 1:05:08 - Avinash’s career path to Croud 1:07:40 - How to find out more about Avinash 1:08:50 - Post pod discussion with V and Marc ____________ Where to listen Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sleeping-barber-podcast/id1609811324 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4v0kaM350zEY7X2VBuyfrF Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MWVjYWJhNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sleepingbarberpodcast
