-
Continue reading →: Chatbots: moving towards a conversational interface
Recently, I had a Facebook live stream session about chatbots (Dutch). The focus was on ‘How to build a chatbot’, but I decided it was a good idea to briefly discuss the trend behind chatbots as well. If you’re interested in this, read ahead. A brief history of interfaces Interfaces…
-
Continue reading →: About debugging: 8 things I wish I knew earlier in my career
Being a developer for over 20 years I realized that when a started I saw debugging not as a craft on which I could improve but as a tedious factory job that sadly you need to do when you’re a developer. And nobody wants to do dull work, so as…
-
Continue reading →: Daily Standups don’t have to suck!
Agile working, Scrum, Daily Standups. There I’ve almost got a row on the Recruiter Bingo card. But seriously, I’ve worked at several companies in the last couple of years and I’ve been doing daily standups for more than 5 years now. In this article, I’ll talk about how daily standups…
-
Continue reading →: Your banner might be even more effective than you think
The last couple of years, marketeers have optimized their banners mostly on click and everything that comes after that (visits, conversions, etc.). We all did a lot of A/B testing to find the best creative. This resulted in a very sales focused design language: vociferous, commercial banners that beg for…
-
Continue reading →: Optimizing a conversational medium
If you’re on a site called The Marketing Technologist, chances are that you’ve ‘talked’ to a device or AI before. All the big tech players have some form of assistant; Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft’s Cortana and Google’s Home are all available already, and this year Samsung is set to…
-
Continue reading →: The Marketing Technologist in 2016: the data
In 2016, we celebrated our two years anniversary. In the past year, besides all the great posts on analytics, data science, and code, we’ve again published tons of good content about a variety of subjects, like artificial intelligence and a Slack integration for Pokemon GO. If you wondering where we…
-
Continue reading →: No click? Still results!
What’s the true value of an online ad impression? It’s an ongoing discussion which continues to pop up. Everyone agrees the last click model undervalues campaigns that fulfill an important role in the start of the buying cycle. Not every ad has to lead to a sale instantly. Most other…
-
Continue reading →: A lean approach to better recruitment insights
Our HR department has struggled with the insights of their marketing efforts. They know how many people apply for a job, but they don’t see the actual numbers of people that get invited for a first chat or even get the actual job. To give them the insights in Google…
-
Continue reading →: About the Google Analytics client ID
One of the core concepts of Google Analytics is the client ID. You can leverage its workings to get interesting insights, e.g. connecting offline revenue connected to online campaign sources. But it’s important to understand what it is. That’s what this post is for, to give you a better understanding…
