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Learning is better than optimization (the local maximum problem)

Startup Lessons Learned

At least, not in the traditional sense of trying to squeeze every tenth of a point out of a conversion metric or landing page. Many optimizers are in favor of split-testing, too: direct marketers, landing page and SEO experts -- heck even the Google Website Optimizer team. For example, I’m a big believer in split-testing.

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Digital Marketing & Analytics: Five Deadly Myths De-mythified!

Occam's Razor

The best we could think about RM+RP+RT is what Direct Marketers (people who sent you all those letters in postal mail!). Bonus: Magnificent Mobile Website And App Analytics: Reports, Metrics, How-to! < Yes, you can get some weak demographic or, a bit better, psychographic signals from surveys TV channels or magazines did.