Course Curriculum
Module 1: Advanced Attribution Foundations
Educators: Madan Bharadwaj, Allison Lichtenberg
Learn about foundations of advanced attribution
- Attribution basics | History of advanced attribution | State of Attribution - 2023
- Advanced marketing measurement - Primer to Incrementality testing, MMM, MTA
- Better Decisions vs Better Measurement | Understanding the Decision Matrix
- How to get certified as an Advanced Attribution Professional: Course Completion Requirements
Module 2: Primer on Incrementality, MMM, MTA, Post-Purchase Surveys
Educators: Madan Bharadwaj, Dr.Payman Sadegh
Invited Speaker: Satya Ramachandran, Mari Subramanian
Learn about incrementality, MMM & MTA fundamentals. Learn how to apply them to marketing decisions. Learn how post purchase surveys can be used as a stop gap for advanced measurement.
- Incrementality Testing basics | Geo Match market testing | Hold out testing | Learning about diminishing returns via scale testing | Scale testing using Geo tests
- Quick primer in split testing | Scale testing via split tests
- Marketing mix modeling basics | Classroom modeling exercise | Interpreting model coefficients & results | Best uses for MMM | Comparing MMM open source packages Facebook Robyn vs Google Lightweight | | Real-life Case Studies - App Brand, DTC Fashion Brand, Franchise Retail Brand
- Multi touch attribution basics | Classroom MTA analysis exercise | Best use cases for MTA
- Using Post-purchase surveys as part of measurement strategy | Real-life DTC Brand Case Study
Invited Speakers Session 1:
- Topic: Real-life Case Study: Using MMMs as part of Advanced Attribution for Rappi
- Speakers: Satya Ramachandran
Invited Speakers Session 2:
- Topic: Are we entering the era of lightning MMM?
- Speakers: Satya Ramachandran, Payman Sadegh, Mari Subramanian
Module 3: Shaping Measurement Strategy for a brand
Educators: Madan Bharadwaj
Learn how to shape measurement strategy for a brand
- Era of triangulation in measurement | Shaping measurement strategy for a brand | How to ladder complexity to line up with organizational value |
- Measurement Sensitivity Analysis | Portfolio Opportunity Analysis |
- Building a learning roadmap | Laddering measurement strategy to roadmap
- Classroom demo: Optimizing Facebook and Google Search campaigns using Advanced Attribution
Invited Speakers Session 3:
- Topic: Real-life Case Study - Triangulating Channel Performance using Advanced Attribution for Laseraway
- Speakers: Paul Baumgarthuber
Invited Speakers Session 4:
- Topic: Data-driven growth for franchise retail businesses
- Speakers: Paul Baumgarthuber, Keary Phillips, Ken Sheehan
Module 4: Testing for Incrementality & Diminishing returns
Educators: Madan Bharadwaj
Invited Speakers: Saarthak Malik
Learn to design a hold out test in excel. Review real-life case studies of holdout tests.
- Testing life cycle | Distilling conversations into testable objectives
- New Customer Acquisition: Designing a geo test | Feasibility Analysis & Budgeting | Decision matrix | Flighting tests as campaigns | Reading campaign reports as test results | Counterfactual analysis | Classroom example: Facebook on Education brand
- Case study: Real-life case study for fashion brand The Perfect Jean: Facebook and TikTok hold out test
- Case study: Real-life case study for online Mattress brand:: Google Pmax vs Google Standard Shopping test
- CRM experimentation foundations | Designing cohorts | Step-by-step guide to experimental design | CRM test design template | Feasibility Analysis & Budgeting | Decision matrix | Discussion
Invited Speakers Session 5:
- Topic: Incrementality war stories from inside eBay, Google, Oracle
- Speakers: Saarthak Malik, Cara Manion
Module 5: Statistics for Media Experiments
Educators: Prof. Palaniappan Ramu
Invited speakers: Ken Sheehan
Learn the statistics you need to navigate designing tests and reading test results.
- Basic statistics formulae | Distributions | Split vs Geo tests | Test Feasibility Analysis
- Algorithms for matching markets | Algorithms for identifying reference periods
- Lift Calculations | Difference of differences | Counterfactual predictions
- Classroom exercise: Market selection and Counterfactual predictions for an emerging brand
Invited Speakers Session 6:
- Topic: How Dave Lokes moved Oriental Trading company to the incrementality era
- Speakers: Dave Lokes
Invited Speakers Session 7:
- Topic: Introduction to Geospatial Census data for marketing
- Speakers: Ken Sheehan
Module 6: Upgrading your marketing operations for advanced attribution
Educators: Madan Bharadwaj
Learn how to prepare datasets for various advanced attribution needs
- Typical Measurement infrastructure in data-forward brands | Marketing Accounting |
Data governance | Buy vs Build decisions
- Bringing everything together into a reporting deck | Role of last touch attribution, multi-touch attribution, incrementality and LTV metrics | Setting the expectations for exec team and board | Update your Campaign Optimization process | Building culture around media experimentation across org
Invited Speakers Session 8:
- Topic: Data-driven marketing inside the belly of TechStyle, an ecommerce darling brand
- Speakers: Baylie Minney
Invited Speakers Session 9:
- Topic: How marketers are triangulating their way to channel investment decisions
- Speakers: Baylie Minney, Paul Baumgarthuber, Gail Buffington
Final Certification
- Earn Course completion certificate
- Schedule and complete 1:1 discussion with Madan Bharadwaj
- Earn Advanced Attribution professional badge
- Advanced Attribution Project completion
Benefits of certification:
- Upgrade your professional profile with a verifiable "Advanced Attribution Professional" certification. Badge shareable on social channels.
- Become part of the M-Squared Expert community and access Wingman projects
- Become discoverable to other marketers and brands looking for advanced attribution experts