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attribution

Helps marketers determine which efforts drive conversions and revenue by choosing attribution models and reconciling data from various tools.

What it is1 of 30 skills in coreyhaines31/marketingskills
LicenseMIT

This skill addresses the core marketing challenge of understanding which efforts genuinely cause conversions and revenue. It highlights common pitfalls like biased dashboards and misleading models.

The skill provides two main approaches: (A) Interpretation, which focuses on choosing an attribution model, selecting a measurement strategy, and reconciling conflicting data from different tools, suitable for all marketers. (B) Owning your attribution, which involves instrumenting and stitching attribution data yourself, intended for users who control their site or app and want to build their own tracking.

It sets realistic expectations, clarifying that attribution provides directional insights rather than absolute truth, as every model represents an opinion. The skill also notes that an "attribution gap" where reported conversions exceed real ones is normal, and the goal is to explain and shrink this gap, not to achieve perfect reconciliation.

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