Marketers say technology and data challenges are the biggest barriers to successful marketing attribution, according to recent research from Ascend2.
The report was based on data from a survey conducted in June 2018 among 226 marketing influencers.
Some 43% of respondents rank applying technology as among the most challenging barriers to marketing attribution success, and 39% rank consolidating data sources as among the most challenging barriers to marketing attribution success:
Respondents say content marketing and social media are the most difficult approaches to analyze for attributing marketing results to sales revenue:

Respondents say email and display advertising are the easiest approaches to analyze for attributing marketing results to sales revenue:
Some 81% of respondents say marketing attribution is very important, and 16% say marketing attribution is somewhat important. Just 3% of respondents say marketing attribution is not important.
About the research: The report was based on data from a survey conducted in June 2018 among 226 marketing influencers.

Ayaz Nanji is an independent digital strategist and a co-founder of ICW Content, a marketing agency specializing in content creation for brands and businesses. He is also a research writer for MarketingProfs. He has worked for Google/YouTube, the Travel Channel, AOL, and the New York Times.
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