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Marketing measurement ins and outs for 2026

Fast MMMs and test-and-learn loops are in. Dashboards without decisions are out.

In

  • Test, learn, adjust spend loops
  • Fast MMMs for everybody (as long as you have a channel mix and higher spend levels)
  • Getting along with the CFO
  • Data clean rooms
  • Giving more money to brand campaigns
  • Everyone agreeing on what “brand” means (maybe?)
  • Better understanding and explaining the tradeoffs between brand and performance
  • Higher adoption of synthetic control methods

Out

  • Dashboards without decisions
  • Expecting a perfect measurement solution
  • Weekly reporting rituals that change nothing
  • Arguing about attribution after the budget is already spent or planned
  • Google deprecating the third-party cookie (is this out? I've lost track)

What do you think is out next year?

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