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Why First-Party Data Is Essential for Attribution
By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Mar 2, 2020, 4:08:20 PM
WHY FIRST-PARTY DATA IS THE FOUNDATION OF ACCURATE MARKETING ATTRIBUTION
There's a lot of noise about data in marketing, but one principle has only gotten more true - the data you own is worth more than the data you rent. First-party data — the information you collect directly, own outright and control — is the single most reliable foundation for knowing what your marketing actually did. Here's what it is, why it beats the alternatives and why accurate attribution is impossible without it.

