#41: Cutting the Cookie Habit: Get Lean with Modern User Tracking and Build Customer Trust

15/07/2024 13 min Temporada 2 Episodio 41

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Episode Synopsis

Navigating the evolving landscape of digital marketing has become increasingly complex, especially with the shift towards cookieless tracking to comply with data privacy regulations. Marketers must now find innovative solutions to attribute performance accurately without relying on cookies. This episode delves into the transition from cookie-based tracking to cookieless attribution, highlighting the benefits and challenges marketers face in this new paradigm.

Cookie-based tracking, once a staple in digital marketing, is now deemed "unhealthy" due to privacy concerns. With regulations like GDPR and tech giants implementing stricter privacy measures, the need for compliant, cookieless solutions is urgent. This shift demands marketers to adopt new attribution methods to maintain performance measurement and user insights while paving the way to building customer trust.

(00:00) Introduction
(01:35) A quick context behind factors that led to cookies being declared 'unhealthy'
(03:24) Challenges with cookie-based tracking which solidified their 'unhealthy' tag
(04:59) Giving up on cookies - A new approach to user tracking and attribution
(07:56) Removing cookies from the marketers' plate has benefits...
(09:03) …but it has added a lot more to it!
(10:21) A healthy approach isn't easy, but will go a long way…

Link to episode #37: The Cookieless Path: Steering Digital Marketing into the Future

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