<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Practical Marketing Analytics &#187; Seasonality</title> <atom:link href="http://practicalmarketinganalytics.com/tag/seasonality/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://practicalmarketinganalytics.com</link> <description>Better results from better insights</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:27:48 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Strong Seasonal Pattern Found in Search Data for Marketing Mix</title><link>http://practicalmarketinganalytics.com/2009/12/strong-seasonal-pattern-found-in-search-data-for-marketing-mix/</link> <comments>http://practicalmarketinganalytics.com/2009/12/strong-seasonal-pattern-found-in-search-data-for-marketing-mix/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:19:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marketing And Advertising Analytics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bill Seely]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Trends]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Graph]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Keyword Search Frequency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marketing Mix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Practical Marketing Analytics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Seasonality]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://practicalmarketinganalytics.com/?p=179</guid> <description><![CDATA[I guess it makes a kind of sense, but a search I did in Google Trends on the phrase &#8220;Marketing Mix&#8221; indicates that marketers are only interested in the topic during the colder months of the year. I guess once plans are submitted and budgets are approved, they have bigger fish to fry. Or maybe [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpracticalmarketinganalytics.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fstrong-seasonal-pattern-found-in-search-data-for-marketing-mix%2F"><br /> <img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpracticalmarketinganalytics.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fstrong-seasonal-pattern-found-in-search-data-for-marketing-mix%2F&amp;style=normal&amp;b=2" height="61" width="50" /><br /> </a></div><p>I guess it makes a kind of sense, but a search I did in Google Trends on the phrase &#8220;Marketing Mix&#8221; indicates that marketers are only interested in the topic during the colder months of the year. I guess once plans are submitted and budgets are approved, they have bigger fish to fry. Or maybe they are in the Hamptons. Take a look at the graph in the screenshot below &#8211; classic annual seasonality, right?</p><p>One of the changes I would expect to happen in the next few years, is that focus on marketing mix will become more continuous, and this graph will look more linear.</p><p><img src="http://practicalmarketinganalytics.com/wp-content/uploads/GoogleTrendsMarketingMix.JPG" width=100%></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://practicalmarketinganalytics.com/2009/12/strong-seasonal-pattern-found-in-search-data-for-marketing-mix/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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