Marketing Analytics · Strategy and Analysis

Marketing Analytics Training: KPIs, Attribution and Decision-Making

Connect campaign and customer data to decisions that improve marketing effectiveness. Learnovra’s applied approach develops analytical questioning, reporting design and an understanding of data limitations rather than encouraging overconfidence in a single metric.

Who this training is designed for

For analysts, digital marketing teams, business leaders reviewing performance and MBA learners applying data to marketing problems.

  • Marketing operations and performance analysts
  • Business and growth stakeholders
  • Academic cohorts needing applied analytics projects

Learning objectives

Participants learn to frame measurable problems, choose useful metrics and interpret results with care.

  • Create a defensible KPI framework
  • Compare campaign performance using consistent definitions
  • Communicate insights and uncertainty to a nontechnical audience

Module 1 — Questions and KPIs

Start with business decisions and trace the evidence needed to support them.

  • Objectives vs metrics
  • Leading and lagging indicators
  • Metric definitions and ownership

Module 2 — Data preparation and quality

Understand data sources, joins and inconsistent measurement.

  • Data grain and keys
  • Missing data and duplicate records
  • Spreadsheet and SQL fundamentals

Module 3 — Channel and funnel analysis

Explore engagement, acquisition, conversion and efficiency using realistic examples.

  • Campaign and cohort comparisons
  • Funnel interpretation
  • Channel overlap and attribution caveats

Module 4 — Dashboard and story

Choose analytical views that serve business questions rather than visual novelty.

  • Looker Studio overview
  • Trend and segment reporting
  • Narrative and recommendations

Module 5 — Experiments and decisions

Turn an observation into a structured next step.

  • Hypotheses and counterfactuals
  • Test design concepts
  • Results, limitations and next actions

Tools, practice and assessment

Google Analytics 4, Looker Studio, spreadsheets and introductory SQL/BigQuery exercises may be used based on agreed learner capability.

Teams work through a multi-table business scenario and present the commercial implications of findings.

A short analyst report includes measures, methodology, insights, caveats and recommended decisions.

Delivery and customisation

Available as foundational business workshops and more technical multi-session analyst programs.

Case studies and data complexity are tailored to business context, source systems and learner experience.

Frequently asked questions

Will the course teach SQL?
— SQL fundamentals can be included where useful, but depth depends on the agreed track.

Can participants use company dashboards?
— Yes, where appropriate access, privacy controls and preparation are agreed.

Will training guarantee a specific improvement in ROI?
— No. The objective is stronger analytical capability and better-informed decisions.

Illustrative business decision challenge

An analyst team receives an inconsistent campaign-performance scenario and is asked whether to reallocate budget. It must establish comparable periods, define spend and outcome metrics, check segments and note limitations in attribution.

The final recommendation identifies what the data supports, what remains unknown and which test or additional observation could reduce uncertainty. The aim is sound judgement, not simply generating charts.