Apartment Trends Magazine April 2018 | Page 48

Marketing Analytics: What it is and where to start BY CINDI CASTLE A s marketers in commercial real estate, we know that advertising works, but there is not usually a one-to-one correlation between ad dollars spent and revenue. So how do we prove that our efforts are actually worth it? Marketing analytics is the measuring and analyzing of your marketing mix to track your return on investment (ROI). Luckily, in our digital marketing-driven world today, we have more resources than ever to collect these analytics in order to not only back our marketing strategy but also increase our ROI. 46 | TRENDS APRIL 2018 www.aamdhq.org