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We know that marketing is a set of strategies implemented to optimize the marketing of products. But nowadays, access to countless amounts of data<\/strong> about users and potential customers has substantially changed the way marketing is carried out, not only in the present but looking ahead to the future, making it necessary to analyze that data to ensure success.<\/p>\n\n

Digital marketing plays a key and unavoidable role in marketing in the 21st century, and Big Data and Data Science<\/strong> are tools that can’t be missing from any strategy that aims to thrive.<\/p>\n\n

But, is Big Data the same as Data Science?<\/strong> They’re not the same, but they’re indispensable to each other and also to digital marketing.<\/p>\n\n

In this Mailrelay<\/a> post, we’re going to give you a basic yet useful introduction to data science and its uses for your digital marketing strategy.<\/p>\n\n

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What is Data Science and how does it differ from Big Data?<\/h2>\n\n

First, let’s talk about Big Data, which is the first link in the interesting and complex world of data.<\/p>\n\n

Big Data, as its name suggests, is a large volume of data that can include images, audio, video, social media, emails, websites, transactions, records, web traffic analysis, or XML files, among others.<\/p>\n\n

This group of data can come from different actions<\/strong> taken by digital users, such as visiting a website, following a social network, downloading files, listening to a podcast, filling out a form, among many other things that leave a record in the digital environment and get stored.<\/p>\n\n

But of course, that raw data, just as Big Data provides it to us, wouldn’t be of much use on its own. This is where Data Science comes in<\/strong> to analyze and process that data and give it value.<\/p>\n\n

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Data Science is a multidisciplinary science that draws on different resources from statistics, computing, mathematics, and marketing<\/strong> to analyze, interpret, and prioritize the data obtained. Based on that analysis, the goal is to generate efficient and successful digital marketing<\/a> strategies, based on objective data and predictive models.<\/p>\n\n

Data Science experts draw conclusions from all that work<\/strong> and, by predicting user behavior, give companies the tools and solutions to make the right decisions, increasing profits and reducing costs.<\/p>\n\n

So from this we understand that Data Science emerges from and is part of Big Data, but Big Data without Data Science would make no sense.<\/p>\n\n

9 applications of Data Science in digital marketing<\/h2>\n\n

We can say, then, that data science can be very useful for digital marketing, but let’s take a concrete look at how it could help us in our marketing strategy.<\/p>\n\n

SEO<\/h3>\n\n

It analyzes and helps understand ranking algorithms by detecting publication patterns.<\/p>\n\n

Ads<\/h3>\n\n

They help structure ads and precisely define where to advertise and which audience to target. It does this by analyzing the target audience that actually views and interacts with a certain type of ad.<\/p>\n\n

This way, we can also, for example, structure different types of ads for our products depending on the audience viewing each channel where we publish, which will optimize the expected result.<\/p>\n\n

Email Marketing<\/h3>\n\n
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It’s used to differentiate and prioritize our email’s target audience, so that each person can receive relevant content at the right time.<\/p>\n\n

For example, it detects a customer’s interactions with a website’s products and sends them ads related to the products they interacted with. It also detects consumption patterns based on interactions over time, offering the right products at the right time.<\/p>\n\n

We can also define how often emails should be sent and at what time of day.<\/p>\n\n

Based on this, we’ll be able to optimize our email marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n\n

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