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The Sojourn Solutions Blog
Explore a range of articles created by our industry experts that cover the latest trending topics in Marketing Operations


GDPR + eprivacy changes your Marketing Operations team may have missed.
If you’re a Marketing Ops team supporting multi-region websites, this is the part where you stop pretending one banner configuration works everywhere.
7 min read


Building a stronger Marketing foundation: How The Associated Press modernised ROI reporting, preferences, and lead management
When a global organisation like The Associated Press (TAP) wants to modernise its Marketing Operations, the goal isn’t just new tools, it’s creating clarity, compliance, and consistency that scale.
2 min read


From data chaos to clarity: How Norstella unified marketing performance with Tableau
For Norstella’s marketing team, reporting had become a scavenger hunt. Data lived across multiple systems, filters didn’t align, and every “simple” question about performance meant another round of manual pulls, spreadsheets, and late nights reconciling mismatched numbers.
2 min read


B2B privacy is the elephant in the room (are you about to be sat on?)
B2B likes to imagine it’s somehow immune from the privacy storm. After all, we’re not selling sneakers or retargeting people’s TikTok habits. But here’s the reality: A “business lead” is still a human being. If your database contains names, emails, job titles, behavioural signals... regulators consider that personal data.
5 min read


The end of "generic": How smart data and sharp personalization are rewriting lead nurture
If your "personalization" is just dropping a first name into a generic email template, you're not nurturing leads - you're nurturing your unsubscribe rate.
4 min read


Attribution is dead. Long live Orchestration.
RIP Attribution (2005 - 2025): You were never as accurate as we said you were.
5 min read


Your email list may just be killing your marketing efforts!
Spam traps are the landmines lurking in your email database.
3 min read


Are MQLs still relevant in modern marketing?
Are MQLs still the gold standard for marketing measurement, or is it time for a shift?
4 min read


"The hidden costs of dirty data: Why database hygiene matters"
Explore the key challenges in database quality and hygiene, the importance of prioritizing data quality, and the tangible impacts...
4 min read


How Do We Ensure Data Privacy and Compliance with AI?
Companies that use AI often handle vast amounts of sensitive customer data, making it essential to protect this information and adhere to...
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Navigating Marketing Success: How Database Health Steers Your B2B Strategy
If you’ve been wondering whether your marketing database could be holding your team back, now is the time to evaluate its health.
4 min read


Getac’s 1st-party cookie strategy generated 55% increase in ad targeting efficiency
Data is the fuel that powers modern marketing, enabling better understanding of customer needs that leads to better engagement, better...
4 min read


3 ways B2B marketers can improve customer data quality to improve results
So where specifically are B2B marketers investing in their “data ecosystems,” and what steps are they taking to ensure their data quality?
4 min read


How Salesforce’s Tableau transforms data into better decision-making
Tableau can be viewed as an organization’s bridge connecting its raw, unfiltered data on one side with insights and actions on the other.
4 min read


What the proposed Federal Data Privacy Law might mean for B2B Marketers
The proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADDPA) , now pending in the House of Representatives, would provide a...
4 min read


6 recommendations for Marketing Operations to improve data maturity (post 3 of 5)
Data is the fuel that powers modern marketing, enabling better understanding of customer needs that leads to better engagement, better...
4 min read


What is Data & Insight maturity and how does Marketing Operations achieve it? (post 2 of 5)
Data is the fuel that powers modern marketing, enabling better understanding of customer needs that leads to better engagement, better...
4 min read


Why Data & Insight are key drivers of Marketing Operations success (post 1 of 5)
The essential role and fit of Data & Insight in the Marketing Operations triangle is anchored in use cases, prioritized on business needs.
4 min read


10 steps for ensuring data quality to fuel B2B marketing
Essie Reynolds, MBA, is a Data Analyst and Business Intelligence Consultant at Sojourn Solutions. Modern marketing is fueled by quality...
5 min read


Good data governance blends people, processes, and martech: A Q&A with Scott Brinker
As with managing martech, data governance blends people, processes, and technology.
4 min read
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