Why A/B Digital Ad Testing Is No Silver Bullet

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June 29, 2021

Today on RBDR: Zappi Director of Marketing Content Katie Sweet explains for the benefit of digital advertisers why very popular A/B testing is not the silver- bullet ad-testing procedure some marketers think it is.

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1) Misconceptions that have led to two misuses of popular A/B testing.

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1) What happened to the cost of prime-time TV advertising in the past four years? TubeMogul reveals how much more expensive it has become during that time.

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