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What is Marketing Taxonomy?

A framework for organizing and classifying marketing data to enable accurate analysis and reporting.

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What is Marketing Taxonomy? | Marketing Guide
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Learn about marketing taxonomy - how to structure and classify marketing data for reliable analytics.
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Definition of Marketing Taxonomy

Marketing taxonomy is a structured system for classifying and organizing marketing activities, campaigns, and data to enable consistent analysis and reporting across channels and time.

Key Taxonomy Dimensions

  • Channel hierarchy

  • Campaign structure

  • Audience segments

  • Creative classification

The core dimensions that make up a comprehensive marketing taxonomy.

Benefits of Good Taxonomy

  • Consistent reporting

  • Cross-channel analysis

  • Accurate attribution

  • Trend analysis

How well-designed taxonomy enables better marketing decisions.

Common Taxonomy Challenges

  • Evolving needs

  • Multi-team ownership

  • Platform constraints

Challenges teams face when building and maintaining marketing taxonomies.

Building Your Taxonomy

A step-by-step approach to designing and implementing marketing taxonomy.