The Hidden Costs of Relying on ChatGPT for SEO: How AI is Reshaping Search Behaviour
With the 2025 holiday season right around the corner, one major factor that is shaping consumer behaviour is the rise of AI and large language models…
Adobe CJA Date Math: Calculate Date Time Differences In Reporting
Guest Author: Tushar Varshney Adobe Solutions Architect, Northern Adobe gave the analytics world the best fall gift there could be, a new capability…
New GA4 Lead Generation Reports Explained: A Smarter Way to Track Leads
Google Analytics 4 quietly introduced two new lead-focused reports, and they could be a game changer. For businesses that depend on forms…
Consent in the Age of Big Data, Automation, and AI: Why Responsible Data Practices Are a Competitive Advantage
Guest Author: Ben Thompson Director, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Omaha Steaks We live in a digital world powered by data. And it’s this data…
Overhauling a Retail Giant’s Data Layer: Northern’s Strategy for the Tealium Stack
When a major retailer merged with a new business unit, analytics took a back seat. The result was a disjointed data layer, broken event tracking, and a Customer Data Platform (CDP) that could not deliver on its promise. Over time, a patchwork of bandage fixes added complexity to the setup, leading to inconsistent tagging, lost data, and growing frustration across teams. With all of these issues compounding, the question became clear: how do you rebuild confidence in the data?
Canada Pooch Sniffs Up Black Friday and Cyber Monday Success
Northern developed a comprehensive paid media strategy that contributed to an impressive increase in in-store revenue coupled with a lower cost per sale, effectively helping Canada Pooch realize conversion and revenue goals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) 2021.