I’ve been knee-deep in analyzing influencer and UGC campaign results across two very different markets, and honestly, it’s been a mess. Every time we run a campaign that touches both Russia and the US, the metrics tell completely different stories. What counts as a win in Moscow looks mediocre in New York, and vice versa.
The real problem isn’t just the numbers—it’s that our teams are using different frameworks to measure success. One partner is obsessed with engagement rate, another swears by conversion-to-site, and someone else is talking about brand lift. By the time we sit down to actually analyze what happened, we’re comparing apples to oranges and wasting hours trying to reconcile conflicting data.
I’ve realized that before we can even start telling a coherent story about campaign performance, we need to nail down a standardized set of metrics that works across both markets. Not forcing one market’s definition of success onto the other, but finding a common language that respects how things actually work in each place.
So here’s what I’m wrestling with: How do you structure a single dashboard that pulls data from partners in different regions, applies context-specific interpretation where it matters, but still gives you that one clear view of what’s actually working? And how do you get all the stakeholders to actually agree on what you’re measuring?
Has anyone else built something like this? What did you learn about which metrics translate across markets and which ones need their own interpretation?