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Webinar recording – Once upon a pixel: The magic behind digital tracking
About the webinar
Step into the enchanted world of marketing pixels in this light-hearted but practical webinar designed for artists and creative and cultural organisations. Whether you’re promoting exhibitions, performances, festivals or products, understanding how pixels work can help you reach the right audiences, retarget visitors, and measure the impact of your campaigns.
We’ll use familiar fairytales and nursery rhymes – think Goldilocks, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood – to demystify the pixel journey and show how these tiny bits of code can transform your digital marketing.
This one-hour webinar, from James Akers, Tech Champion for Data Analytics and Insight, will guide you through everything you need to know to get started.
You will learn:
What marketing pixels are and how they work (with storybook metaphors!)
How to use pixels to track audience behaviour and retarget visitors
Ethical and GDPR-compliant use of tracking tools
Step-by-step guidance on setting up pixels on your website
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