Comments on: My Friend John http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:01:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Orthogonal Thinking » Blog Archive » What is this Market Motive thing?http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html/comment-page-1#comment-198894 Orthogonal Thinking » Blog Archive » What is this Market Motive thing? Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:39:26 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html#comment-198894 [...] There was some surprise and discussion, and borderline witty banter, when I left ClickTracks. Perhaps some people thought that I was gone forever, never to share a Heineken at a trade show again. Well, you’re not getting out of it that easily. Now that I no longer work for a vendor, I am free to pontificate, opine and rant at will. I will be developing the curriculum within Market Motive, and helping subscribers squeeze the maximum optimization out of their marketing. That means you’ll be hearing plenty from me. [...] [...] There was some surprise and discussion, and borderline witty banter, when I left ClickTracks. Perhaps some people thought that I was gone forever, never to share a Heineken at a trade show again. Well, you're not getting out of it that easily. Now that I no longer work for a vendor, I am free to pontificate, opine and rant at will. I will be developing the curriculum within Market Motive, and helping subscribers squeeze the maximum optimization out of their marketing. That means you'll be hearing plenty from me. [...]

]]> By: CMS Watch Trends and Featureshttp://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html/comment-page-1#comment-139847 CMS Watch Trends and Features Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:05:07 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html#comment-139847 <strong>ClickTracks CEO moving on...</strong>With little fanfare, ClickTracks' CEO John Marshall is leaving his post to pursue other opportunities. This perhaps isn't too surprising considering that ClickTracks was purchased in August by e-marketing roll-up company, J.L. Halsey. Marshall founded ClickTracks with Stephen Turner in 2000 and focused on analytics for the SMB market. In my research for The Web Analytics Report and subsequent chats, I found Marshall to be the most accessible web analytics vendor CEO in the market; someone who didn't mind explaining the finer points about ClickTracks data processing, storage, and query model -- as well as web analytics issues in general. He didn't just talk about product usability; he tried to guide the company to focus on user experience as a critical part of its feature set. This led to the development of a highly graphical interface and a well regarded visitor segmentation capability....... ClickTracks CEO moving on…

With little fanfare, ClickTracks' CEO John Marshall is leaving his post to pursue other opportunities. This perhaps isn't too surprising considering that ClickTracks was purchased in August by e-marketing roll-up company, J.L. Halsey. Marshall founded ClickTracks with Stephen Turner in 2000 and focused on analytics for the SMB market. In my research for The Web Analytics Report and subsequent chats, I found Marshall to be the most accessible web analytics vendor CEO in the market; someone who didn't mind explaining the finer points about ClickTracks data processing, storage, and query model — as well as web analytics issues in general. He didn't just talk about product usability; he tried to guide the company to focus on user experience as a critical part of its feature set. This led to the development of a highly graphical interface and a well regarded visitor segmentation capability…….

]]> By: AnalyticsInsider.com » Blog Archive » ClickTracks: Case Study on How to Kill a Great Brand?http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html/comment-page-1#comment-134535 AnalyticsInsider.com » Blog Archive » ClickTracks: Case Study on How to Kill a Great Brand? Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:26:54 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html#comment-134535 [...] I did learn recently however that John Marshall is leaving his post as CEO of ClickTracks. I’ve had the pleasure of speaking to John several times in the past few years. First as a customer, then as an author, and he has always struck me as one of the most intelligent and insightful persons in this complex analytics industry. I believe that he was largely responsible for the success of ClickTracks and I always looked forward to each release as I knew it would contain many improvements that pushed the analytics bar even further. [...] [...] I did learn recently however that John Marshall is leaving his post as CEO of ClickTracks. I've had the pleasure of speaking to John several times in the past few years. First as a customer, then as an author, and he has always struck me as one of the most intelligent and insightful persons in this complex analytics industry. I believe that he was largely responsible for the success of ClickTracks and I always looked forward to each release as I knew it would contain many improvements that pushed the analytics bar even further. [...]

]]> By: June Lihttp://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html/comment-page-1#comment-134359 June Li Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:09:14 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html#comment-134359 Like Miriam, John is ClickTracks to me. John and ClickTracks make web analytics approachable and the difference between "reporting" and "analyzing" crystal clear.And it looks like John was on tour in 2003 (with Jim Sterne). I first met John (and Jim) at the Nielsen Norman Group event in New York in March 2003. Unlike Avinash, I didn't save my name tag :) However, since then I've seen and shown "Bob's Fruitsite" many times.John - all the best and I look forward to learning more about your new ventures.June Like Miriam, John is ClickTracks to me. John and ClickTracks make web analytics approachable and the difference between "reporting" and "analyzing" crystal clear.

And it looks like John was on tour in 2003 (with Jim Sterne). I first met John (and Jim) at the Nielsen Norman Group event in New York in March 2003. Unlike Avinash, I didn't save my name tag :) However, since then I've seen and shown "Bob's Fruitsite" many times.

John – all the best and I look forward to learning more about your new ventures.

June

]]> By: John Marshall Leaves ClickTracks » Web Analytics Bloghttp://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html/comment-page-1#comment-132863 John Marshall Leaves ClickTracks » Web Analytics Blog Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:07:09 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html#comment-132863 [...] I had to do a double-take when I read Avinash Kaushik’s blog this morning. According to Avinash, John has a few exciting plans on the road ahead of him. My mind is flooded with thoughts about the relationship that I’ve enjoyed with John and ClickTracks. Honestly, I owe most of my web analytics beginnings to ClickTracks. To me, John has been a vital feature that was built into the tool. The odds are that if you’ve ever met John, you’ve been infected by his contagious enthusiam for web analytics and his software. [...] [...] I had to do a double-take when I read Avinash Kaushik's blog this morning. According to Avinash, John has a few exciting plans on the road ahead of him. My mind is flooded with thoughts about the relationship that I’ve enjoyed with John and ClickTracks. Honestly, I owe most of my web analytics beginnings to ClickTracks. To me, John has been a vital feature that was built into the tool. The odds are that if you’ve ever met John, you’ve been infected by his contagious enthusiam for web analytics and his software. [...]

]]> By: Neil Masonhttp://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html/comment-page-1#comment-132823 Neil Mason Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:37:45 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/06/my-friend-john.html#comment-132823 I can only agree with Jim - John can't be allowed to disappear too easily!Like many, since I first met John in Santa Barbara in 2003, I have been impressed by his friendly manner, enthusiasm, knowledge and sense of humour. His unique perspective on our industry is always refreshing as evidenced by the chat we had when we last caught up in London.http://www.applied-insights.co.uk/news/2006/10/04/blogchat-with-john-marshall/Neil I can only agree with Jim – John can't be allowed to disappear too easily!

Like many, since I first met John in Santa Barbara in 2003, I have been impressed by his friendly manner, enthusiasm, knowledge and sense of humour. His unique perspective on our industry is always refreshing as evidenced by the chat we had when we last caught up in London.

http://www.applied-insights.co.uk/news/2006/10/04/blogchat-with-john-marshall/

Neil

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