Topic taxonomy and reader intent map
A public directory that maps reader jobs to measurement guides, media-bias source pages, case studies, and sponsor-fit contexts.
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Source-rich pages written for people who need clearer thinking about evidence, media framing, and measurement claims.
Start with the workflow: use the guide finder for full-library search, the topic taxonomy for desk-level orientation, and the source and vendor evaluation desk when a claim, citation, dashboard, or vendor report needs evidence review.
Find the right starting point
Jump into pre-filtered guide-finder results for the decision in front of you.
Method choice
Pick the measurement design
Experiments, MMM, brand lift, attention, and attribution.
Readout QA
Audit campaign evidence
Delivery, outcomes, comparison rules, and renewal language.
Public claim
Check the frame
Source trails, denominators, surveys, quotes, and causal wording.
PMP readiness
Prepare the package
Buyer terms, package proof, deal review, and reporting fields.
Source evaluation
Review the evidence owner
Source quality, vendor incentives, and citation independence.
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Browse curated pathways
Most readers arrive with a decision already in motion. Use these pathways to find the right checklist before a claim, report, or campaign result hardens into the accepted story.
Audit the frame
Check whether a headline, quote mix, public record, survey, or sponsored report uses the right source trail, denominator, and comparison.
- Media claim audit worksheet
- Worked media claim example
- Causal claim review protocol
- Source triangulation checklist
- Disconfirming evidence checklist
- Source role and incentive map
- Claim confidence rubric
- Evidence-to-claim language matrix
- Denominator framing examples
- Composition mix and average checklist
- Headline and source-mix checklist
- Anecdote and exemplar checklist
- Case-study generalizability checklist
- Timeline and event-order framing checklist
- Survey and poll claim checklist
Choose the method
Separate planning, experiments, models, surveys, attention, and attribution before a readout claims more certainty than the design can support.
- Measurement brief intake checklist
- Measurement method selector
- Advertising budget decision evidence ladder
- Advertising budget decision meeting worksheet
- Next method after weak budget evidence
- Campaign baseline comparison checklist
- Case-study generalizability checklist
- Causal claim review protocol
- Uncertainty interval readout checklist
- Minimum detectable effect planning checklist
- Incrementality test plan template
- Randomized lift test checklist
- Holdout leakage and suppression QA checklist
- MMM readout QA checklist
- MMM calibration evidence checklist
Read the report
Audit delivery, exposure quality, creative response, lead quality, matchbacks, and comparison rules before a report becomes a budget decision.
- Campaign readout QA checklist
- Campaign evidence triage tree
- Campaign baseline comparison checklist
- Case-study generalizability checklist
- Creative and destination troubleshooting matrix
- Campaign issue log and renewal register
- Campaign renewal memo template
- Campaign renewal evidence archive
- Campaign renewal follow-up tracker
- Campaign status-window closeout checklist
- Campaign status-window closeout register
- Campaign reporting worksheet
- Campaign tagging QA checklist
- First-party signal readiness checklist
- Privacy-safe collaboration checklist
- Outcome quality scorecard
- Attribution window and conversion lag checklist
- Campaign KPI dictionary
- Viewability and invalid traffic checklist
- Identity matchback checklist
Plan the buy
Map reader intent, package boundaries, creative handoff, data fields, and readout language before contextual inventory goes live.
- Audience intent map
- Advertiser source-quality standards
- Direct sponsorship and native proposal review packet
- Native card and landing page example gallery
- Inventory readiness matrix
- Programmatic inventory QA checklist
- Ad experience and page-speed budget checklist
- Publication migration readiness checklist
- Supply path transparency checklist
- Ad yield and deal-readiness checklist
- Sponsor fit and ad adjacency checklist
- Media buying RFP evidence checklist
- Contextual package proof checklist
- Contextual package proof sheet
- Contextual package proof export template
- Advertiser intake worksheet
- Campaign readiness dashboard
- Private marketplace readiness index
- Private marketplace campaign walkthrough
- Private marketplace package brief template
- Private marketplace deal review checklist
- Contextual campaign brief template
- Creative asset acceptance checklist
- Landing page launch QA worksheet
- Campaign pacing and makegood register
- Private marketplace buying terms guide
- Private marketplace checklist
- Private marketplace reporting field dictionary
- Private marketplace campaign walkthrough
- Private marketplace readout export sample
- Private marketplace package performance readout
- Private marketplace renewal scorecard
- Campaign issue log and renewal register
- Campaign renewal memo template
- Campaign renewal evidence archive
- Campaign renewal follow-up tracker
- Campaign status-window closeout checklist
- Campaign status-window closeout register
Full library
Source library for media and measurement claims
Official references and citation workflows for media framing, source quality, advertising measurement, attention, MMM, and programmatic inventory.
Read pageWorked media claim example
Follow one neutral claim through source triangulation, denominator choice, comparison class, and supportable final wording.
Read articleSource triangulation checklist for media claims
Compare primary records, independent corroboration, counter-sources, denominators, and method disclosures before accepting a frame.
Read articleSource role and incentive map for media claims
Map quoted people, reports, dashboards, sponsors, vendors, and data owners before accepting the frame they support.
Read articleDisconfirming evidence checklist for media claims
Name the missing fact, denominator, comparison, counter-source, or method limit that would weaken a strong frame.
Read articleClaim confidence rubric for media and measurement
A practical ladder for deciding whether a media frame, dashboard, vendor readout, or campaign result deserves strong, modest, or low confidence.
Read articleCausal claim review protocol
Review claims that say an event, campaign, policy, or tactic caused, drove, reduced, or changed an outcome before strong wording becomes a decision.
Read articleEvidence-to-claim language matrix
Rewrite media, research, dashboard, and advertising measurement claims so the wording matches the evidence type, denominator, comparison, and causal design.
Read articleBefore-and-after chart and trend claim checklist
Check chart windows, denominators, seasonality, concurrent changes, and comparison rules before treating a trend break as proof.
Read articleTimeline and event-order framing checklist
Separate sequence, lag windows, source timing, and concurrent events before treating chronology as cause.
Read articleSource and vendor evaluation worksheet
A print-ready review sheet for scoring evidence trails, denominators, comparison classes, causal design, caveats, and next actions.
Read articleSponsored research and vendor report checklist
Read sponsored reports, vendor benchmarks, surveys, and white papers without mistaking useful evidence for proof.
Read articleAdvertising measurement glossary
Plain-English definitions for incrementality, attribution, MMM, lift tests, brand studies, attention metrics, and uncertainty.
Read articleMeasurement brief intake checklist
Define the decision, counterfactual, outcome, data readiness, comparison design, and claim boundary before measurement work begins.
Read articleAdvertising measurement method selector
A practical guide to choosing between MMM, lift tests, geo tests, brand studies, attention metrics, and attribution reports.
Read articleAdvertising budget decision evidence ladder
Decide when evidence supports repair, renewal, budget shifts, scaling, cuts, or a stronger test without overstating the method.
Read articleAdvertising budget decision meeting worksheet
Record the decision, evidence rung, included rows, excluded rows, threshold, uncertainty, and next action before budget language hardens.
Read articleNext measurement method after weak budget evidence
Choose MMM calibration, geo lift, randomized holdouts, or brand studies when a budget readout is below the evidence rung needed for action.
Read articleUncertainty interval readout checklist
Read confidence intervals, credible intervals, margins of error, MMM ranges, brand lift estimates, and campaign lift results without overstating the evidence.
Read articleMinimum detectable effect planning checklist
Plan power, base rates, sample size, test duration, outcome thresholds, and decision language before an advertising lift test launches.
Read articleMMM readout QA checklist
Review marketing mix model readouts before budget allocation, including calibration, uncertainty, response curves, and decision limits.
Read articleMMM calibration evidence checklist
Judge whether lift tests, geo experiments, holdouts, and external evidence are strong enough to calibrate a marketing mix model.
Read articlePrivate marketplace campaign measurement checklist
Plan and read private marketplace, sponsorship, and contextual display results without overclaiming attributed performance.
Read articlePrivate marketplace buying terms guide
Translate package IDs, deal keys, floors, reporting cadence, creative handoffs, and destination readiness into a trafficable proposal brief.
Read articleAdvertiser intake worksheet
Turn buyer objective, package lane, creative and destination handoff, floor inputs, reporting cadence, and readout boundary into one proposal record.
Read articleCampaign readiness dashboard
Check package proof, inventory contracts, creative approval, destination QA, reporting fields, and readout limits before launch.
Read articleCampaign pacing and makegood register
Track delivery pacing, exceptions, buyer notices, makegood rows, and final readout limits during a contextual campaign flight.
Read articlePrivate marketplace readiness index
Sequence audience fit, proposal review, package proof, activation, launch, reporting, and renewal checks in one buyer handoff.
Read articlePrivate marketplace campaign walkthrough
Follow one anonymous contextual package from pre-launch readiness through export rows, readout language, and renewal decision.
Read articlePrivate marketplace package brief template
Write a buyer-facing package brief that ties package IDs, reader contexts, placements, reporting fields, and renewal evidence together before launch.
Read articlePrivate marketplace deal review checklist
Review package proof, deal keys, placement IDs, creative handoff, reporting fields, exceptions, and renewal thresholds before activation.
Read articlePrivate marketplace reporting field dictionary
Map package IDs, deal keys, placement IDs, context groups, delivery fields, and bounded conclusion language before a campaign launches.
Read articlePrivate marketplace readout export sample
Use sample export rows for package IDs, placement IDs, device class, creative size, traffic quality, outcome status, and bounded conclusions.
Read articlePrivate marketplace package performance readout
Turn package IDs, placement IDs, outcome quality, and comparison limits into buyer-ready campaign language.
Read articlePrivate marketplace renewal scorecard
Turn campaign export fields into renewal, creative-change, budget-shift, or lift-test decisions without overstating the evidence.
Read articleProgrammatic inventory QA checklist
Check placement IDs, size maps, labels, reporting keys, device behavior, and launch fields before inventory goes live.
Read articleAd experience and page-speed budget checklist
Keep ad load, layout stability, lazy loading, refresh rules, script weight, and reporting fields aligned before demand expands.
Read articlePublication migration readiness checklist
Move domains, templates, redirects, feeds, ad paths, analytics, and campaign source fields without breaking the evidence trail.
Read articleSupply path transparency checklist
Check authorized seller rows, seller records, SupplyChain paths, deal keys, placement IDs, and reporting exceptions before package activation.
Read articleAd yield and deal-readiness checklist
Check package evidence, floor-price inputs, sell-through fields, refresh boundaries, and renewal signals before pricing or renewing a contextual deal.
Read articleSponsor fit and ad adjacency review checklist
Review reader context, creative claims, destination fit, labels, exclusions, and reporting boundaries before a contextual campaign launches.
Read articleDirect sponsorship and native proposal review packet
Check advertiser fit, native-card fields, destination quality, scope, exclusions, and bounded readout language before acceptance.
Read articleAdvertiser source-quality standards
Check evidence-led offer categories, source trails, destination depth, native-card fields, and campaign readout limits before pricing.
Read pageNative card and landing page example gallery
Compare accepted and revise patterns for native cards, destinations, source-quality fit, and bounded campaign readout language.
Read articleContextual campaign brief template
Define audience fit, eligible inventory, creative handoff, primary outcomes, comparison rules, and reporting language before launch.
Read articleMedia buying RFP evidence checklist
Ask for context proof, inventory scope, reporting fields, comparison rules, and bounded performance language before proposals are scored.
Read articleContextual package proof checklist
Build a package proof pack with reader jobs, eligible inventory, creative fit, reporting fields, and bounded measurement language.
Read articleContextual package proof sheet
Use a one-page handoff for reader job, eligible inventory, placements, creative fit, reporting grain, and renewal language.
Read articleContextual package proof export template
Connect reader-job proof, package IDs, placements, first-party signal readiness, and bounded readout language in one exportable record.
Read articleCampaign KPI dictionary for cleaner readouts
Separate delivery, attention, traffic quality, lead quality, brand movement, and incrementality before a report becomes a claim.
Read articleOutcome quality scorecard for campaign readouts
Score qualified visits, leads, pipeline, matched outcomes, and lift language before outcome volume becomes a budget claim.
Read articleFirst-party signal readiness checklist
Check source trails, eligibility, event quality, matchbacks, comparison fields, and readout language before first-party signals become campaign evidence.
Read articlePrivacy-safe measurement collaboration checklist
Read clean room, aggregation, suppression, partner-data, and buyer-side outcome claims without confusing responsible data handling with lift.
Read articleCampaign data-layer spec for cleaner readouts
Preserve placement, creative, destination, audience, test-cell, and outcome fields before campaign reporting becomes a claim.
Read articleCampaign tagging QA checklist
Preserve UTM values, placement IDs, creative IDs, destination IDs, event rules, and source trails before readouts become claims.
Read articleCreative asset acceptance checklist
Check display and native assets, reader fit, landing-page readiness, tracking fields, and launch handoffs before trafficking.
Read articleLanding page launch QA worksheet
Check page speed, message match, form friction, source fields, consent state, and lead routing before paid traffic goes live.
Read articleCreative testing readout checklist
Read message, offer, visual, call-to-action, and landing-page tests without confusing response signals with causal lift.
Read articleCampaign evidence triage tree
Turn delivery, source fields, exposure quality, outcome status, comparison strength, and uncertainty into the next campaign action.
Read articleCreative and destination troubleshooting matrix
Diagnose weak or uneven campaign response across context fit, creative message, landing-page friction, lead routing, and comparison design.
Read articleCampaign issue log and renewal register
Turn weak evidence lanes, owners, due dates, retest rules, and claim boundaries into one renewal decision record.
Read articleCampaign renewal memo template
Turn readout evidence, scorecard results, and open issue rows into final renewal, revision, retest, or hold wording.
Read articleCampaign renewal evidence archive template
Preserve memo decisions, excluded rows, issue IDs, next-test requirements, follow-up dates, and bounded claim language across flights.
Read articleCampaign renewal follow-up tracker
Carry archived issue IDs, due dates, owner actions, next-test requirements, and pre-launch readiness gates into the next flight.
Read articleCampaign status-window closeout checklist
Decide when delayed lead status, matchback, sales follow-up, attribution, and survey fields are mature enough for final readout language.
Read articleCampaign status-window closeout register template
Preserve closeout IDs, maturity thresholds, excluded rows, final allowed claims, and next review dates across flights.
Read articleReach and frequency measurement checklist
Read deduplicated reach, identity units, frequency caps, high-frequency tails, and incremental reach before trusting delivery or impact claims.
Read articleLanding page and lead quality measurement checklist
Separate campaign traffic, page conversion, form quality, sales follow-up, and incrementality before a lead-gen report shapes budget.
Read articleViewability and invalid traffic measurement checklist
Check measurability, viewability, invalid traffic, frequency, and exposure-quality denominators before trusting campaign outcomes.
Read articleCampaign readout QA checklist
Audit delivery, comparison, outcome quality, slices, and causal language before a campaign report becomes a budget decision.
Read articleCampaign baseline comparison checklist
Check prior-period, matched, holdout, and model baselines before observed response becomes a lift claim.
Read articleCase study generalizability checklist
Judge whether a media example, vendor case, campaign recap, or measured result can travel beyond one setting.
Read articleAttribution window and conversion lag checklist
Read attribution windows, conversion lag, lookback rules, reporting cutoffs, and credited outcomes without confusing timing with lift.
Read articleCampaign reporting sample for contextual media buys
Use a sample report structure for delivery, context, creative, traffic, lead quality, and evidence-level language.
Read articleCampaign reporting worksheet for contextual media buys
Use a compact worksheet for campaign context, delivery quality, outcome status, comparison rules, quality flags, and next-decision language.
Read articleCampaign reporting terms glossary
Plain-English definitions for delivery, exposure quality, traffic, lead quality, matchbacks, attribution, incrementality, and renewal decisions.
Read articleCTV and video campaign measurement checklist
Read video campaign reports without confusing completion, attention, attribution, or brand lift with incrementality.
Read articleIdentity matchback measurement checklist
Read matched conversions, clean-room overlap, offline sales, store visits, CRM outcomes, and household reports without confusing matched outcomes with lift.
Read articleAudience selection bias checklist
Read retargeting, lookalike, CRM, retail media, and high-intent segment reports without confusing audience quality with incremental impact.
Read articleBrand lift study readout checklist
Review exposed and control balance, survey quality, outcome meaning, uncertainty, and decision limits before trusting a brand lift report.
Read articleAttention measurement decision guide
Use attention metrics as exposure-quality diagnostics without mistaking attention for incremental business value.
Read articleMedia claim audit worksheet
A fast worksheet for checking evidence trails, denominators, source balance, comparison classes, causal language, and missing context.
Read articleDenominator framing examples for media claims
Translate counts, percentages, rates, survey shares, public records, and reported incidents into fairer denominators before trusting a frame.
Read articleComposition mix and average claim checklist
Check whether an average, rate, share, campaign metric, survey result, or public-data claim moved because the underlying mix changed.
Read articlePublic records and denominator checklist
Check official records, incident counts, percent changes, record dates, missing populations, and fair rate bases before trusting a public-data frame.
Read articleHeadline and source-mix framing checklist
A practical source page for checking headline scope, causal upgrades, quote weighting, source roles, and missing counter-context.
Read articleAnecdote and exemplar framing checklist
Check when one vivid case, quote, or example is being used as if it proves scale, trend, representativeness, or cause.
Read articleQuote weight and response standard checklist
Check quote roles, response parity, rebuttal placement, verb choice, and whether each material claim gets comparable evidence treatment.
Read articleSurvey and poll claim checklist
Check sponsor disclosure, sample source, weighting, wording, field dates, uncertainty, and headline framing before trusting a survey claim.
Read articleIncrementality test plan template
A one-page structure for defining the decision, counterfactual, assignment, outcomes, power, leakage checks, and readout rules before results are visible.
Read articleRandomized lift test readout checklist
Read randomized lift results without missing assignment drift, exposure leakage, weak outcomes, noisy intervals, or post-hoc segment claims.
Read articleHoldout leakage and suppression QA checklist
Check suppression logs, audience overlap, control exposure, observation parity, and downgrade rules before treating lift as causal evidence.
Read articleComparison market and holdout planning guide
Choose comparison markets, user holdouts, matched controls, and readout language before a campaign result becomes a causal claim.
Read articleGeo lift test design checklist
A practical checklist for designing geo lift and matched-market tests with cleaner baselines, trend checks, outcomes, and readout rules.
Read articleRetail media incrementality checklist
Separate closed-loop attribution, iROAS, clean-room matches, and true incrementality before scaling retail media spend.
Read articleHow subtle media bias enters a story before any explicit opinion appears
A reusable checklist for headlines, sources, base rates, comparisons, and causal language.
Read articleA source quality scorecard for media claims
A practical way to grade proximity, completeness, incentives, comparison classes, and uncertainty.
Read articleThe MMM causal validity checklist
How to inspect model quality when prediction accuracy is not the same as causal accuracy.
Read articleWhere lift tests and brand studies quietly lose truth
Holdout leakage, platform incentives, survey bias, and over-read confidence intervals.
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