Data Driven David Archives | Marketing with Dave your digital marketing nexus Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:36:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://marketingwithdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/favicon-16x16-1.png Data Driven David Archives | Marketing with Dave 32 32 The Data Behind My 2025 NFL Fantasy Football Championship https://marketingwithdave.com/the-data-behind-my-2025-nfl-fantasy-football-championship/ https://marketingwithdave.com/the-data-behind-my-2025-nfl-fantasy-football-championship/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:20:42 +0000 https://marketingwithdave.com/?p=3671 Reading Time: 11 minutesAn honest, data-driven breakdown of how lineup decisions, depth, and adaptability shaped a championship season. Reader Beware: Any blog post tagged as “Data Driven David” may not be as related to marketing as most of my content. I truly love data and love it even more when it is well visualized and wrapped in a great story — now, that’s good marketing. Season Summary This article is a full data-driven breakdown of how I won my 2025 NFL fantasy football league. Instead of focusing on rankings or projections, it analyzes what actually happened week after week across the season, including draft […]

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]]> https://marketingwithdave.com/the-data-behind-my-2025-nfl-fantasy-football-championship/feed/ 0 Best Marketing and Business Books in 2025 https://marketingwithdave.com/best-marketing-and-business-books-in-2025/ https://marketingwithdave.com/best-marketing-and-business-books-in-2025/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:51:50 +0000 https://marketingwithdave.com/?p=3799 Reading Time: 3 minutesThis web page highlights the 21 marketing and business books I read in 2025 that earned a five-star rating. These books focus on topics like marketing strategy, customer experience, leadership, data, analytics, and emerging technology, and they reflect the ideas and frameworks I found most useful throughout the year. The list below includes the full set of five-star reads, along with cover images and links for easy reference. Goodreads Year in Review Below is my Goodreads Year in Review for 2025. It provides a quick snapshot of my reading volume, habits, and the types of books I spent the most […]

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]]> https://marketingwithdave.com/best-marketing-and-business-books-in-2025/feed/ 0 Business Book Proofreading and Beta Reading That Catches What Others Miss https://marketingwithdave.com/business-book-proofreading-and-beta-reading-that-catches-what-others-miss/ https://marketingwithdave.com/business-book-proofreading-and-beta-reading-that-catches-what-others-miss/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2025 18:46:33 +0000 https://marketingwithdave.com/?p=3085 Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy Authors Trust Me to Catch What Others Miss When I am reading a book, I cannot help but spot typos, clunky phrases, inconsistencies, and places where clarity could be improved. Most people skim past these things. I notice them immediately and I have done it my whole life in books, websites, and marketing materials. Why Work With Me as a Non-Fiction Proofreader Active non-fiction reader: I have read more than 1,000 books, with most focused on business and marketing. I know the genre, the patterns readers expect, and where manuscripts often lose clarity. Marketing and QA background: Years in […]

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]]> https://marketingwithdave.com/business-book-proofreading-and-beta-reading-that-catches-what-others-miss/feed/ 0 Stop Losing Articles: A Free, Permanent Read-It-Later System https://marketingwithdave.com/stop-losing-articles-a-free-permanent-read-it-later-system/ https://marketingwithdave.com/stop-losing-articles-a-free-permanent-read-it-later-system/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:06:38 +0000 https://marketingwithdave.com/?p=2900 Reading Time: 4 minutesOn May 22, 2025, Mozilla announced that Pocket would shut down on July 8, 2025, with data export available until October 8, 2025. Like many readers, I had years (and thousands) of articles in Pocket. When the shutdown notice hit, I went looking for a replacement and discovered what I actually needed from a read-it-later system. My must-haves The search (a lot of apps, a lot of dead ends) I tried a long list of apps in the stores and brainstormed with LLMs about edge cases and workflows. Many tools were great readers but failed my permanent copy test on […]

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]]> https://marketingwithdave.com/stop-losing-articles-a-free-permanent-read-it-later-system/feed/ 0 My Goodreads Data Story: Dashboards, an Interactive Chart, and 5-Star Recommendations https://marketingwithdave.com/my-goodreads-data-story-dashboards-an-interactive-chart-and-5-star-recommendations/ https://marketingwithdave.com/my-goodreads-data-story-dashboards-an-interactive-chart-and-5-star-recommendations/#respond Fri, 27 Jun 2025 23:48:02 +0000 https://marketingwithdave.com/?p=2422 Reading Time: 2 minutesReader Beware: Any blog post tagged as “Data Driven David” may not be as related to marketing as most of my content. I truly love data and love it even more when it is well visualized and wrapped in a great story — now, that’s good marketing. Since 2013, I’ve been tracking every book I’ve read in Goodreads. It’s been a fun way to look back on years of reading, especially since probably 80–90% of what I pick up is business-related, usually focused on marketing. In this post, I’m sharing some of my favorite charts and stats that highlight my reading […]

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]]> https://marketingwithdave.com/my-goodreads-data-story-dashboards-an-interactive-chart-and-5-star-recommendations/feed/ 0 Look What I Made with AI Art (prompt included so you can too) https://marketingwithdave.com/look-what-i-made-with-ai-art-prompt-included-so-you-can-too/ https://marketingwithdave.com/look-what-i-made-with-ai-art-prompt-included-so-you-can-too/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:08:59 +0000 https://marketingwithdave.com/?p=2382 Reading Time: 5 minutesReader Beware: Any blog post tagged as “Data Driven David” may not be as related to marketing as most of my content. I truly love data and love it even more when it is well visualized and wrapped in a great story — now, that’s good marketing. Sometimes, you just need a little break from serious strategy and spreadsheets. That’s where creative AI prompts come in. Whether it’s a re-imagined Hot Wheels car, a retro-style McDonald’s Happy Meal, or a toy that never existed but totally should have, these images are all about having fun and letting your imagination run wild. […]

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