Dana DiTomaso
Founder & Analytics Instructor | 20+ Years
About
Who is Dana DiTomaso?
- Founder & Lead Instructor at KP Playbook and President & Partner at Kick Point.
- With 20+ years experience in digital marketing and teaching, I have a knack for distilling complex topics into engaging and easy to understand instruction
- I enjoy yelling at football players and collecting hobbies. Ask me for advice about your fantasy football (NFL) team!
Dana is Founder & Lead Instructor at KP Playbook and President & Partner at Kick Point, where she helps people and teams do better marketing. Alongside the team at Kick Point, Dana teaches people and teams how to set goals and track results so that they understand what strategies and tactics bring real value.
With her 20+ years experience in digital marketing and teaching, she has a knack for distilling complex topics into engaging and easy to understand instruction. She brings this skill to prominent digital marketing conferences around the world, LinkedIn Learning courses, teaching at the University of Alberta, and hosting the technology column on CBC Edmonton AM.
Dana has often been frustrated by the flash and flare of hot tips and cool tricks that self-proclaimed marketing experts employ with lofty promises of quick wins and big rewards. The reality is that the only way to do marketing well is to put in the work — and a big part of that work is a commitment to continuous learning.
Another important part of becoming a better marketer goes beyond learning theories and into the actual work of putting that learning into action. Dana doesn’t just share theories about marketing, she teaches you how to fish (and how to gather, filter, process, and present data to marketing clients and teams of all sizes!).
In her spare time, she enjoys yelling at football players and collecting hobbies.
Advice For Anyone Joining The Industry
Pick a few trusted people & groups to follow and don’t get distracted by “one cool trick” type posts — these tactics may work in the short-term, but you need to be around for the long-term. An example of one great group to join is Women in Tech SEO.
Areas Of Interest
- Currently I mainly focus on analytics, with a focus on how it relates to SEO.
- My background was in SEO for over 20 years, primarily on the technical, on-page, content side of SEO.
Education, Awards, Certifications
- BSc in Geography from Western University
- Certificate in Ecosystem Restoration from Niagara College
I include these non-relevant credentials to show you that anyone can learn how to do this!
Affiliations & Past Work
My main focus right now is Kick Point Playbook — the online training you need to bridge the gap between marketing theory and implementation.
Published Work & Inclusions
- Analytics for Agencies (course)
- My LinkedIn Learning courses
- GA4: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
- The Role of the Agency and GA4
- Your GA4 Health Check
- How to Use Google Analytics 4 for Marketing
- More trust and fewer charts: How to keep clients loving you
- How to Measure Content Engagement
- Learning to Love Reporting
- How to Blend Universal Analytics (UA) and Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Data in Looker Studio
Any Results/Highlights From Your Work You Want To Promote? Any Impact You’re Proud Of?
I’m most proud of how many times MozCon has asked me to speak there!
Favorite Articles/Publications You Share/Follow
- #SEOFOMO
- #MarketingFOMO
- Product Led SEO by Eli Schwartz
- Tech SEO Tips
- Foundation’s Newsletter
- The SEO Sprint
Cool Fact
Ask me for advice about your fantasy football (NFL) team!