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Daniel
Palay
Director of Customer Advocacy
Grafana Labs
Daniel Palay is a veteran customer marketing leader with a decade of experience building award-winning advocacy, content, and community programs at high-growth enterprise software companies. As Director of Customer Advocacy at Grafana Labs, Daniel leads global initiatives that elevate customer voices through storytelling, peer networks, and strategic engagement. Prior to Grafana, he spearheaded global customer programs at Elastic, helping scale advocacy from startup roots to IPO. Known for his ability to blend data-driven strategy with qualitative insight, Daniel specializes in making customer impact measurable and meaningful — not just to marketing, but across the business. His background spans political consulting, performing arts leadership, and public interest communications, giving him a uniquely human-centered approach to B2B marketing.
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10 September 2025 09:45 - 10:15
Beyond the dashboard: Measuring what really matters in customer marketing
In an age of dashboards overflowing with metrics, it's easy to get lost in surface-level KPIs that don’t tell the full story of customer impact. This session goes beyond vanity metrics to explore how modern customer marketers can identify, track, and act on the data that truly matters for retention, expansion, and advocacy. We'll dive into how to define meaningful success metrics aligned with business outcomes, integrate qualitative feedback with quantitative data, and tell compelling stories that resonate with internal stakeholders. Learn how to shift your reporting mindset from reactive tracking to proactive strategy. Key takeaways include: - Which metrics actually correlate with long-term customer value - How to layer qualitative insights into your reporting - Tips for aligning customer marketing KPIs with cross-functional goals - Ways to communicate marketing impact beyond the usual dashboard If you're ready to elevate your measurement strategy and make your results more meaningful—and more actionable—this session is for you.