The Data Jester


Turning Data Into Decisions.

Twenty-plus years translating what the data actually shows, not what people hope it shows, for media companies, advertisers, and the local businesses they serve. The numbers are rarely the problem. The interpretation usually is.

Corey Elliott Speaker · Researcher · Strategist

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What I do

Research is only worth what somebody does with it.

Most organizations do not have a data problem. They have a stack of studies nobody turned into a decision.

Speaking

Keynotes, breakouts, and workshops for media companies, agencies, and industry associations. More than twenty years of research experience delivered by someone with a theater degree. Nobody checks their phone.

Consulting

Research to strategy. Taking the study with piles of data and pulling out the decisions it was pointing at the whole time.

Research translation

Getting sales, product, and leadership reading the same numbers the same way, so the argument moves on to what to do about them.

Talks

Three I give most often.

Each one gets rebuilt around your market and your data before I walk on stage.

What the Data Actually Means

Misread stats, misleading averages, and the dashboards quietly telling you what you wanted to hear.

Why Customers Actually Make Decisions

The behavior underneath the numbers, and why people say one thing on a survey and do another with their money.

Turning Research Into Action

Closing the gap between the insight and the next step, which is where most research quietly goes to die.

164 Episodes
109k+ Downloads
89 Videos

Writing

Field notes.

Longer pieces on local advertising, research, and what the numbers are doing when nobody is watching them closely.

Four AIs, One Question, and the Answer I Wasn't Expecting

May 2026 · A field note

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Contact

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Speaking, consulting, or a question about a number you cannot get to sit still.