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August 20, 2025 22 mins

Too many agencies are drowning clients in dashboards, vanity metrics, and pretty charts that don’t move the needle. Ryan Stevens is here to burn that to the ground.

In this episode of Is Anything Real in Paid Advertising?, Adam W. Barney sits down with Ryan, Founder of Digital Reference and the guy agencies call when they want their data to actually tell the truth.


We dig into:

  • The difference between “reporting” and real insight
  • How to kill useless KPIs before they waste your budget
  • Why clean attribution is the ultimate trust-builder
  • The metrics clients actually care about

This is data with teeth: no fluff, no filler. If you’re tired of playing spreadsheet dress-up and want reporting that drives real ROI, this is your episode.

📌 Connect with Ryan Stevens: LinkedIn | Digital Reference


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