Research Journal for Societal Issues Vol 5 No 1 (2023): 54-70 54 Marketing Analytics Theoretical Development and Trends: The Journey of Defining Marketing Analytics Imran Bashir Dar 1 , Aziz Ur Rehman Rana 2 , Muhammad Ismail Nasir 3 1 Assistant Professor, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan. 2 HOD & Assistant Professor, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan 3 Lecturer, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan ismail.nasir@fui.edu.pk Corresponding author: imran.bashir@fui.edu.pk Keywords: Marketing Analytics, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Fourth Industrial Revolution Article History Date of Submission: 01-03-2023 Date of Acceptance: 27-03-2023 Date of Publication: 31-03-2023 DOI No: 10.56976/rjsi.v5i1.57 Marketing Analytics is a novel area of marketing science that is becoming a new subject and area of expertise like other sub-branches of marketing, with the conceptual umbrella overlapping data science and the fruits of the fourth industrial revolution. The researchers crafted the linkage of Data Science, Data Analytics, Business Analytics and Marketing Analytics as an interdisciplinary phenomenon and subset of Business Analytics. A definition has been developed from academic development and trends. The area’s importance in the academic world has also been detailed.