September, 2022

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12 Actionable Outcomes of Competitive Intelligence

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Competitive Intelligence (CI) is a function that fits into every business strategy. No matter what your product or service is, you’ve got competitors fighting to win the same business as you and crafting strategies to stand out from the rest of your market. The benefits of competitive intelligence extend across your whole organization, so it’s hard to pinpoint just one simple benefit.

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Using NFTs to build awareness for your brand in 7 different ways

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If you’re a social media marketer, you know that one of the key ways to build awareness for your brand is to create engaging and compelling content. But what if you could take things one step further and actually use new technologies to help you promote your brand? Blockchain technology is changing the world, and one of its most interesting applications is in the use of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs.

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American Airlines takes flight with analytics transformation

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines have struggled with bad weather, fewer air traffic controllers, and a shortage of pilots, all leading to an unprecedented number of cancelations in 2022. According to Reuters , more than 100,000 flights in the US were canceled between January and July, up 11% from pre-pandemic levels. American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, is turning to data and analytics to minimize disruptions and streamline operations with the aim of giving travelers a s

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Migration Guidelines for Data-Driven Ecommerce Companies

Smart Data Collective

Data-driven ecommerce companies have a strong advantage over their competitors. As we stated before, data-driven marketing strategies are extremely valuable for ecommerce companies. What kind of ROI can big data offer for the ecommerce sector? One study showed that big data helps companies in all sectors increase profitability by 60%. Ecommerce companies can increase their profit margins even more by investing in big data, because they have access to more digital information that they can use to

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Diagnosing Switch-Related Performance Problems In Power BI DAX Using EvaluateAndLog

Chris Webb BI

The Switch function is often a cause of performance problems in DAX. Last year a number of optimisations were made that fixed the most common issues (and as a result you should ignore older blog posts that you may find on this subject) but some scenarios still remain where performance can be bad; Marco and Alberto wrote a great post recently outlining some of them that I encourage you to read.

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Building A Top-Tier Market Intelligence Strategy

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After watching the new Amazon-meets-Middle-Earth show last week (it’s good!) I decided to watch the extended cuts of the Lord of the Rings movies. 10+ hours of whimsy and brimstone, what a delightful way to spend a rainy Saturday. On Sunday, after walking my dogs, I sat down to write this blog post, and the first thought that popped into my head was: Sauron, the omnipotent oligarch, the malevolent maelstrom, evil incarnate… would be really good at market intelligence.

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How Innovative Companies Are Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Gain An Edge In Business

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There was a time when someone heard the term artificial intelligence they associated it with science fiction franchises like Terminator or The Matrix. But AI is no longer science fiction. In 2022, it has become a science fact. But the artificial intelligence we’re dealing with on a daily basis isn’t composed of killer robots. They’re tools that use advanced machine learning to anticipate the needs of a business and fulfill those needs efficiently.

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The Future of Machine Learning in Cybersecurity

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Machine learning (ML) is a commonly used term across nearly every sector of IT today. And while ML has frequently been used to make sense of big data—to improve business performance and processes and help make predictions—it has also proven priceless in other applications, including cybersecurity. This article will share reasons why ML has risen to such importance in cybersecurity, share some of the challenges of this particular application of the technology and describe the future that machine

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A Year After: Has Blockchain Changed Advertising by 2022?

Smart Data Collective

Last decade made a pretty bold promise to digital advertising, which more than other industries suffers from insufficient transparency and a fraudulent environment. The IAB Tech Lab conferences , in particular, frequently gathered blockchain evangelists and ad tech experts who discussed how this technology would finally drive authentication to programmatic chains.

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Gain a Competitive Edge With This Scenario Planning Toolkit

In a world where uncertainty and change are constant, scenario planning empowers companies with the agility and competitive edge needed to thrive. Download the toolkit to fortify your business strategy , set up your competitive positioning , and ensure your company is poised to respond to any future scenario.

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Is Your Corporate Network Hurting Power BI Report Performance?

Chris Webb BI

Over the years I’ve seen a few examples of how issues with an organisation’s corporate network can affect Power BI report performance. I’ve never blogged about them because, to be honest, I know next to nothing about networks and I’m not sure I could describe them properly. However, recently, I have seen a few instances of what I think could be a widespread but little-diagnosed problem – so I would like you to check if it’s happening to you and tell me what th

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The Comprehensive Guide to Consolidating Your Marketing Tech Stack

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In 2011, Scott Brinker compiled the first of many marketing technology “Supergraphics,” illustrating the rapid growth of companies supplying digital marketing tools. The original displayed the logos of 140 prominent marketing tech brands. Today, that chart contains nearly 10,000 logos. Buyers have unprecedented tech choices, making the martech landscape more competitive than ever.

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Crayon Customer Corner: How Splash Used Crayon to Implement a Culture of Competitive Intelligence

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In our fourth installment of the Crayon Customer Corner, we sat down with Zach Napolitano — Director of Product Marketing at Splash. As a first time CI practitioner, Zach took his role as a student of competitive intelligence very seriously, resulting in the implementation of not only a successful CI program, but an organization-wide culture of competitive intelligence.

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Social Media Customer Service Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

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Social media defines and drives today’s discourse. Social media platforms lay out unlimited opportunities for brands and businesses to interact with their market, curate their public image, and win over new customers, even loyal fans. Table of Contents: Why Provide Customer Service on Social Media? Social Media Management: How Can It Go Wrong? What Can You Do?

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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What is employee experience? A vital factor for business success

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Employee experience has become a key factor in defining your company’s overall success. Positive or negative, employee experience can significantly impact your company’s productivity, efficiency, and its ability to recruit and retain talent. It can even impact your brand’s reputation long after an employee has exited the company. The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the future of work by normalizing remote work , placing a new emphasis on workplace flexibility , and introducing hybrid w

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Data-Driven Companies Leverage OCR for Optimal Data Quality

Smart Data Collective

OCR is the latest new technology that data-driven companies are leveraging to extract data more effectively. There are a number of benefits of using it to your company’s advantage. OCR and Other Data Extraction Tools Have Promising ROIs for Brands. Big data is changing the state of modern business. A growing number of companies have leveraged big data to cut costs, improve customer engagement, have better compliance rates and earn solid brand reputations.

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Calling The Power BI Enhanced Refresh API From Power Automate, Part 6: Cancelling Dataset Refreshes

Chris Webb BI

The thing that got me excited about the Power BI Enhanced Refresh API, and which inspired me to start this series of posts, was the fact that for the first time it gives you a way of cancelling Power BI dataset refreshes. In this last post in the series I’ll show you how you can add an Action to your Power Automate custom connector to cancel a refresh and how you can use it in a Power Automate Flow.

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Business Doesn’t Stand Still — Neither Can Your Data

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In an economy driven by rapid growth and rapid change, companies that sit still are falling behind. For revenue operations leaders, that means a foundation of high-quality data is only a starting point. To ensure your company can grow and thrive in an unpredictable economy, you need go-to-market data that changes as fast as your total addressable market.

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.

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How to Build a Scalable Competitive Intelligence Program

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Today is a great day because you’ve just been hired to spearhead a competitive intelligence (CI) program at your company. When you’re starting a new initiative and integrating a new practice into an existing business strategy, you want to make sure you’re as prepared as possible. Competitive intelligence has many moving parts and is a process that is never truly done, so laying a strong foundation is key.

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4 Ways Blockchain Is Transforming Marketing for the Better

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Four years ago, Toyota partnered with analytics firm Lucidity to track marketing campaigns. The automotive giant entrusted customer data to a blockchain platform, allowing it to monitor the movement of advertising money. The technology paid off by pointing out unscrupulous web bots and other fraudulent sources to Toyota marketers. So, the automaker optimized advertising costs and increased the effectiveness of marketing campaigns by 21%.

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Making AI accessible leads to greater innovation

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It’s difficult to visualise the true scale of AI, as it’s almost certainly more than you imagine – it’s going to contribute more to the global economy than the current GDP of India and China combined. PwC research suggests that AI could contribute as much as $15.7 trillion by 2030, and by singularly responsible for a 26 per cent boost in the GDP of local economies.

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Here’s Why a Bootcamp Won’t Make You a Data Scientist

Smart Data Collective

Bootcamps are en vogue in all sorts of industries, with the idea being that intensive training over a short period can bring newcomers up to speed with complex concepts in a flash. This sounds good in theory, and in many contexts, it has a lot of clout. But the field of data science isn’t exactly suited to the quick and dirty approach to employee education.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Calling The Power BI Enhanced Refresh API From Power Automate, Part 5: Getting A Dataset’s Refresh History

Chris Webb BI

In the last post in this series I showed how to get the status of an individual Power BI dataset refresh. In this post I’ll show how to get the history of a dataset’s refreshes and save it to a file in OneDrive for Business – useful if you want to do some analysis on refresh performance or the causes of failures. This is one of the most straightforward things to do with the Power BI Enhanced Refresh API , especially once you’ve already got a custom connector created in th

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Data Never Sleeps Hits Double Digits!

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Time really flies. It’s hard to believe it, but today Data Never Sleeps turns 10 as we release our latest version of our popular infographic. Here at Domo on Data we love taking a look at how our collective use of data has changed over time. We took a look at some of the trends last year , and with Data Never Sleeps turning 10 we decided to turn it up a notch.

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Brands are Embracing Metaverse Opportunities as They Head into 2023

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Is the Metaverse Leading a New Revolution in Retail? The metaverse, an interconnected virtual world where people can come together, work, and shop, as 3D avatars of themselves, is fast. The post Brands are Embracing Metaverse Opportunities as They Head into 2023 appeared first on Blog.

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How To Boost Your Website’s Search Engine Ranking: 9 Proven Ways

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According to a study by Hubspot , 75% of people who use the internet do not go past the first page of search engine results. This means that if your business’s website is not on the first page, you are missing out on a lot of organic leads. Fortunately, there are things you can do to help boost your website’s ranking and increase your chances of being one of the businesses that people see when they search online.

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Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI

ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu

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IT budgets remain solid, despite tech industry headwinds

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A report issued Monday by private investment company Bain Capital indicated that, despite the numerous disruptions to the technology industry—including a global supply chain crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—most IT decision makers foresee either stable budgets or increases for the coming year. Over the past two years, the pandemic’s effects on that figure have been noticeable—at the onset, less than half of those polled said that they expected anything but a decrease in their budget for t

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Can Data Mining Aid with Off-Page SEO Strategies?

Smart Data Collective

Data mining technology has led to some important breakthroughs in modern marketing. Even major companies like HubSpot have talked extensively about the benefits of using data mining for marketing. One of the most important ways that companies can use data mining in their marketing strategies is with SEO. Data mining is especially useful in the context of offsite SEO.

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The Top 20 Data Visualization Books That Should Be On Your Bookshelf

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“Most of us need to listen to the music to understand how beautiful it is. But often that’s how we present statistics: we just show the notes, we don’t play the music.” – Hans Rosling, Swedish statistician. datapine is filling your bookshelf thick and fast. Previously, we discussed the top 19 big data books you need to read, followed by our rundown of the world’s top business intelligence books as well as our list of the best SQL books for beginners and intermediates.

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