October, 2017

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Imagine Your Perfect BI Dashboard

Elegant BI

A Flexible BI Dashboard is Like a Full Box of Crayons! What if a teacher gave a child a box of crayons with only two colors? Can you imagine the disappointment of that child when they compared their crayon box with the crayons the other children received and realized that the other children had so many other colors from which to choose? You’re probably wondering why I am talking about crayons but don’t worry!

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How do you Domo? Monster mash edition

Domo

Halloween may be full of all things spooky and scary, but we hope you’re not living a literal business nightmare today. We’re talking sluggish reports, spending hocus pocus, or last quarter’s metrics back from the dead to haunt you. Even if you are, there’s a spell to help you handle it all. It’s not magic, but it feels like it. Domo can help you tackle any business question with live data and real-time insights in an instant.

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Dataversity 2017

Athena Solutions BI

I’m excited to share with you that I’ll be presenting two unique sessions at DATAVERSITY’s Data Architecture Summit in Chicago, IL on November 13-16, 2017. I’m also happy to be able to offer 10% off your registration package with coupon code ATHENA. My general conference session Designing an Architecture Enabling Self-Service BI & Analytics will examine how to design an architecture that enables self-service Business Intelligence and analytics for casual information consumers, business

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Why marketers need to re-think the term "competitor"

Apprize360 Intelligence

“Your biggest competitor is your own view of the future.” - Watts Wacker The name “Watts Wacker” may sound like a visitor from another from the future, which some suspect he might actually be. Watts Wacker is a respected futurist, social critic, and author of The Visionary’s Handbook. He is considered one of the 50 most influential business thinkers in the world (Financial Times), one of the 21 best speakers in America (Successful Meetings Magazine), and Time magazine 2006 person of the year.

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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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The Future of BI: Actionable Intelligence

Better Buys

Business intelligence isn’t a new concept, but it is one that has made leaps and bounds in the past few years thanks to the proliferation of big data, the development of sophisticated analytics tools, the Internet of Things (IoT) and the advent of artificial intelligence. These technologies show no signs of slowing down, but how […].

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3 keys to creating unforgettable customer experiences

Domo

There’s one thing that differentiates the giants from the crowd: their experiences. Whether you’re B2B, B2C, or straddling the line in between, more and more focus is being put on the customer experience. And let’s face it, customers are expecting more from the companies they buy from. In fact, this focus on being customer-centric is what Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, attributes to their massive success.

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App of the Week: Monitor and Comparative Analytics

Domo

Who doesn’t want to keep tabs on the competition? In a world filled with social media data and information, having the right data and automation setup is key to good market intelligence. The folks over at Dovetale have been hard at work building marketing intelligence tools for influencer marketing. Inspired by months of conversations and work with customers, Dovetale’s team has built features that help brand managers keep constant tabs on competitors and influencers working and engaging w

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Halloween by the numbers 2.0 (Infographic)

Domo

Here at Domo, we love Halloween. We’re looking forward to holding our annual trick or treating event and Halloween costume contest at headquarters this year. We also really dig data. That’s why we love featuring the wicked Halloween stats from the National Retail Federation—a tradition we started last year. This year, the NRF surveyed thousands of customers in September and found that 7 in 10 people plan on celebrating Halloween in 2017, more people than ever before.

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Smarter, Better, Faster Data Discovery

Elegant BI

The Next, Even Better Gift: Advanced Data Discovery Tools! Have you ever noticed that when you give someone something, they often want more? This is especially true when they really like what you gave them! As the concept of business analytics becomes more main stream and business users embrace the possibilities, they (and their managers) want and expect even more tools and more potential.

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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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Why companies must close the data literacy divide (part 2)

Domo

As many laments the shortage of data science talent, it should be more concerning that the vast majority of U.S. workers are increasingly unprepared to navigate today’s tsunami of data. In 2012, the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) examined the literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills of adults aged 16-65 across 23 countries.

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5 ways real-time analytics can get distributed sales teams on the same page

Domo

It’s 8:30 am in your New York office, 5:30 AM in your San Francisco office, 10:30 at night in Sydney and forecasting report is overdue. Sound familiar? The speed of sales is the speed of now, and sales executives need real-time updates on everything from contract status to deal forecasting to be able to be agile enough to meet the need. But when your sales teams are buildings, time zones, or continents apart, keeping a scattered team on the same page is impossible without access to the dat

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App of the week: Salesforce Bundle

Domo

You have several deals on the verge of closing, several more on the verge of disappearing altogether, and you’re stuck running a report on what happened last week—or worse, last month. Sound all too familiar? You need insights from your CRM, and you need them now. We get it. That’s why we built apps to give you just that. This Salesforce Bundle includes three of our top Salesforce apps and drops your key sales metrics side by side where you can compare and share them with the team.

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5 sessions we’re looking forward to at Dreamforce 2017

Domo

Dreamforce 2017 is going to be amazing. There’s no question about that. When you have keynote speakers like Michelle Obama, Ashton Kutcher, and will.i.am alongside performances by Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz, how could it be anything short of incredible? Of course, no one’s going to miss the keynote speakers—and we’d recommend not missing any of the main session speakers, for that matter (see the full lineup of speakers here ).

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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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Top 5 technology trends that will change the way you use business intelligence

Domo

What if you could track your customers’ habits and know exactly what they were going to do—or buy—next? Or what if you could teach your computer to analyze speech, maps, videos, pictures, or handwriting? Even better, what if you had the ability to direct your analytics system to perform functions simply by talking to it? A few years ago, this might have sounded like science fiction, but these capabilities exist today.

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5 companies that are dominating with machine-learning

Domo

No, we’re not talking about sentient killer robots, and yes, AI is more than self-driving smart cars and chat bots. Natural language processing, deep learning, and machine learning are changing the way businesses are interacting with customers and how platforms are serving users. AI is certainly being touted as the next big thing, but many companies have already hit the ground running—and only gained speed since getting there—by building machine learning into the core functions of their business

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4 ways to experience Dreamforce 2017

Domo

Dreamforce 2017 is coming up fast. We’re less than one month away from this year’s event in San Francisco. It’s one of the biggest conferences of the year, and there’s a lot to take in. It’s safe to say you can’t do it all, because really, you can’t. But here are 4 roadmaps to help you make the very best of it all. 1. Catch the keynote speakers.

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4 best practices for turning prospects into customers

Domo

There are literally thousands of articles, lists, and tips about turning prospects into customers out there. Maybe that’s because converting prospects into customers isn’t exactly that easy. In fact, it’s pretty complicated, and what works in one market may not work as well in another—and even then, it’s a moving target at best.

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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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Crawl with analytics before running with artificial intelligence (part 2)

Domo

There are many different levels to analytics, starting with descriptive analytics (reports, dashboards) and diagnostic analytics (drill-downs, ad-hoc queries), which focus on understanding the past. The next three levels turn their attention to the future and are increasingly augmented by AI technology. While the potential of predictive, prescriptive or cognitive/autonomous analytics is exciting, there’s some essential groundwork that’s needed at the lower levels.

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Beyond pageviews: 3 metrics every digital publisher needs to pay attention to

Domo

Since the very beginning, online publishers have measured the success of their editorial departments primarily by the number of pageviews and unique visitors they receive each month. To some extent, this makes a lot of sense. The more traffic a website receives, the more ads it can serve to those users, and the more money it can make from selling those ads.

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Tableau vs MicroStrategy: Comparing Core Features and Support

Better Buys

If you want to stay ahead of your competitors, you need the right information to make quick, smart and thorough business decisions. Two business intelligence (BI) solutions that make the whole process easier are Tableau and MicroStrategy. Here, we’ll give you an overview of each and let you know how they stack up against each […].

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ATS Features Checklist

Better Buys

So you’re interested in an applicant tracking system (ATS)? That’s great news! But how do you know which features you need? There are 200+ applicant tracking systems out there and each comes with different bells and whistles. To help you navigate through this, we have built out an Applicant Tracking System Features checklist that you […].

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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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Zenefits vs. ADP: Comparing Pricing, Features and Customer Service

Better Buys

Zenefits and ADP are two cloud-based human resource management systems (HRMSs) that focus strongly on payroll, benefits and HR task management. While ADP has a long-time history of providing payroll software and services, it also offers other HR features, such as time tracking and recruiting. In this post, we’ll compare each software solution on various […].

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Better Buys’ Office Equipment Editor’s Choice Award – 4Q 2017

Better Buys

Better Buys has announced its 4Q 2017 Editor’s Choice Award winners for its office equipment devices. These winners represent the top manufacturers in the industry and were compiled from in-depth analysis of recently-released office equipment products. Each award recipient not only offered the greatest value and functionality but also exhibited unique features.

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ElegantJ BI Included in Gartner ‘Market Guide for Traditional Enterprise Reporting Platforms’, September 2017

Elegant BI

ElegantJ BI , an innovative vendor in Business Intelligence and Augmented Analytics, is pleased to announce that ElegantJ BI is named as Representative Vendors in the Gartner ‘ Market Guide for Traditional Enterprise Reporting Platforms ‘ report published September 28, 2017. CEO, Kartik Patel says, “We are gratified to once again our Business Intelligence tool is included in the Gartner ‘ Market Guide for Traditional Enterprise Reporting Platforms ‘ report.

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Why companies must close the data literacy divide

Domo

Technology and people are frequently seen as the two keys to unlocking the power of data. As organizations have sought to hire more data specialists, they’ve also turned to self-service analytics capabilities to extend the influence of data across various departments and teams. Democratizing data throughout a company can help everyone from the CEO to frontline employees—to do their jobs faster, better and smarter.

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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