Louis FoongAugust 21, 2015 This week’s infographic highlights how big data brings in big revenue. Companies that invest in it outperform competitors by a large margin. Every minute, Amazon generates another $ 80k in sales and Google garners over two million search queries. Those aren’t small numbers. Every day, people create 23 billion gigabytes of … Continue reading Using Big Data to Generate Sales Ready Leads [Infographic]
Sreejata ChatterjeeAugust 16, 2015 Recently, we’ve talked to several brands who are looking to find out more on: How they perform in social vs the competition The sentiment of their brand vs the industry The context in which their brand is most likely to be mentioned vs the competition Tracking brand “wins” Determining who their … Continue reading Conducting a Competitive Analysis using Social Media Data
Luke StellaAugust 14, 2015 With consumer data pouring in across mobile, social, email, and wearables — just to name a few of today’s consumer channels — it can be excruciatingly difficult for marketers to navigate the Big Data landscape. First and third-party data are two distinctly different classes of information that are traditionally juxtaposed against … Continue reading The Three Major Inaccuracies Of Third-Party Data
Bob HutchinsAugust 5, 2015 Every marketing strategy needs two angles: the data/numbers-driven angle and the creative Big Idea angle. Without the first angle, a concept is doomed to flop. Without the second angle, no one will care about your finely tuned demographics or publishing schedule. The how-often-should-I-post-on-social-media-for-my-brand-question is informed by both of those angles. On … Continue reading How Often Should You Post On Social? (New Summer 2015 Data)
Markets and economy reporter Consumer spending picked up in June, fuelled by categories such as electronics. Photo: Getty Images Retail sales surged in June, easily beating expectations, as consumers and small businesses opened their wallets to spend on electronics, furniture, housewares and do-it-yourself renovations and hardware. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday seasonally-adjusted … Continue reading June retail sales data beats expectations
Andrew NguyenAugust 1, 2015 Marketers get online conversion data from every advertising platform they use. This creates a need for a third party platform to help marketers measure online conversion data coming from multiple platforms. Without the ability to distinguish which prospects converted, and when the conversion happened, marketers can’t see what’s happening in their … Continue reading How Demand Generation Marketers Get The Most Accurate Online Conversion Data
Colin FongJuly 30, 2015 Back when I worked as a Business Development Representative for InsightSquared, I spoke with a lot of recruiters who didn’t buy into the data-driven approach to recruiting. I would pitch them by talking about how easy it is to dig into performance data with InsightSquared, use that information to improve their … Continue reading Why Should Recruiters Care About Data?
Cara HoganJuly 27, 2015 When it comes to data, a little bit of skepticism goes a long way. People are often willing to accept sales performance statistics without thinking critically about the information or methodology behind the numbers. They’re even more willing to unquestioningly accept data that’s presented in the form of a pretty and … Continue reading 3 Ways to Detect Lying Data Visualizations
Alison MurdockJuly 25, 2015 If you’re like most small-to-medium business owners, you’re probably trying to accomplish a lot with a small team. You might have just a few people who split sales and marketing duties, or you might be trying to build a sales team or marketing team from the ground up. At the same … Continue reading 3 Things All Leaders Should Know About Data and Predictive Analytics
Gregg ThalerJuly 24, 2015 Data is foundational. CRM and marketing automation are merely vessels, and it is the data they contain that is the true treasure. It’s the single most critical element when it comes to determining revenue success or failure. The outcome of your marketing efforts depend completely on the input. What do you … Continue reading Why Poor Data is the Epic Downfall of Email Lists
