Most organisations fail to gain value from data, despite having heavily invested in data initiatives. But why? In order to be impactful, a data strategy needs to integrate the resulting organisational change. The value chain of data goes DATA > LEARNING > CHANGE > PROFIT A data strategy that does not include applying the learnings …
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Google Analytics tracking to BigQuery now for free
First, let me highlight that this is the first time that tracking and granular data access have become so free and easy. This opens the door to data usage for the smaller companies that could not previously justify the 6 figure yearly tracking cost that the alternatives bring. HOW TO CONNECT A new feature released …
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Pragmatism in Data
What is pragmatism, how to develop it, or how to look for it in talent? Despite good academic qualifications of the workforce, many data initiatives fall short. This usually happens due to a lack of understanding about the operating context. Pragmatism is about making decisions with ambiguous data by using contextual information. Pragmatism in popular …
Survival of the (data) fittest
In an economy of plenty, many companies can maintain inefficiency and still thrive. However, being wasteful leads to business quickly losing your economic footing in a competitive market. How does data help companies weather a crisis? Optimisations Optimising processes makes all the difference. And despite having data savvy operational employees, without the correct data, you …
The illusion of data literacy
The biggest misunderstanding about data is the belief that people understand data. The current talk of numbers in the context of coronavirus exposes this fact. Currently there isn’t any data on infection rates in the general population (unbiased samples). It’s not there on mortality, or on magnitude of outcome improvement for patients receiving treatment either. …
Data to value stream – the consumer side.
A data team turns data into insight. But to to turn that insight into value, you need consumers that are able to take the insight and make changes in their processes. There is an entire workforce of data people ready to turn data into insight. But how that insight is used determines whether the company …
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Hiring data people: how to interview and what to look for
Most companies that plateau early in their data initiatives do so because of a lack of understanding of who to hire, when and what for. Data supports decisions. Start from the top. Of course, but what does this mean for hiring data people? It means that the company needs a goal against which performance of …
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Preventing churn with data. A practical guide.
Any successful business must have a working customer acquisition method. But the ones that stay successful are the ones that keep their customers for the long run. Despite this fact, many succesful companies do not have a customer retention strategy. Churn is especially relevant for businesses such as services, subscription models, or for lifestyle choices …
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A checklist for data driven CRM
Any business owner who wants their enterprise to be profitable needs to make sure their CRM team works the best way possible. The only way to make sure your CRM team can thrive and hugely increase profitability for your business is to make sure they are using data. Essentially, CRM is about reaching out to …