Smart Data Collective
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Data science has shifted the existing ether bringing in new marvelous opportunities to many industries. In line with these immense possibilities, comes rapid changes and challenges. And in this case, the travel and tourism industry is no exception here. Travel industry may not be the first to inculcate emerging technology for its benefit, but it sure is benefiting from it now.
Timo Elliott
JUNE 14, 2019
I recently did an Innovation Evangelist podcast with Tom Raftery , covering the top innovation trends that I find interesting in business and society today. Here’s a summary of some of the points we covered in the video above: 1. We have a golden opportunity to make the world a better place. Technology is accelerating, and it’s amazing opportunity for win-win-win opportunities.
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BizAcuity
MARCH 29, 2019
Data lakes are centralized repositories that can store all structured and unstructured data at any desired scale. Data can be stored as-is, without first structuring it, and different types of analytics can be run on it, from dashboards and visualizations to big data processing, real-time analytics, and machine learning to improve decision making. The power of the data lake lies in the fact that it often is a cost-effective way to store data.
BI Insight
DECEMBER 30, 2019
This post has been waiting in my blogging list for a while and now this is my last post in 2019. I wish you all have a wonderful year ahead. In this post I discuss a very important aspect of data visualisation; Colour Coding. I believe, colour coding is one the most powerful and efficient … Continue reading Empower Your Story Telling Data Visualisation in Power BI with Colour Coding.
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Tim Mitchell
JANUARY 1, 2019
I have been in a serious relationship for more than 12 years. My partner in this relationship has brought me joy through the years, but lately, I feel like I’m giving to this relationship far more than I’m getting out of it. The relationship no longer brings me the joy that it once did, and has suffered from several breaches. The post Why I’m Breaking Up with Facebook appeared first on Tim Mitchell.
Smart Data Collective
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Businesses can use big data in many capacities, but those who use it for social media are at a huge advantage. It enables you as a social media marketer to get a closer look at your customer base, understand what drives purchasing decisions , and encourage consumers to pull the trigger. Using big data to augment your social media strategy provides a wealth of opportunities simply because social media is such an integral part of people’s lives.
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Smart Data Collective
MAY 2, 2019
Large companies around the world are investing in big data. Big data has been especially important for optimizing their marketing campaigns. However, a number of small businesses are getting in on the action too. Local marketing agencies have discovered that SEO is more dependent on big data than ever. They are developing more data driven solutions to offer better search marketing strategies.
Smart Data Collective
JULY 9, 2019
Business success begins and ends with customer experience. According to recent studies, 90 percent of buyers would gladly spend more for a better customer experience. That’s exactly why understanding what an improved experience means for customers is so important. Companies have been able to perform more in-depth customer analysis—above and beyond social media commentary and feedback surveys—with the development and proliferation of analytics.
Smart Data Collective
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Big data is transforming the daily realities of running a business. Companies can use big data to handle certain tasks more quickly and cost-effectively than ever. Vince Campisi, CIO of GE Software, Ash Gupta, an executive with American Express, and many other companies use big data to get a competitive advantage. Of course, big data also raises some new challenges.
Smart Data Collective
MAY 29, 2019
Big data is completely transforming the way we live and the way companies conduct business. Pretty much every industry you can think of uses some form of big data technology to help optimize their business. In this article, we reveal five industries which have been reshaped by big data technology. 1. Retail. IBM wrote an excellent report about the use of big data in the retail sector.
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The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.
Smart Data Collective
MAY 8, 2019
If you’re a marketer or business owner in today’s competitive marketplace, you’ve probably tried just about everything you can think of to maximize your success. You’ve dabbled in digital marketing, visited trade shows, paid for print advertising, and incentivized customer testimonials. It’s probably resulted in lots of stress, sleepless nights, and CBD oil drops to give you the energy and focus to keep going.
Smart Data Collective
JUNE 23, 2019
In today’s digital age, big data is incorporated into many aspects our daily lives. Big data is essentially massive amounts of data that is used in order to drive strategic decisions. An example of how it is used in daily life is through using online maps such as Google Maps to take the quickest route to work possible. Through the collection of data , patterns of traffic congestion are produced to give you the best route.
Smart Data Collective
APRIL 16, 2019
According to a UN study, 55% of the total world population is living in cities and by the year 2050, this figure could rise to a whopping 68%. The modern world is increasingly urbanized and megacities are rising faster than ever before, especially in Asian and African countries. The report highlighted that , at the present rate of development, there will be 43 megacities by 2030 and New Delhi is set to surpass Tokyo, which is currently the world’s largest city.
Smart Data Collective
APRIL 22, 2019
. When you’re presenting data analytics or any technical information to a non-technical audience, it can be difficult. You have to think about the components of a good presentation in general, but also how to simplify complex subjects and information and make them resonate with your target audience. If you’re someone who understands data analytics well or is highly technical, it can be especially challenging to know how to make your presentation work for the needs of an audience which is differ
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Smart Data Collective
JUNE 10, 2019
Sustainability is a major concern for many businesses. You probably wouldn’t think that data analytics would be the core solution. Many people believe that the fields of big data and green business have little overlap. However, big data could actually be a wonderful solution for many sustainability problems. People that know me are aware that I have a blog on sustainability, as well as Smart Data Collective.
Smart Data Collective
JUNE 23, 2019
Do you want to create Instagram stories like a pro, but don’t know how to go about it? You have come to the right page because we are going to discuss how you create the storyboard for Instagram stories. The good news is that big data has made it easier than ever to create powerful Instagram content. How Big Data is Making Instagram Stories More Effective.
Smart Data Collective
MAY 6, 2019
Self-driving cars and trucks once seemed like a staple of science fiction which could never morph into a reality here in the real world. Nevertheless, the past few years have given rise to a number of impressive innovations in the field of autonomous vehicles that have turned self-driving cars from a funny idea into a marketing gimmick and finally into a full-fledged reality of the modern roadway.
Smart Data Collective
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
More and more often, businesses are using data to drive their decisions — which makes cutting-edge analytics and business intelligence strategies one of the best advantages a company can have. New technologies, especially those driven by artificial intelligence (or AI), are changing how businesses collect and extract usable insights from data. Here are the six trends you should be aware of that will reshape business intelligence in 2020 and throughout the new decade. 1.
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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
Smart Data Collective
APRIL 10, 2019
As technology progresses, more companies are producing huge amounts of data as a by-product of their day-to-day operations. While I’m not one to claim that “most businesses are practically drowning” in a sea of data, it’s fair to say that companies wanting a long future had better start taking Big Data seriously. To put this in perspective, many pundits in the field predicted a few years back that Big Data will double in size every couple of years until 2020.
Smart Data Collective
JUNE 26, 2019
There’s a growing number of tools that you can use to analyze data for a business. But you may not be overly confident in the results if you don’t take the data’s blind spots into account. There’s no single way to do that, but we’ll look at some possibilities here. The first thing to keep in mind is that a blind spot generally represents an “unknown unknown.” In other words, it’s a factor you didn’t take into account because you didn’t
Smart Data Collective
MAY 24, 2019
Machine learning is playing an increasingly important role in web development. Responsive web design practices first started becoming popular around seven years ago. However, advances in machine learning have made them much more robust. One of the most important ways that machine learning is changing the Internet user experience is with the development of progressive web applications (PWAs).
Smart Data Collective
APRIL 24, 2019
Manufacturing is a more powerful and essential part of our industries and economies than ever. But setting these vital enterprises up for maximum success and unrivaled innovation takes information — and that means gathering data. If you represent a manufacturing concern and you’re wondering about the benefits of capturing and analyzing operational data , you’ve come to the right place.
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Smart Data Collective
MAY 7, 2019
We have published a number of glowing articles on the benefits of big data in the world of marketing. However, many of these tutorials focus on the general benefits of big data, rather than specific, data-driven marketing strategies. One of the ways that big data is transforming local marketing is by optimizing Google Reviews. We were pleased to hear from Michael Del Gigante, the CEO of MDG Advertising.
Smart Data Collective
APRIL 12, 2019
Cloud technology is starting to have a major impact on the communications sector. Klaris Chua, a cloud communications expert, wrote a detailed overview of the trends in cloud communications in Martech Advisor. Most of her discussions focused on the implications of cloud solutions for email and interconnected apps. However, there is a growing demand for cloud VoIP services too.
Smart Data Collective
JULY 12, 2019
Do you remember what it was like trying to buy a house before the days of online listings? If you were born after about 1980, you probably never experienced that. The internet has catapulted the real estate industry into a world where people can buy houses site-unseen and sign the paperwork without ever meeting in person. And it’s only just beginning. 2019 has hailed in an incredible era of mobile-centric technology, automation, smart tools, and other electronic marvels that make real estate tra
Smart Data Collective
MAY 21, 2019
Big data and e-commerce have been carefully interwoven for years. Businesses with an online presence have looked to big data to provide better customer service. Some examples of this include: Monitoring user engagement to see how customers behave online. Developing more effective graphic designs with the assistance of artificial intelligence. Ensuring the website operates as smoothly as possible.
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This article focuses on my experience starting as a customer service representative and working myself up to become a lead analyst in my organization. I did not start with many special skills or talents but I wanted to reflect on what did help me.
Smart Data Collective
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Anybody that was online in the 1990s knows how different search engines are in the field of SEO. Big data has drastically improved the functionality of search engines. Big data has had a two-pronged effect on the search engine industry. AJ Agrawal, the CEO of Alumnify has talked about this in his article on Inc. Big data is making it a lot easier for search engines to analyze content, which is a great deal for the customer.
Smart Data Collective
DECEMBER 14, 2019
Predictive analytics is one of the biggest disruptive technologies shaping the eCommerce industry. IQLECT published an article on this last year titled The Importance of Predictive Analytics for E-commerce Stores. The article pointed out that companies have lagged implementing predictive analytics technology, due to cost and complexity concerns. However, this has changed as new AI technology has become more widely available.
Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 7, 2019
Big data has the power to transform any small business. However, many small businesses don’t know how to utilize it. One study found that 77% of small businesses don’t even have a big data strategy. If your company lacks a big data strategy, then you need to start developing one today. The best thing that you can do is find some data analytics tools to solve your most pressing challenges.
Smart Data Collective
MARCH 28, 2019
If someone asked you which industry is the most innovative , you probably wouldn’t say the financial industry. In fact, that would probably be the last industry on your list. Nonetheless, the financial industry is using big data more than ever. The success of both Fintech companies and traditional banks will hinge on their ability to leverage big data to its fullest potential.
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