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Brooke Fortson
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Marketing Specialist

Hi, I’m Brooke Fortson. I’m a wife, mother and marketing guru who runs on coffee, Skittles and laughter. I graduated from NC State University in 2003 with a B.S. in Business Management and a concentration in Marketing. Before coming to SAS, I worked for a gourmet candy company, a newspaper publisher and a real estate boutique. I am now a marketing specialist in the SAS Americas Marketing and Support division, focusing on the promotion of data management and Hadoop. I’m lucky to have the opportunity to do what I love best, every day: communicate great ideas in fresh, unexpected ways. My favorite color is green, my best dance move is the Sprinkler and my happy song is “Boogie Shoes” by K.C. and the Sunshine Band. That’s my story.

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Watch and learn: Save time with Task Templates

In this SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office Tip, instructor Rob McAfee teaches how to save steps with Task Templates.   Using Task Templates saves you time and ensures consistency when you are creating several similar reports and analysis. A Task Template allows you to easily save task options and settings and

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SAS Information Map Studio: Include in the Default Query

SAS Instructor Lynn Matthews teaches how to use the include function in the default query in SAS Information Map Studio. This video demonstrates how adding the “include in the default query” option in Information Map Studio affects the default display of opening this information map directly in SAS Web Report

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Save time by creating SAS Favorites

In this SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office Tip, instructor Rob McAfee teaches how to create and manage SAS Favorites.  Creating and using SAS Favorites allows you to save time by quickly navigating to the reports and analysis that you use the most. SAS Favorites can be created with just a

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How to create and customize SAS Styles

In this SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office Tip, instructor Rob McAfee teaches how to create and customize SAS Styles.  Using custom SAS Styles gives you greater control over the appearance of your results from the SAS add-in.  You can specify title fonts and styles, foreground and background colors, table appearance

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Watch what's happening at Analytics 2012 Conference

It’s that time of year again – Analytics 2012 is right around the corner!  This year we are heading west to Las Vegas.  Just like last year, I will be hosting the Inside Analytics 2012 video series, where I will bring you interviews from conference co-chairs, keynote speakers and session

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The benefits of SAS Education's fast track courses

It was my pleasure to sit down and talk with Education Director Eric Rossland to get the inside scoop on our fast track courses.  This is an intense training format that is offered in the Business Intelligence, Data Management and Administration curricula.  The courses cover a hefty amount of content