Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Suneel GroverJanuary 25, 2016 0

The analytics of customer intelligence and why it matters

I begin this blog post with one goal in mind. I want to raise awareness on the subject of customer and marketing analytics, and why this field is exploding in interest and popularity. Let's begin with a primer for the uninitiated, and lay down some definitions: Customer Analytics: The processes, technologies, and

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Gloria CaberoJanuary 25, 2016 0

Customer Intelligence, estrategia y fuerza para los CMOs

*Los nuevos desafíos del marketing requieren encontrar las mejores oportunidades de crecimiento de manera anticipada para una mayor generación de ingresos y resultados. Actualmente los ejecutivos de marketing tienen un papel protagónico en el desarrollo de estrategias, por lo que requieren de soluciones integrales que les permitan aumentar el conocimiento

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Customer Intelligence

Suneel GroverJanuary 18, 2016 0

Analytical segmentation for data-driven marketing

Marketers have used segmentation as a technique to target customers for communications, products, and services since the introduction of  customer relationship management (i.e., CRM) and database marketing. Within the context of segmentation, there are a variety of applications, ranging from consumer demographics, geography, behavior, psychographics, events and cultural backgrounds. Over time, segmentation has proven its value,

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Customer Intelligence

Andrew FowkesJanuary 15, 2016 0

Who were retail's winners and losers in 2015?

While 2015 was an unpredictable and often difficult year for many UK retailers, their customers have certainly prospered. The Christmas season, in particular, saw increased discounts for the fifth year in a row. This followed a period when changing weather patterns and price deflation had already offset predicted sales, both in-store and

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Retail

Customer Intelligence

Jakobus DorloffJanuary 7, 2016 0

Versicherungs-Start-ups - Machen Sie es wie die Sopranos!!!!!

Versicherungen sind konservativ und das nicht ohne Grund. Schließlich ist es das Geschäft mit der Sicherheit, die dem Deutschen ja angeblich so wichtig ist. Die Unternehmen der Branche müssen besonders hohe Anforderung an Solvabilität erfüllen und sichern sich auch für Katastrophenszenarien untereinander und mit den Rückversicherern in einem Vertragsgeflecht ab.

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Customer Intelligence

John BallaDecember 30, 2015 0

The elephants to watch out for in 2016

I get the most interesting insights from questions my kids ask me about my work. Why? Because they know very little about big data or analytics, and the questions they ask are sometimes about things that I’ve taken for granted. Every time that happens, it reminds me that the questions you

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Customer Intelligence | Internet of Things

Jakobus DorloffDecember 23, 2015 0

Mein Bekenntnis: Ja, ich möchte ein bequemer Nicht-Sucher werden!

Am Jahresende Dinge noch einmal Revue passieren lassen und sich melancholisch an frühere Jahre zurückerinnern, ist sicherlich nicht nur meine Passion. Wie in jedem Jahr haben mich auch in diesem wieder einige Buzzwords verfolgt, die ich das eine oder andere Mal durchaus “einfach so” hingenommen habe. Aber im rethorischen Dickicht von Big

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German

Customer Intelligence

Suneel GroverDecember 21, 2015 0

Forecasting, goal-seeking, and magical stories for digital analytics

Although the title of this blog posting has all the ingredients to attract the eyes of an analyst, the content is targeted for all personalities of a digital marketing organization. Before we jump into the marketing analytic use case regarding forecasting, scenario analysis, and goal-seeking  for digital analytics, let's spend some time

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Customer Intelligence

SAS ColombiaDecember 21, 2015 0

¿Por qué la Omnicanalidad es vital en una estrategia digital?

El cliente es primordial. Y la experiencia de cliente es el vehículo. Si su empresa entiende que sus clientes son el activo más importante y que los canales digitales le permiten tener millones de posibilidades de interacción, buscando siempre su satisfacción, felicitaciones: tiene una ventaja competitiva en el mercado actual.

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Data Management

SAS ColombiaDecember 10, 2015 0

Cinco beneficios de implementar una estrategia de Data Management que usted debe conocer

Data, números, conocimiento. Es indudable que en un mundo cada vez más conectado el conocimiento es el rey y la data su poder. Pero, ¿es suficiente con tener acceso a la información o también se requiere su buena administración? Esta respuesta es simple: de nada sirve almacenar millones de bits

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Customer Intelligence

Lee Ann DietzDecember 9, 2015 0

The Connected Traveler

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the 2015 EyeforTravel Connected Traveller Conference. Based on the spelling of the word “traveller” which my American version of MS Word continuously wants to autocorrect, you can correctly assume the conference was hosted in London. During the conference, one phrase

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Hospitality

Customer Intelligence

Suneel GroverDecember 8, 2015 0

Making the case for algorithmic digital attribution

Broadly speaking, the holy grail of digital media measurement is to analyze the impact and business value of all company-generated marketing interactions across the complex customer journey. In this blog post, my goal is to take a transparent approach in discussing how data-driven marketers can progress past rules-based attribution methods, and make the business case for leveraging algorithmic applications.

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Customer Intelligence

Steven HofmansDecember 4, 2015 0

Five steps to omni-channel marketing – step 4

As a customer intelligence adviser, my work exposes me to a wide range of organisations with various marketing challenges and available resources. One of the common themes that have emerged is omni-channel marketing as a business imperative. Changes in the ways customers engage with brands across an explosion of channels

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Customer Intelligence

Sandra HernandezDecember 3, 2015 0

¿Cómo mejorar la relación con los clientes? Descubra el poder de Customer Decision Hub

¿Cómo pueden las empresas dar seguimiento a un cliente con tantos canales de comunicación y dispositivos a su alcance? ¿Cómo puede capitalizar una empresa el conocimiento que ya tiene de sus clientes? ¿Cómo optimizar la relación con el cliente? ¿Cómo convertir una mejor relación en oportunidad de negocio o -aún

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Spanish

Customer Intelligence

Adrian CarrNovember 25, 2015 0

Event driven marketing – is it missing the customer drivers?

As we all know, marketing today is moving fast (although everyone was saying that in 2005, and will be in 2025!) Currently, one of the “accelerators” is that of digital marketing, with real time event driven campaigns being one of the latest mantras. For example when a customer puts something

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Retail

Analytics | Customer Intelligence

SAS ColombiaNovember 23, 2015 0

ANALÍTICA DE LAS COSAS: OPORTUNIDAD Y RETO

Unos 30 mil millones de dispositivos estarán conectados al Internet de las Cosas para el 2020*. También se estima que para finales de 2015, el mercado de dispositivos con capacidad de conectarse a internet a través de protocolo IP, crecerá unos 6 mil millones de dólares. Estas cifras impresionan. Sin

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Customer Intelligence

John BallaNovember 20, 2015 0

18 fun and handy facts about email marketing

I have the hardest time getting my teenagers to use email. It's a generational thing that all parents probably contend with, and for marketers, it points to the growing importance of social media and mobile apps in the marketing mix. But unless teenagers comprise your largest target market, there's one enduring

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Customer Intelligence

Andrew FowkesNovember 16, 2015 0

Retailers facing most unpredictable Christmas ever

Once upon a time, the festive countdown began when towns and cities switched on their Christmas lights. We all sat at home, eagerly waiting for Christmas adverts to debut. Retailers could plan based on the number of weekends left until Christmas. But last year, all that changed – the Black

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Retail

Customer Intelligence

Sandra HernandezNovember 11, 2015 0

¿Cómo abordar una estrategia Omnicanal en la era digital?

El 53% de las empresas cree que la gestión de la experiencia de cliente le proporciona una ventaja competitiva en el mercado. Estas organizaciones ya entendieron que sus clientes son su activo más importante y que sus canales digitales abren millones de posibilidades para mantenerlos contentos y satisfechos. El concepto

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Customer Intelligence

Suneel GroverNovember 10, 2015 0

Translating predictive marketing analytics through visualization

Marketing analytics continues to explode with more data sources and fascinating predictive marketing approaches to solve important business problems, yet one challenge continues to bubble up. The ability to translate the technical math behind predictive analytics into easy-to-understand business language and visualization to help c-suite executives make data-driven decisions with

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Customer Intelligence

Sandra HernandezNovember 6, 2015 0

Machine Learning: la tecnología secreta de Amazon y Netflix

Alguna vez se ha preguntado ¿cómo una empresa como Amazon puede publicar ofertas instantáneas que le pueden interesar, al mismo tiempo que está viendo otro producto?, ¿cómo hace Netflix para recomendarle películas y acertar en sus gustos?, ¿cómo una entidad financiera es capaz de hacer una proyección y darle respuesta

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Customer Intelligence

Suneel GroverNovember 3, 2015 0

Digital marketing, predictive analytics, and making personalization delicious

In anticipation of SAS Forum Portugal 2015, I wanted to kick off my first contribution to the SAS Customer Analytics Blogosphere sharing an interview I completed with Sofia Real on the topics of modern digital marketing, predictive analytics, optimization, and personalization. Does that sound like a nasty traffic jam you might want to avoid? Absolutely not,

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Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Wilson RajOctober 29, 2015 0

Data privacy can be a trick or treat

Marketers are walking a tightrope today with data privacy issues: Data can simultaneously bring customers and brands together and further drive them apart. Recent data breaches, potential changes in data-privacy legislation and regulations loom large as customer expectations concerning marketing data continue to rise. As a result, today’s complex data

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Customer Intelligence

Sandra HernandezOctober 28, 2015 0

3 formas de fidelizar a sus clientes en el mundo digital

El insumo principal para ganar la confianza de una persona es a través de la reputación. Es una regla universal. Y la base de ese insumo es el conocimiento que se tiene de la otra persona, de sus gustos particulares- e incluso su temperamento- para generar una conexión que permita

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Customer Intelligence

Brittany BullardOctober 26, 2015 0

How localization helps retailers with millennials

Recently I read an article on National Retail Federation's "Halloween Headquarters" that 1 out of 6 millennials will dress up their animal for Halloween versus 13% of adults. With the rise in cat lovers and hipsters, I wasn’t surprised. I’m not going to lie, I once had a Pomeranian named Armani

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Retail

Customer Intelligence

Adrian CarrOctober 23, 2015 0

Want to use money wisely and reduce opt-outs? Read this.

In our wonderfully complex world of digital media, with on-line all-the-time connectivity, social media, big data opportunities (and challenges), it's never been more challenging (and at the same time easy) for marketers to use money wisely. Technology has accelerated the pace of doing business and one consequence is the common

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Customer Intelligence

Luciana PaduaOctober 16, 2015 0

Optimization step 5: putting everything together

We have finally arrived to our last stop in this Journey Towards Direct Marketing Optimization. If you have read the entire series of articles, you are now ready to understand what optimization means and how to perform it. For those who have not read the previous articles, I suggest you

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Customer Intelligence

Susan QuinnOctober 14, 2015 0

#Internet of Things awakens marketers to the force

Two topics seem to be top of mind this year…the long awaited “Star Wars, The Force Awakens” and the “Internet of Things.” Being a fan of both, I think there are some striking parallels to think about. So here is a mashup of Star Wars references to describe the Internet

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Customer Intelligence

Kelly McGuireOctober 9, 2015 0

Beyond the Basics: What’s next in predictive analytics for hotels?

with Natalie Osborn, Senior Industry Consultant, Hospitality and Gaming Practice, SAS We’ve taught analytics 101 through the last couple of blog posts, and now that you have passed that course, you are ready to take an advanced course in analytics. Ok, not really, we won’t subject you to that, but

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Hospitality

Customer Intelligence

Luciana PaduaOctober 9, 2015 0

Optimization step 4: setting the right boundaries

Over this blog series: “The Journey toward direct marketing optimization” I have covered all the topics that are part of the optimization process. As said before, however, the most impactful part in an optimization problem is to set the constraints.  If a company does not have any type of boundaries when selecting

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