Have you felt a change recently? Everything seems much more intimate in the world. With working from home becoming the norm & technology so advanced, we literally invite people into our home. 🏡 Everyone's feelings are at the surface. 💓 People are sharing how they feel more than ever before, for better or worse. What's more interesting is they are sharing it open spaces. This is a leading indicator, Reader. It means people want personalization, they want to feel recognized, noticed, seen. No...
about 4 years ago • 1 min read
It's everywhere. All around us. And it's only growing. But really, what is data Reader? What is Data? Here's how I define it: If it's tracked and recorded over time, it's data. Sure it's a broad stroke, but data can be anything. Have questions about data? Let's chat. Data can be created by people via: transactions, website traffic, phone calls, clicks, likes, widgets made, miles driven, words, dance moves executed, and more! Machine's are creating data now too: registers, cars, manufacturing...
about 4 years ago • 1 min read
It's everywhere. All around us. And it's only growing. But really, what is data Reader? What is Data? Here's how I define it: If it's tracked and recorded over time, it's data. Sure it's a broad stroke, but data can be anything. Have questions about data? Let's chat. Data can be created by people via: transactions, website traffic, phone calls, clicks, likes, widgets made, miles driven, words, dance moves executed, and more! Machine's are creating data now too: registers, cars, manufacturing...
about 4 years ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, The holiday shopping season is upon us. If you're like my family, you probably do at least some of your shopping online. When you're looking at an item on their website or app have you ever noticed the suggestions below stating something like, "Customers who bought this also bought..."? How retailors know what you want Have you ever wondered how it is these large retailors know you so well even though you've only told them you wanted to buy a toaster? The answer is a little tool...
over 4 years ago • 1 min read
Hey, Reader, Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. -BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The First Goal setter Benjamin Franklin is typically thought of as the first prominent example of tracking goals. Using a small book he wrote down 13 distinct virtues on one side of a page and each day of the week across the top. At the end of each day he would review if he practiced the virtue he was working on. If he did, he'd give himself a dot for the...
over 4 years ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I read a report the other day which said: For a typical Fortune 1000 company, just a 10% increase in data accessibility will result in more than $65 million additional net income. (source) Now we may not have, or work in, Fortune 1000 companies (yet!) but what if only 50% of the amount was applicable to us? That's still $32.5 million. What if there was only a 10% chance that was right? You could increase your income by $6.5M. 1%? $650K could be yours. Data Accessibility So what...
over 4 years ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, "Business is a conversation and data is the words." Everyday, in every transaction, your customers are talking to you. They first are telling you what they want to buy, when they like to buy it, where they like to buy it from, and how much they want. It used to be all businesses would be able to know about their consumers. But now with the advent of technology we can understand other things like: Who visits your site Where they go What they look at How long they do look at...
over 4 years ago • 1 min read
