Bringing Data to Life: The Power of Data Visualization

Data visualization is the presentation of data in a pictorial or graphical format. Though the term may be new, the concept is not. For centuries, people have depended on visual representations, such as charts, graphs, and maps to understand information easily and quickly. As more and more data is collected …

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5 Tips for Clean, Usable Data

Your reputation and your ability to communicate effectively are important, and whether you are using direct mail, email or personalized URLs, your data is the underlying foundation. In today’s world we see people with a broad range of skill sets setting up and managing marketing data. This, in turn, leads …

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DM Wrap-up: News from the week of February 2

Majority of Marketers Believe Marketing Needs to Undergo Dramatic Change Marketo and The Economist Intelligence Unit release report highlighting the impact of technology, the importance of managing customer engagement and the role marketers play in setting company strategy. A study of 478 senior marketers and CMOs from around the world …

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Choosing the right data to get the best customer insights

The challenge facing CMOs since the dawn of marketing has been the need to understand their customers (both current and potential) and to set the direction of their business to respond to, engage with, and ultimately serve the requirements of their customers. Early CMOs spent their time speaking with and …

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Banks to Unlock Consumer Transaction “Big Data” with INETCO AnalyticsTM

Learn more in this 3-minute video on INETCO Analytics for ATM. New software application for customer analytics provides on-demand access to consumer experience, usage and profitability data INETCO(R) Systems Limited (www.inetco.com), a leading provider of transaction monitoring and customer analytics software for the banking and payment processing industries, today launched …

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Teradata Global Survey: 90 percent of marketers say individualized marketing is the future

Twice as many companies now have strategic data-driven marketing initiatives than in 2013 Teradata Corp. today published the Teradata 2015 Global Data-Driven Marketing Survey, an international study into trends surrounding data-driven marketing adoption and enterprise business value.  The new study is a sequel to similar research Teradata Marketing Applications conducted …

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Data management is bringing sexy back

A single, cohesive data management strategy to build a foundation for better decision making has never been more important By Mike Luke, Data Management Practice Lead, SAS Canada Data management has never been very sexy, but that may soon change as 2015 promises to be the year it becomes a …

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Environics Analytics acquires the business and assets of SM Research

Toronto, January 20, 2015 — Environics Analytics (EA) announced today that it has acquired the business and assets of Sampling Modelling & Research Technologies Inc. (SM Research). Under terms of the agreement, SM Research will continue offering its longstanding services in targeted sample and data hygiene. The SM Research team …

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Rethinking your digital marketing strategy

Agencies need to offer what brands want By Matt Goulart There are several questions brands continually ask us at Ignite Digital and I am sure other agencies hear also. What is the benefit of search engine optimization? How many articles would you publish a week? What is the impact digital …

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Social media & Big Data

DATA ANALYTICS | Social media &  Big Data Using social marketing to attract high net-worth clients By Yvon Audette Despite the rising popularity of social media in personal and business communications, Canadian banks, while active in some areas of social media, are not leveraging it to the same degree or effect …

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