Big Data Analytics: Where Chaos Meets Order
You know those days of COVID where you got all dolled up and rocked an awesome outfit…but you never left the house, so no one saw how good you looked? Well, it’s the same concept with unstructured big data. There’s a runway-ready outfit hiding somewhere in that mountain of big data that might never get […]
S&OP Software Is the Key To A Winning Playbook
The Football Analogy Your business is a football game. Before the start of every game, the coaches devise a plan comprised of different plays, offensive and defensive, to beat the competition. This plan is your budget. As the game advances, the other team will execute plays and throw curveballs that you weren’t prepared for. To […]
Cloud Business Intelligence Gives You An Innovative Edge
If you think Cloud Business Intelligence is just business intelligence hosted on the cloud…you are correct! What’s the fuss about “The Cloud?” “The Cloud” is a hot new trend, but it’s not like shoulder pads, or chunky belts, or mullets… it’s here to stay. If you use applications like Google Docs or Dropbox, then you’re […]
Demand Planning and Forecasting Is Key to Customer Satisfaction
What is Demand Planning and Forecasting? Demand planning and forecasting is the process of predicting customer demand for products or services to ensure delivery, completion, and ultimately customer satisfaction. The Restaurant Analogy Think of it like running a restaurant. We’ll call our restaurant Dinner41. By implementing demand planning and forecasting, Dinner41 can better prepare for […]
Predictive Sales Analytics Help You Tackle The Future With Finesse
Crystal balls, tarot cards, and astrology are no match for predictive sales analytics. If you want real predictive insights for better-informed decision-making and a more efficient sales cycle, take our advice and skip the woo-woo. Predictive sales analytics employ predictive algorithms and patterns in your company’s historical data to generate sales forecasts, anticipate customers’ behaviors, […]
Revenue Growth Management: The Secret to Sustainable Growth
Revenue growth management is a pertinent issue in today’s world. The modern chaos the pandemic unleashed has profoundly impacted consumer preferences and buying patterns. There is more demand for products than there are physical products to sell. The car industry is the paragon of this dilemma. Everyone wants to buy a car right now. The […]
Chess: A Metaphor for Data Driven Analytics
Chess is more than a game. It’s a metaphor for life. It’s a fun pastime. It’s also an art of strategy…much like data driven analytics. Lessons From Chess Applicable to Data Analytics Chess helps you learn and spot patterns. With our data driven approach, we can offer you a clear understanding of your company’s patterns […]
Kindness Is Cool
Strawberry Creme Savers and Werther’s Originals. That’s the taste, the smell, and the memory that comes to mind when I think “Random Act of Kindness.” Growing up in Southern California, all my childhood summers were spent at my grandparent’s community pool. And on special afternoons we would see her. “Ladybug.” That’s what she told us […]
Data Science is Hip
Is Hans Mize – founder and CEO of Data41 – a data science “hipster”? Kids these days define “hipster” as a person who is trendy and progressive in an unconventional way. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems in 1990. The term “Data Science” wasn’t […]
Predictive Insights: Using Data to Tell Your Fortune
Imagine visiting a psychic. You open the door, pull back the fringed, purple velvet curtains and find your seat at a table set with tarot cards and a crystal ball. You ask the psychic to predict your future. She looks into her crystal ball and tells you what your revenue, expenses, budgets, and sales projections […]
