Posts Tagged ‘Data’
A Digital Estate Planning Guide for Small Business Owners
Do you ever stop at some point in your life and wonder what would become of your properties in the unfortunate incident of your death? It is a picture that is hard to fathom. Luckily, through will and estate planning, you can now allocate who gets what and when. The biggest asset for most small…
Read MoreWe Claim to Be Data-Driven, Yet We Ignore the Data
Recently, I heard someone say, “We claim to be data driven, yet we ignore the data.” Nothing could be more true of much of what I see in the practice of sales and marketing. We are surrounded by data about what drives sales and marketing effectiveness. Hundreds of market research reports, done by thoughtful researchers…
Read MoreYou Are What You Measure
Back in the good old days, measuring your business outcomes and the impact of marketing on those outcomes was a challenge and at best, imprecise. Today, we have the opposite problem. Thanks to the web, Google Analytics, cookies, and other tools – we can measure everything. Unique visits, time on site, clicks, and so much more.…
Read MoreTop 5 Analytics Add-Ons for Google Chrome
Do you work in digital marketing and use Google Chrome? There’s probably a good chance that you do. Let’s break down why: Despite the rise of mobile device usage, desktop still accounts for 43% of all online sessions As of May 2017, an estimated 59% of all desktop usersuse Google Chrome If we look at digital analysts…
Read More5 Cybersecurity Tips for CPAs
Every day, CPAs handle documents populated with their clients’ most sensitive personal details. Names; addresses; Social Security Numbers; bank or savings account details; credit card numbers; tax information. These details and others are there on the paperwork that CPAs work with and store in their files. In the wrong hands, any of this information could…
Read MoreTurning “Time on Site” from a Vanity Metric to an Actionable One
Time is the most sought after resource on the web, short of an actual sale. But why? Time is a proxy that’s representative of attention. If users spend more time on your site, they’re paying you more attention. Right? Well, not so fast. In this post, I’ll break down how time on site is calculated…
Read MoreGood Data Debunking Popular Startup Myths
Contrary to popular startup myths and misunderstanding, tech founders aren’t mainly younger than 30. They are generally well educated, not dropouts. They tend to start up where they are, instead of moving to Silicon Valley or other tech hubs. Here’s a summary of data published by the Kauffman Foundation: We observed that, like immigrant tech founders, U.S.-born engineering…
Read MoreLet’s Get ASIC: Taking an Audience-First Analytics Approach
What do you picture when we say, “Measurement strategy”? Do you think in terms of vague business goals? Unrealistic campaign objectives? An Excel sheet of basic KPIs and metrics? You’re not alone. A lot of people are approaching digital content marketing strategies the wrong way. Sure, having clearly defined metrics relating to bigger picture KPIs is…
Read More6 Lessons in Data Strategy for Startups
Data can be an intimidating concept for a new company, especially a startup. The paradox is that the agility of a new business and the lack of fixed structures and processes makes it the best candidate for using the insights provided by Big Data to adjust to the market in real-time and provide value. A…
Read MorePost-Equifax: The Best Ways to Keep Yourself and Your Business Safe from Hackers
A few years ago, most business was conducted within the walls of their own office. Important documents were typed up, printed, and filed away in a safe place at the company. However, in the past few years, it seems that you can not run a business without using the internet. Important information is being stored…
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