October, 2013

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The Trick to Seeing Through Marketing Statistics

Digital B2B Marketing

'If you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything. One of the challenges with relying on research, particularly research companies use in their own marketing, is that the statistics used have been tortured. When you see a sales pitch full of statistics, how do you differentiate the real story from the spin? Short of dismissing all of the data presented (a good idea, but not realistic for most of us), these five methods will be a good starting point. 1.

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Corporate Performance Management with Simple And Intuitive Balanced ScoreScards

Elegant BI

Corporate Performance Management with Simple And Intuitive Balanced ScoreScards. Baseball fans are familiar with the classic scorecard. Fans sit in the stands and keep track of runs, hits, and errors. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do the same for your business? You could see all the players on the field play and see how things are going. You can achieve objective business management with a Corporate Performance Management (CPM) solution and a great Balanced Scorecard tool.

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Publishing A Google Analytics Data Source Or A Workbook Linked To A Google Analytics Data Source into Tableau Server

BI Insight

Introduction We can create informative reports on our website analytics using Tableau. Tableau has the ability to connect to a Google Analytics data source. The problem is that if Tableau cannot pass the credentials to Google automatically, the following error message pops up. “An error occurred when publishing the data source. GetOAuthUsername caught exception processing … Continue reading Publishing A Google Analytics Data Source Or A Workbook Linked To A Google Analytics Data Source int

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The B2B Marketing Guide to Paid Content Distribution

Digital B2B Marketing

'Forrester recently released a report pointing out the failure of most content marketers to plan for adequate content distribution. And they’re right. Marketers are slaving over content today, but almost no one sees that content. Optimizing your content for search and distributing it through your own social and email channels is just the starting place.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Why Marketing Benchmarks Are Bogus

Digital B2B Marketing

'We like to measure ourselves against something. We want to know that we are doing good work. Is my my email click rate good? Is my search conversion rate where it should be? Is my brand lift above average? Ummm, but what are you comparing yourself too? A number in some book or website, based on the results of businesses nothing like yours? Stop. Now.

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‘What if’ and Sensitivity Analysis

Elegant BI

‘What if’ and Sensitivity Analysis. Betsy says: I told my friend Henry to consider analysis. I’m not talking about psychotherapy. I’m talking about ‘ what if’ and sensitivity analysis. I recommended a business intelligence solution with sensitivity and ‘what if’ analysis. This functionality isn’t available as a standard feature in most Business Intelligence products, but it should be.

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Publishing A Google Analytics Data Source Or A Workbook Linked To A Google Analytics Data Source into Tableau Server

BI Insight

Introduction We can create informative reports on our website analytics using Tableau. Tableau has the ability to connect to a Google Analytics data source. The problem is that if Tableau cannot pass the credentials to Google automatically, the following error message pops up. “An error occurred when publishing the data source. GetOAuthUsername caught exception processing … Continue reading Publishing A Google Analytics Data Source Or A Workbook Linked To A Google Analytics Data Source int

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Stop Complaining About Expensive, Complicated, Cumbersome Business Intelligence Software

Elegant BI

I don’t want to hear any argument from my friends in the business community. Don’t tell me that business intelligence tools and business intelligence solutions are too difficult or expensive to use. If you understand your needs and look for Business Intelligence Software , that is simple, practical and affordable your company will have clear, personalized views of information with sophisticated tools that are easy enough for every user.

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Simple, Practical, Affordable

Elegant BI

Simple, Practical, Affordable. Betsy says: I don’t want to hear any arguments! Don’t tell me that Business Intelligence Tool is too difficult or expensive to use. If you do your homework and find a solution that is simple, practical and affordable your company will have clear, personalized views of information with sophisticated tools that are easy enough for every user.

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.