Analytics, Big Data, Big Data and Analytics, Innovation

College Football – Who’s a Fan?

12 Aug , 2018  

With the college football season about to begin, it is worth a look to see how the teams stack-up, not based on rankings, but based on fan loyalty. Big Data and Data Visualization help us with this and lead to some interesting insights. College football also offers us a great opportunity to look at the […]

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Global Insights, Risk Management

2017 Business and Economic Predictions

1 Jan , 2017  

2017 New Year Outlooks With 2017 just beginning, it is worth thinking about some financial and business outcomes that are uncertain and will be consequential in the state of the economy next year. Price of Oil The Trump administration seems more supportive of the broader energy sector than was that of Obama, including coal and […]

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Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy, Innovation

Digitization Lessons from Google’s Nest

6 Oct , 2016  

By now, most of us have seen or are even using programmable thermostats. One of the recent and more interesting offerings in this space is from Nest. Nest sells a thermostat that captures data about human presence to self learn what heating and cooling decisions are best. Programming is not needed; it learns what is […]

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The Two Battlegrounds of E-commerce: Digital and Supply Chain – Lessons from Amazon and Jet.com

Digital Strategy, Risk Management

The Two Battlegrounds of E-commerce: Digital and Supply Chain – Lessons from Amazon and Jet.com

9 Aug , 2016  

Walmart recently announced that it is purchasing Jet.com for some $3.3 billion dollars. For Jet.com, which was founded in January of 2014, it is a remarkable return in a short period of time. The purchase shows that the battleground for E-commerce is being fought on digital convenience and value to customers. E-commerce has two-fronts: the […]

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Big Data to Big Profits: Learn How to Monetize Big Data with Data Science: Leveraging Social, Mobile, and Digital Data for Growth

Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy

Big Data to Big Profits: Learn How to Monetize Big Data with Data Science: Leveraging Social, Mobile, and Digital Data for Growth

20 Jul , 2016  

  Program on Creating Valuable Digital, Social, and Mobile Touch Points with Customer Includes: Measuring & Managing Digital, Social, and Mobile Touch Points with Customers Strategies for Monetizing Big Data Opportunities for Creating Data Products Leading the Data Science Team Creating New Data for Digital Disruption Managing Data Assets for Growth and Innovation Professor Walker […]

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What is Your Data Worth? More on LinkedIn, Microsoft, & the Value of User Data

Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy

What is Your Data Worth? More on LinkedIn, Microsoft, & the Value of User Data

16 Jun , 2016  

The recent announcement of Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn has raised many questions about how Microsoft will monetize this data. In my recent article of how Microsoft can create value from this transactions, many people rightfully raised the point that data contributed to LinkedIn is given in exchange for networking. LinkedIn, like all social media and […]

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Airbnb: Lessons on Digital, Start-ups, Big Data and Disrupting Markets

Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy

Airbnb: Lessons on Digital, Start-ups, Big Data and Disrupting Markets

13 Jan , 2016  

When Airbnb began as a means for its founders to rent out their air mattress (hence the air in Airbnb) few predicted that it would transform the real estate rental market. By now, Airbnb is a legitimate means for selecting rooms or houses for rent in many markets. As an example of the success and […]

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The Importance of Data Visualization and Automation in the Realm of Big Data

Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy

The Importance of AI, Data Visualization, and Automation in the Realm of Big Data

24 Aug , 2015  

The Importance of AI, Data Visualization, and Automation in the Real of Big Data The heralded economist and Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon is known for saying, “A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it.”[1] Indeed, our […]

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New Book: From Big Data to Big Profits – Success with Data and Analytics"

Big Data and Analytics, Innovation

New Book: From Big Data to Big Profits – Success with Data and Analytics

9 Jul , 2015  

From Big Data to Big Profits: Success with Data and Analytics I am pleased to announce the release of my second book, From Big Data to Big Profits: Success with Data and Analytics, which investigates the use of Big Data to stimulate innovation, enhance operational effectiveness and further business growth. The book examines the evolving […]

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