Lecture 1 Flashcards

1
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Data

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Data is plural of “datum,” a Latin word

Data represents a collection of data points (discrete unit of information)

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2
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A “datum” is

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a single factual, or point of matter and is most often called data point

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3
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Types of Data: Identity

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Any info which enables an individual to be uniquely identified
(i.e. demographics, postal address, telephone #, email address, etc…)

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4
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Types of Data: Quantitative

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Measurable operational data of customer interactions with your business
(i.e. transactional, communication, online activity, customer service, social network)

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5
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Types of Data: Qualitative

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Attitude, motivation & opinion data usually collected through a questionnaire

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6
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Types of Data:

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Additional profile information covering family & lifestyle details

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7
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The world most valuable resource is no longer oil but

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data

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8
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Smartphones and the internet have made data

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abundant, ubiquitous and far more valuable

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9
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Every activity creates a digital

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trace (i.e. going for a run, watching TV)

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10
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Data volume is also increasing with

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IoT (self-driving car will generate 100 gigabytes per second)

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11
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IDC predicts that the “digital universe” (the data created and copied every year) will reach

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180 zettabytes (180 followed by 21 zeros) in 2025

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12
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By collecting more data, a firm has more scope to

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improve its products, which attracts more users, generating even more data

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13
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Access to data also protects companies from

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rivals

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14
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Data is no longer simply a stocks of

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digital information

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15
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The new economy is more about analyzing

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rapid real- time flows of often unstructured data

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16
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Facebook and Google initially used the data they collected from users to target advertising better
Now…

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…they turned the data into any number of AI or “cognitive” services and extracting more value from it
(i.e. translation, visual recognition, etc…)

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17
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Analytics Are Deployed Across Four Areas

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Radically improve lead generation

Match the people

Maximize customer lifetime value

Get the right price

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18
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Radically improve lead generation:

Analytics Use Cases:

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Lead generation

Lead scoring

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19
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Match the people

Analytics Use Cases:

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Coverage planning

Field productivity

Talent and people management

Pipeline management and forecasting

20
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Maximize customer lifetime value

Analytics Use Cases:

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Cross-sell/upsell

Churn reduction

21
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Get the right price

Analytics Use Cases:

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Dynamic pricing

Dynamic deal scoring

A/B price testing

22
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By using rich data sets to identify the right customer at the right time, companies can improve

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the accuracy of lead generation and automate presales processes

23
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Introduction of lead-scoring algorithms based on detailed and granular data sets can help

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with lead generation

24
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Improve lead generation by combining customer’s history with external data to

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generate a complete view of the customer

25
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i.e. An IT services company used big-data analytics to predict which leads were most likely to close, resulting in a

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30% lift in conversion

26
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Better Match People to Deals

Leveraging analytics to understand what drives

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sales success and to inform coverage, hiring, and training

27
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Better Match People to Deals

More effective resource allocation with the

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introduction of basic analytics to sales planning

28
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Better Match People to Deals

Integrating email, calendar, and CRM interaction data to

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identify which actions in the field correlate with success

29
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Better Match People to Deals

A high-tech company used a granular account and product-level approach to realign its US coverage model, increasing sales productivity by

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5 to 10 percent

30
Q

Maximize CLV

Implementing next-product-to-buy algorithms that draw on data about

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what similar customers have bought

31
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Maximize CLV

Machine-learning algorithms can also identify patterns of

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customer discontent and the associated risk of losing a customer, helping increase retention

32
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Maximize CLV

i.e. A logistics company mined historical ordering patterns to

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identify cross-sell opportunities within its customer base and then built tailored micro-campaigns around them

33
Q

Get The Right Price

Deal analytics can provide

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price transparency and allow sellers to make complex trade-offs during negotiations

34
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Get The Right Price

Dynamic deal scoring re-levels the playing field by

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placing relevant deal information in the hands of sales reps during the negotiation

35
Q

Get The Right Price

Using decision-tree analytics, reps can identify

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similar purchases and comparable deal information to guide selling

36
Q

Get The Right Price

Companies are implementing dynamic- pricing engines that integrate

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real-time competitive and market data with sales strategies to generate optimal quotes

37
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Insights Value Chain

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Data * Analytics * IT * People * Processes = Value Captured

38
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The insights value chain is multiplicative, meaning…

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…you are only as good as the weakest link in the chain.

39
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Technical Foundations

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Data
Analytics
IT

40
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Business Foundations

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People

Processes

41
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How to Translate Data Insights into Value

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  1. Generating and collecting data
  2. Refining data
  3. Turning insights into action
  4. Driving adoption
  5. Mastering tasks concerning technology and infrastructure as well as organization and governance
42
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  1. Generating and collecting data
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Data extraction, transformation, and loading

Appending of external data

Creation of an analytic sandbox

43
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  1. Refining data
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Data mining

Predictive analytics to support decisions

Prescriptive analytics to drive value creation

44
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  1. Turning insights into action
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Process redesign

Integrated and automated execution; tools for real-time decision making

45
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  1. Driving adoption
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Build frontline and management capabilities

Proactive change management

Scale up road map

46
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  1. Mastering tasks concerning technology and infrastructure as well as organization and governance
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Develop the building, buying, licensing, or partner strategy for supporting/enabling technologies and software

Define central and business-unit roles needed; attract and train talent

Create tracking and visibility of ongoing impact