March 24, 2017: Today’s Throwback Thursday article I wrote for my Forbes.com blog on May 15, 2014. The title of the article was “I’ve Got A Secret: The Real Big Data Opportunity”. The article references an old TV Show, I’ve
Throwback Thursday: Big Data & Analytics Edition
March 16, 2017: “Is Mass Hysteria Driving The Big Data Market?” is the title of today’s Throwback Thursday article which was published on May 5, 2015 on Forbes.com. In the rush towards anything to do with big data, many suffered temporary
Throwback Thursday: Big Data & Analytics Edition
March 9, 2017: Today’s Throwback Thursday article is entitled, “Three Legs Of Big Data Stool Needed For Success.” First published on Forbes.com on April 23, 2014, it details three key areas for getting started in big data. 1. Data Sourcing
Throwback Thursday: Big Data & Analytics Edition
This week’s Throwback Thursday article comes from a Forbes.com post I authored in March of 2014 titled, “Is Big Data Today’s Sock Puppet?” To set the context of the article, recall all the hype centered on big data in 2014,
The Emerging Challenge Of ‘Fake Data’
From Forbes.com on February 22, 2017… In just the last few years, iconic names like Borders, Radio Shack and Sports Authority have all gone the way of the T-Rex…they are extinct! Disruption is and will continue to be a constant as we
Throwback Thursday: Big Data & Analytics Edition
Earlier this week, I read an article in a technology publication about several University of Washington professors who are launching a new course designed to overcome what they call “bulls**t in the age of big data.” The 160 seat seminar
Will 2017 Be The Year Retailers Finally Get Real?
From Forbes.com on January 17, 2017… “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato While struggling with the topic and content of this
New Consumer Intelligence Service Helps Retailers Identify And Respond To Amazon Threat
Worthington, OH – 4/14/16 Prosper Insights & Analytics™ has launched the Amazon Shopper Intelligence service which is part of Prosper’s competitive intelligence suite of products. This unique service provides essential insights missing from most retailers’ loyalty data, including encroachment by
Predictive Model Conundrum: If No One Knows Where We Are Headed, How Will We Know When We Get There?
From Forbes on April 7, 2016: Ever since the great recession of 2008, which seemed to surprise most economic prognosticators, it appears that there has been an increased interest in predictive analytics. Unfortunately, even with this new interest about the future,
Consumer Confidence Bounced Back In March… Will Spending Follow?
From Forbes on April 4, 2016: U.S. consumers have a brighter outlook for the short-term health of the economy, according to the latest Prosper data. The real question, however, is will it spring consumer spending? Deborah Weinswig, Managing Director, Fung