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October 15, 2019BlogBusinesses are in the early stages of AI adoption, and are still learning how to put the technology to work. The challenge today is more about how can an enterprise ensure sustainable and scalable bus...
October 10, 2019Case StudyData was the problem for this mining company – their fleet of haul trucks was producing more than their current system could effectively process. With 250 sensors on each truck, both false alarms and ...
October 3, 2019BlogPersonalizing customer experiences for each individual across channels is a necessity for retail and CPG brands in this digital agePersonalization Is No Longer Optional The modern customer dema...
October 1, 2019Case StudyMarket disruptions can strike at any time. Losing customers, on the other hand, is a constant worry. Our client, a mid-size U.S. chemical distributor, was struggling with a multifaceted problem that i...
September 26, 2019Case StudyCapturing customers’ attention can be hard for retail outlets, as this Malaysian oil and gas leader knew well. Marketing to busy, on-the-go customers requires snappy messaging and a high level of pers...
September 25, 2019Technical ArticleBrainWave is our new quarterly data science digest of articles from our data science, analytics and data engineering teams. The first edition is a compilation of all our technical articles from the wo...
September 20, 2019Technical ArticleThis is last in a series of seven Segmentation and Clustering articles. Clustering Illusion is an intriguing human tendency to erroneously perceive clusters in small random sample sets. Defin...
September 18, 2019Case StudyWith budgets stretched tight and multiple departments contending for every dollar, businesses need strong results from their promotional spends. For one of the world’s largest food companies, though, ...- September 12, 2019Technical ArticleThis is sixth in a series of seven Segmentation and Clustering articles. It presents a few available data visualization options for 2D and multi-dimensional data sets. Overview For analysts,...
- September 11, 2019Technical ArticleThis is fifth in a series of seven Segmentation and Clustering articles. It outlines a procedure for turning typical supervised learning methods into unsupervised methods. A New Approach Mac...
September 10, 2019Case StudyOur client, a leading hospitality chain, was seeing repeat sales walk out the door – literally. Only 35% of their one-time stayers were coming back for a repeat stay. The client also had a feeling tha...- September 3, 2019Technical ArticleThis is fourth in a series of Segmentation and Clustering articles. It can be difficult to define when a clustering result is acceptable. This article covers several clustering validity techniques and...
September 2, 2019Case StudyAI and Natural Language Processing unlock buried insights with just one sentence> For most large companies, compiling mountains of data isn’t the problem – it’s finding the insights hidden inside tha...- August 22, 2019Technical ArticleThis is third in a series of Segmentation and Clustering articles. Ensemble Segmentation combines several segmentation solutions to create a richer, more multi-dimensional segmentation model. ...
August 19, 2019BlogTelecommunication companies are sitting on a veritable goldmine of data. How can they use it to increase revenue? And what role does AI play? TELCOS ARE DATA MASTERS Telecom companies ha...- August 14, 2019Technical ArticleThis is second in a series of Segmentation and Clustering articles. Clustering is a widely used unsupervised learning technique. Overcome the limitations of a conventional ‘typing tool’ with the moder...
- August 13, 2019Case StudyA customized AI solution helped this Fortune 100 beverage leader realize significant growth in the difficult-to-balance Foodservice sector. Maintaining a balance between product recommendations for ne...
- August 9, 2019Technical ArticleThis is first in a series of Segmentation and Clustering articles. Clustering is a widely used unsupervised learning technique. ‘Spectral Clustering’ uses the connectivity approach to clustering....
July 31, 2019BlogBI and analytical tools are more powerful and more useful than ever before. So why is it such a struggle to get business users to adopt them? Despite the buzz around Business Intelligen...
July 3, 2019Case StudyUnlocking new insights with a central, AI-managed research library Working with IBM Business Partner Absolutdata, the business used AI to make it possible to cross-reference and draw meaningful concl...
April 9, 2019BlogHow one CPG company’s example of a chatbot business application transformed their information search. Business applications for Natural Language Processing are today’s hot topics. Examp...
March 19, 2019BlogCustomer driven marketing – a.k.a. customer directed marketing – can change your business. But first, you have to change how you look at your customers. Customers have long been called ...
February 26, 2019BlogIn August 2011, Marc Andreessen wrote a prescient opinion piece called “Why Software Is Eating the World.” Andreessen pointed out that even in the depths of a global recession, a remarka...
February 20, 2019Blog2019 is already proving a landmark year for Absolutdata.2019 has just gotten underway, but it’s brought some exciting news for the Absolutdata team and for the AI industry as a whole. Here ar...
February 19, 2019InfographicTo make trade spend more profitable in increasingly competitive retail channels, Trade Promotion professionals are investing in a new category of AI-powered solutions to optimize trade spend.CPG c...
February 13, 2019InfographicTo profitably grow in the fast-changing foodservice industry, Foodservice Manufacturers need to invest in AI enabled tools for their account, sales and marketing teams. Foodservice companies that are ...
February 13, 2019InfographicThere is a lot of buzz about artificial intelligence. But how does it apply to the world of Foodservice Manufacturers specifically? Do you need it? And if so, when? Here are three current challe...
February 11, 2019InfographicTo make trade spend more profitable in increasingly competitive retail channels, Trade Promotion professionals are investing in a new category of AI-powered solutions to optimize trade spend. CP...
February 7, 2019BlogCharles Dickens wrote in A Tale of Two Cities – It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epo...
November 15, 2018BlogOur Solutions Architect team was recently awarded an expanded Amazon Web Services partnership. We thought we’d share what these star performers do for clients. Absolutdata’s Solution...
May 3, 2018Blog38% of sales people say getting a response from prospects is getting more difficult (State of Inbound Report). AI is reversing this sales challenge, but only when you have these key criteria&n...
March 7, 2018BlogEarly adopters of Artificial Intelligence sales tools are starting to see the revenue needle move in a big way. What's their secret? In this article, we'll look at one major factor: the ...
December 20, 2017Blog2017 has been a breakout year for Artificial Intelligence (AI). At Absolutdata, we've had the opportunity to work with many sales and marketing organizations and a lot of data. We ve see...
December 6, 2017InfographicSales closure has been largely dependent upon the intuition and judgement of the salespeople. There is no scientific reasoning, no algorithm, no involvement of data in traditional sales approach. Sale...
November 28, 2017BlogA festive assortment of tips to get your e-tail site ready for the seasonal rush.Black Friday is an official American institution and an unofficial holiday. The Friday after Thanksgiving has tradi...
November 28, 2017BlogWhat can we learn from last year’s performance?Last year’s holiday sale season was a good one for e-tailers, but a bit more mixed for traditional retailers. Now that AI is becoming more popula...
November 16, 2017BlogMeasuring price elasticity – how much price change affects demand – is an important part of price optimization. What additional factors impact an item’s price elasticity? And how does data analy...
November 9, 2017BlogIn a guest appearance on Donald C. Kelly's podcast “The Sales Evangelistâ€, Absolutdata CEO Anil Kaul discussed “Using AI to Close Sales Deals Fasterâ€. During the podcast, Anil explored curre...
November 1, 2017BlogIt’s that time of year again — when online retailers begin to plan for a tidal wave of holiday shoppers. What will AI’s role be during this busiest of all seasons?The holiday season means ma...
October 31, 2017BlogAI and Predictive Technologies can make it happen!Star Sales Reps (SSR) are hard to find, hard to develop and hard to retain. Sales leaders have struggled with this issue since the day selling was...
October 26, 2017InfographicAs salespeople, we often come across a situation where we are juggling between too little time and too much information. We may be busy with too many deals, follow-ups, cold calls and end-up losing ou...
October 26, 2017BlogStruggling to get more productivity from your sales team? Properly prioritizing contacts for them using AI can translate into better performance.There are many things eating into productivity toda...
October 24, 2017BlogUnderstanding price elasticity is critical to price optimization. In this post, we talk about ways to measure and quantify price elasticity, and what that can mean for your pricing strategy.What i...
October 16, 2017BlogEverything these days is done at a faster pace / except, it seems, the sales cycle. Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to other business areas has resulted in major improvements; what can it do for...
October 12, 2017BlogIt’s that time of year again — when online retailers begin to plan for a tidal wave of festive shoppers. What will AI’s role be during this busiest of all seasons?The festive season means ma...
October 10, 2017BlogAs sales technology continues to evolve, sales teams that are embracing the next gen of well-designed tools are gaining an advantage over competitors.Technology is transforming sales, both from a ...
October 4, 2017BlogWhat changes will AI bring to your sales team? Do we really need this technology to navigate today?s market?Artificial Intelligence (AI) typifies the love-hate relationship that many people have w...
September 27, 2017BlogWhen it comes to AI-enhanced marketing, the future is already happening.How far are we from hyper-intelligent robots becoming a part of our daily lives' AI-enabled 'assistants' like Siri, Cortana,...
September 20, 2017Case StudyA large technology and hardware company witnesses a significant financial upside after using Artificial Intelligence.They had a problem that was hard to fix. Sales reps were not meeting the right ...
September 20, 2017BlogAI, Market Research, and the 3 E's: Absolutdata blog post on how AI is helping market researchers Market researchers face pressure to produce better results at faster speeds. Can AI help them meet th...
September 14, 2017BlogSome companies prefer to use HDFS for their Hadoop data warehouses; others opt to use Amazon S3. What's the difference'If you're just starting to invest in Big Data, you need to consider storage o...
September 7, 2017BlogReps? smartphones can become their best ally in effective selling, but only if you give them the right tools.We all have smartphones. In some cases, they help productivity; in others, they hinder ...
August 24, 2017Case StudyMulti-billion industrial supply company sees growth reanimate after using artificial intelligence.They had a problem that was hard to fix. Sales had been stagnant over the last two years. The effo...
August 24, 2017BlogA huge amount of research goes into opening a new retail location. Optimizing store segmentation goes beyond finding the right location–it's about personalization for storesOnline storefronts mi...
August 23, 2017BlogSocial media produces a torrent of feedback and opinions. If you?re going to capitalize on this information, you need data science.Social media has become a prime channel for businesses to interac...
August 17, 2017BlogSales teams are being deluged with increased consumer demands and an overabundance of information. How can sales enablement fill the gaps in the sales process and help deliver successful outcomes? ...
August 16, 2017BlogIndia is one of the world?s biggest telecom markets, but it also has worryingly high churn rates. Can data analytics techniques stem the rising tide of customer churn?India posts some impressive t...
August 10, 2017eBookThis booklet is a compilation of select blog post from Absolutely, the Absolutdata blog. To keep you on top of the game, we’ve cherry picked some of the most popular blog posts on Artificial Intel...- August 10, 2017BlogThis booklet is a compilation of select blog post from 'Absolutely, the Absolutdata blog'. To keep you on top of the game, we've cherry picked some of the most popular blog posts on Artificial Intelli...
August 3, 2017Blogales teams struggle in a sea of information. How can AI help them save time and become more productive?AI is gaining popularity because it can transform and process vast amounts of various kinds o...
July 26, 2017WebinarAI enabled market research is a step ahead into a collaborative world wherein it’s not just only about automation; it involves real intelligence and decision making capabilities. AI enabled Market Res...
July 26, 2017BlogHow did one company use Big Data to reduce payment defaults and improve revenue recognition'Credit risk management is a top priority for many financial companies, for both ROI and regulatory reaso...
July 20, 2017BlogHint: It's not technology. It's us.?We have met the enemy and he is us.? Cartoonist Walt Kelly crafted this famous line for the American cartoon Pogo in 1970. But when we look at the adoption of B...
July 19, 2017BlogCan emerging technology help financial institutions cope with changing market conditions, regulations and consumer demands?It?s no secret that the past decade has been a rocky one, financially spe...
July 13, 2017BlogTelecom operators are facing burgeoning technology, fierce competition, and a changing environment. How can Big Data give them an edge?Net neutrality. Increasing Over-The-Top traffic. Declining vo...
July 12, 2017BlogArtificial Intelligence is poised to become the next major disruptor in marketing. What does that mean for today’s marketers?Remember when Big Data burst on the business scene? It was a disrupto...
July 6, 2017BlogFinding your audience on Facebook is surprisingly difficult, but building a complete data picture can work wonders.You’ve probably noticed that Facebook has become a big thing, especially for ma...
July 3, 2017WebinarSelling is a combination of Art and Science.To bring together the Art and Science of selling, AI can be leveraged as an enabler so that the challenge of more than 50% sales reps not achieving thei...
June 29, 2017BlogWhat do push notifications, spam and your latest marketing campaign have in common? They're among the many things influenced by machine learning.Ask ten people to describe what a self-learning alg...
June 28, 2017BlogWhat’s the difference between an average sales rep and a sales superstar? In the near future, it’s going to be how well they use AI-enhanced tools.There has a been a lot of hype around Artific...
June 22, 2017BlogWhat's happens when IOT really hits the retail industry – panic, problems, or profits?Volatility is nothing new for the retail sector; stores have been responding to changes in fashion, function...
June 21, 2017BlogSocial media is an indispensable part of the everyday communication strategy for organizations across the globe. It?s often seen as the heart of any marketing campaign. In the past decade, a massive...
June 20, 2017BlogWe've moved beyond wondering where Big Data analytics is heading. The future is happening right now in our businesses, in our cars and in many other areas.It’s easy to pigeonhole data analytics ...
June 15, 2017BlogWe all know there are mysterious internal motivations behind impulse buys. What if technology could help us understand them?Market researchers know a lot about what makes people purchase. Of cours...
June 14, 2017BlogAs the widespread adoption of Big Data reaches its fifth year, we consider its limitations, changes, future and why Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the next disruptive technology.Digital data – ...
June 13, 2017BlogTravel and hospitality companies are only as good as the memories they can help guests create. For hotels of any kind, creating a positive experience is essential to success. With the competition of...
May 24, 2017WebinarThe overwhelming majority of consumers prefer personalized experiences when engaging with their favorite brands. Personalized experiences are not only very gratifying, but they satisfy two very import...
May 10, 2017BlogBy using Big Data to better understand preference, prediction, personalization, and promotion, companies are finding a better way to customize their marketing.Sometimes we get really impressed by ...
April 19, 2017BlogHow to Use Traveler Data without Turning Travelers Off There has been a huge amount of growth in the use of advanced data analytics by the travel and hospitality industries. Marketing strategies su...