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Good AI knows what you smell like

03 Aug 2020by Natalie Cramp

Retail recommendation engines do a passable job at inspiring customers to make routine purchases. But what about something as unique as perfume? Can you automate this most personal of choices? Natalie Cramp of Profusion takes the lid off how AI is doing just that.

Start here: Now implement your data strategy

22 Jul 2020by Lisa Allen

Getting your data strategy signed-off by the organisation is a great moment. But it is not the end of the task - it is actually where the work really begins. Lisa Allen of DAMA (UK) identifies the critical steps you need to take next.

Driving social benefit with good data, used the right way

20 Jul 2020by Jonathan Westley

The opportunities for data to help society respond to long-standing and emerging challenges is limited only by our imaginations. Covid-19 has highlighted this fundamental importance of data and technology. Jonathan Westley, CDO at Experian, points out some examples.

5 hurdles to overcome when rebuilding data and analytics teams

15 Jul 2020by Jorgen Heizenberg

The economic recession has taken many data and analytics leaders back to their early days with a reduced headcount and shortage of deployable talent. Rebuilding will mean tackling some of the obstacles they already faced, plus a few new ones. Jorgen Heizenberg of Gartner offers five ways to restart the data revolution.

How to make the most of a dwindling Covid-19 marketing budget

07 Jul 2020by Richard Shore

marketing is often one of the first departments to be hit by budget cuts when times get tough. Yet marketing activity can play an instrumental role in revenue generation and customer retention. Richard Shore of Dun and Bradstreet explains how a new data-driven playbook can help.

How to build and retain data-driven teams

02 Jul 2020by James Eiloart

Insights-driven public companies grow faster with data as their fuel. Yet nine out of ten struggle to scale their analytics. One of the biggest obstacles is ensuring you have the right skills and mindset right across the organisation. James Eiloart of Tableau suggests ways to find them from inside and outside of your business.

Walking the tightrope: 5 tips for writing a data strategy

30 Jun 2020by Deborah Yates

How do you write a data strategy that will guide your organisation on the long journey towards a thriving data culture? Deborah Yates of DAMA UK offers five tips that can help you find the right balance.

Mutual Friends: Aligning business strategy and data strategy

10 Jun 2020by Nigel Turner

Pursuing a digital transformation or becoming a data-driven business ought to mean placing the data strategy at the heart of the business strategy. That doesn’t always happen, which is why Nigel Turner suggests some ways to make sure business and data become better friends.

Building a data science project team

08 Jun 2020by Richard Pugh

Assembling the right team for a particular task is all about the perfect blend of skills. Data science is a team sport and depends on an understanding of the skills and capabilities of everybody. Rich Pugh of Mango Solutions considers how to bring them together.

Recognising the business benefits of winning an award

04 Jun 2020by DataIQ Staff

Crafting an award entry takes time, effort and then there are any costs associated, too. So is it really worth it? For past winners of the DataIQ Awards, it is a resounding yes.

Better data, better marketingIn Partnership with Royal Mail

The cost of poor data quality on the organisation now stands at 8.8% of annual revenue. Download this report by DataIQ and Royal Mail to explore key data ...

Driving value from non-personal dataIn Partnership with Barclays

This report provides fascinating insights into how business organisations are harnessing the power of non-personal data. It underlines the critical importance ...

Customer data platforms: Integrating data, transforming enterprisesIn Partnership with Tealium

This report presents the findings from a survey across 101 companies to identify their goals for digital transformation and data integration, together with the ...

Transformation Insights

Industry data leaders from NHS Digital, Samsung Europe, Schneider Electric, TUI Group and Zurich will be presenting at the DataIQ Transform event taking place ...

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