Month: August 2018

  • #FridayFeeling: A Quibble About Plurals

    In today’s Friday Feeling, a quibble about plurals. I’ve lost track of the number of blogs, podcasts, and videos where the authors – myself included – say, “hey everyone”, “hey you guys”, and variations thereof. Who are we talking to? When you are reading, listening, and watching, it’s just you. I haven’t seen a blog…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Strategic Reasons for Content Curation

    Jo asks, “Why are we sharing around this much content on social media in your expert opinion? What are we all gaining from it?” We post high-quality content on social media for four reasons: Appreciation: sharing high-quality demonstrates our appreciation for our audience by giving them valuable information that educates, entertains, and engages. Algorithm: because…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Small Business Social Media Posting

    Zain asks, “How is a small business supposed to post 5 or more times a day? How do you even come up with that much content?” The secret to posting a lot without diminishing value is to share other people’s stuff often. I go by the 80/20 rule – 80% of what you share should…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Success for Finance Professionals in an AI World

    Ashley asks, “Assuming everyone adopts AI what will separate finance professionals that are the most successful from everyone else? What will they do differently?” We review the core promises of AI, what AI is and isn’t good at, and what AI is bad at today with a focus on finance professionals. This is how to…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Evaluating Content Marketing Management Software

    Peter asks, “What do you recommend for content marketing management software, especially for a B2B company?” Great question, and a very common one. Content marketing management needs to fulfill one or more of the following functions: Creation / management of creation Curation and amplification Scheduling Workflows and approvals IAM / ACL Publishing Monitoring Analytics Each…

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  • Can Causation Exist Without Correlation? Yes!

    Updated: Watch this video for more in-depth explanation of 5 different scenarios. One of the axioms of statistics is, “correlation is not causation”, meaning that just because two data variables move together in a relationship does not mean one causes the other. The most common textbook example of this axiom is that consumption of ice…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Tackling Data Privacy and Regulation

    Melissa asks, as part of the IBM #WinWithAI Summit: “How can enterprises be proactive about data privacy and regulation?” Want to know why we’re having conversations about data privacy and regulation? It’s because marketing has no governance. It’s the Wild West, with CMOs buying every technology available and no one conducting the orchestra. Marketers need…

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  • Sneak Peek: How AI Helps Sales Professionals

    According to Gartner, 30% of all B2B companies will employ AI to augment at least one of their primary sales processes by 2020. Don’t wait for the future – start implementing now, with today’s technologies. Driver Analysis Prospect and lead qualification Better sales analytics Time-Series Forecasting Sales enablement Sales forecasting Revenue forecasting Text Mining/Natural Language…

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  • #WinWithAI: The Foundation of AI is Great Data

    In today’s episode, we review the 4 main challenges facing enterprises with data: Volume Veracity Variety Velocity AI is built on data; poor data leads to poor machine models, which leads to poor outcomes. What’s the solution? The Trust Insights 6C Framework for Data is what every company must implement to prepare for AI: Clean…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Managing Your LinkedIn Connections

    Heidi asks, “Do I remember correctly that you recommended accepting all LinkedIn requests? Do you do anything to mark people that you don’t know so that you can keep them separate?” I do indeed accept all connection requests. You never know who you’ll need to reach, and the power of LinkedIn follows Metcalfe’s Law. Feel…

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