Business Intelligence (BI)

Girl Scouts began incorporating more technology into their daily operations, outfitting staff with Verizon smartphones and mobile hotspots to manage their large service areas.

The new GUESS app merges social loyalty with traditional loyalty by rewarding brand ambassador customers for extending GUESS campaigns and promotions through their social networks.

The greater data capacity is expected to enhance enterprise agility, provide right-time support for improved customer insight and service.

Forget Big Data. Instead of starting with the concept of Big Data, why not start with what you want Big Data to help you achieve: Big Actions - more clearly stated, revenue-generating actions.

Aspera's technology helps companies securely speed the movement of massive data files around the world.

Booz & Company recently conducted the bi-annual refresh of its Customer Planning and Trade Spend study, revealing that a majority of consumer goods companies believe they spend too many resources on trade promotion management and are unhappy with the quality of the tools/systems available to manage investments. Executives from Kimberly-Clark, Kraft Foods and McCormick & Company discuss the pain points, best practices and tips for better efficiency in customer planning and trade spend.

Expected benefits from using TXT technology, include a more standardized planning process, enhanced collaboration and simulation capabilities, and instant visibility of accurate data.

Be careful what you wish for. Weve all heard that cautionary tale at one time or another. Sometimes it was merited; sometimes not. With big data initiatives, truer words were never spoken.