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Benefit from Predictive Analytics in a Down Economy by Following Best Practices
It's hard to pick up a newspaper these days without seeing companies cutting more costs. Part of this story is that companies are shifting their spending to invest in a new flavor of business intelligence technology that predicts the buying behavior of each customer...
Blog interviews – more predictive analytics FAQs
Here are six recent blog interviews I've given about predictive analytics and the Predictive Analytics World conference. These add to the running FAQ I've begun here. Interview by Romakanta Irungbam on DataLLigence What are the most common mistakes you've encountered...
Predictive analytics FAQ #1: Prerequisites for success
Predictive analytics FAQ #1: What does it take for predictive analytics to deliver business value - what are the prerequisites for success? Predictive analytics can only succeed with the right ingredients in place: One or more experts in-house or deeply engaged A...
LIVE WEBCAST: Predictive Analytics – Optimizing Business and Reducing Costs Across Verticals
Join me on a webinar and hear my presentation next Wednesday! "Predictive Analytics - Optimizing Business and Reducing Costs Across Verticals" - A free webinar hosted by BetterManagement. Wednesday, January 21 3:00 p.m. EST Here's the description: In this webcast, Dr....
Take the Predictive Analytics World Survey
As predictive analytics quickly expands across verticals and applications, we need your help to understand what the evolving landscape looks like. Please take a few minutes, answer a handful of questions, and help us keep you informed. Click here to take the survey...
PAW Speaker Wins the Netflix Progress Prize
News flash: The Netflix Prize leader, presenting at Predictive Analytics World, Feb 18-19 in San Francisco, won the Netflix Progress Prize last month! The last three years of Netflix's "brutal" competition have seen remarkable innovation that to this day...
Kick off 2009 by predicting 2010
Let's kick off this new year by predicting the next. You may say, "Ba Humbug, a year's too far ahead to predict." Not true, fruitcake! For many businesses, predictive analytics rides upon seasonal cycles, learning from last year's results in...
Two great workshops on predictive analytics
Predictive Analytics World has added two workshops that serve as a third-day option on Feb 20 to complement the core conference program. Check out the rich session descriptions linked below: "The Best and the Worst of Predictive Analytics: Predictive Modeling...
The beef on how predictive analytics delivers business value
I wrote a new article spelling out the many ways predictive analytics can produce value for your business - namely, the business applications of predictive analytics. It's called, Predictive Analytics Delivers Value Across Business Applications. The article summarizes...
Speakers at Predictive Analytics World – Feb 2009
Have you seen the speakers lined-up for Predictive Analytics World, Feb 18-19, 2009 in San Francisco? The goal of this conference is to serve as the go-to event, covering today's commercial deployment of predictive analytics, across industries and across software...
Keynote Speakers Announced for PAW09
Predictive Analytics World has lined up two fantastic keynote speakers for the inaugural event, Feb 18-19, 2008: Usama Fayyad (Yahoo!'s Chief Data Officer & Executive VP), Andreas Weigend, Ph.D. (former Chief Scientist at Amazon.com). We're also lining up speakers...
Call for speakers: Predictive Analytics World Conference
Predictive Analytics World Conference is soliciting speakers - deadline: September 19, 2008 Join Predictive Analytics World to share how predictive analytics delivers a business impact for your organization. Predictive Analytics World provides speakers the opportunity...
Announcing Predictive Analytics World
Announcing Predictive Analytics World, a new conference coming February, 2009! Predictive Analytics World is positioned to be the leading event for predictive analytics consumers, managers and commercial practitioners. This conference delivers case studies, expertise...