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As marketers, we love numbers and metrics. They help us track progress. They tell us where we are and how far we have to go. SEO continues to be a nebulous task and a moving target. Most focus is on how an individual page ranks for a specific query. But, do websites have an overall […]

Google is rolling out a new addition to search results that highlights what people are saying about a topic in online discussions and forums. Announced today at Google’s ‘Search On’ virtual event, the discussions and forums feature expands on the search company’s efforts to serve links to relevant forum posts. Also announced at Search On, […]

Concerning new research predicts that three-quarters of small businesses expect reduced cash flow before July next year. With economic challenges expected to continue into FY24 – from inflation and supply chain lags to higher interest rates and reduced consumer spending – businesses will need to keep a close eye on their income and expenses to […]

Over recent years, many Australians have become increasingly focused on sustainability. From witnessing devastating weather events in our own backyard (and beyond) to policy-makers debating how our nation will preserve its future, it’s a topic that’s hard to ignore. And for some, running a sustainable small business can feel overwhelming at times, writes Xero’s Chief […]

Retailers need to get Christmas-ready ASAP, as a survey reveals that two-thirds of Aussie shoppers will be done-and-dusted with their Christmas shopping by the end of October. The CouriersPlease independent panel survey of 1007 Australian online shoppers, who had made at least three online purchases in the past three months, found that 66 per cent […]

Data is the new oil? No, data is the new soil.” – David McCandless Humans are visual creatures. A visual is processed 60,000 times faster than any form of text, and studies show that 65% of the population is composed of visual learners. Moreover, 90% of the information transferred to the brain is visual. Marrying […]

Management reporting is a source of business intelligence that helps business leaders in making more accurate, data-driven decisions. But, these reports are only as useful as the work that goes into preparing and presenting them. In this blog post, we’re going to give a bit of background and context about management reports, and then we’re […]

Business leaders, developers, data heads, and tech enthusiasts – it’s time to make some room on your business intelligence bookshelf because once again, datapine has new books for you to add. We have already given you our top data visualization books, top business intelligence books, and best data analytics books. Now it’s time to ponder […]

“Most of us need to listen to the music to understand how beautiful it is. But often that’s how we present statistics: we just show the notes, we don’t play the music.” – Hans Rosling, Swedish statistician datapine is filling your bookshelf thick and fast. Previously, we discussed the top 19 big data books you […]

Sales are no longer about reaching out for leads at random or shooting in the commercial dark – they’re about making data-driven decisions that result in genuine revenue-boosting opportunities. In the Age of Information, data is all around us. If your sales team can use it to its advantage, your company has everything to gain. […]