by Pam Lang | Feb 1, 2022 | Data Insights, Data Quality, Deduping, Resources
How do you treat your duplicates? Stop for a moment and think about this… The natural reaction for most companies is to delete duplicate records without much thought. But we LOVE duplicates! ..so much information to glean. So, there are really 3 main choices to...
by Xcelerated Data | Dec 17, 2021 | Data Insights, Data Quality
The terms “data hygiene” and “data quality” are both well-known and oft used in Big Data circles, but how interchangeable are they? What is the difference between hygiene and quality as applied to stored information? Understanding the language of data maintenance is...
by Xcelerated Data | Nov 23, 2021 | Data Quality, Videos
Your new marketing campaign just fell short, despite spending many hours designing, researching and planning. The client is unhappy, even though it was their data. This happens all the time, why?Not having a clear understanding of data processing will destroy your...
by Pam Lang | Sep 21, 2021 | Data From the Trenches, Data Quality
It can be funny until these customer names show up in YOUR data. And how about Slime Ball, Welfare Leech, Ray Rat, Busy Body, or Dick Jiggles? And right up there with Captain Underpants, the ever popular Poop Pooper. The worst ones are not always the standard curse...
by Wendy Bella | Sep 14, 2021 | Data Insights, Data Quality
The quality of your business decisions is only as good as the quality of your data. Poor quality data costs businesses a staggering $700 billion a year. What is poor data quality costing your business? Insights on your customers drive business decisions and marketing...
by Pam Lang | Sep 6, 2021 | Data Quality, Deduping, Resources
It happens…You’re under a time crunch to deliver data for a business project, and a few duplicates catch your eye. What now?Luckily, Excel provides tools to dedupe data in a pinch. WAIT!! Before you click that Remove Duplicates button, and before you delete any...