In the digital age, it’s normal for data from small and medium-sized companies to grow to unmanageable amounts. Data mining tools are used to extract desired information from data sets. These extract recurring patterns from the data and make them available to marketers and statisticians. We have compared the most important data mining software and show where their strengths and weaknesses lie.
What is COUNTIF? With Excel, Microsoft provides a helpful spreadsheet program. The application combines numerous functions – most of which many users are unaware of. It therefore makes all the more sense to learn more about it and use the program for more than just creating tables. The COUNTIF function helps you create statistics, for example. We explain clearly how to use COUNTIF correctly in...
For decades now, cookies have been the principle tool used by web analysts to collect user data. These cookies are used to monitor the performance of websites or ads and to optimize pages for customers. But many users have since caught on to this questionable method of data collection and analysis, now deciding to block these investigative text snippets. But a new method of online tracking is on...
Targeting is the magic word for online marketing. Advertising and online commerce are as global as the internet. In this vast content universe, you will find many potential customers. But widely spread marketing campaigns are expensive and often fail to make a direct impact on sales figures. As a regional service provider, you can achieve more by localizing your advertisements and as a specialized...
A website traffic checker quickly gives you an overview of how many visitors your website attracts and how they get to your website. It is important to answer the following questions: How successful is your page? Is cooperation worthwhile? A website traffic check is particularly useful in the context of competition analysis. Here we introduce six free tools that allow you to evaluate traffic...
How many pages are accessed by a single user when they’re visiting your website? And which links or search queries did they use to lead them to you? To answer such questions, well-known web analysis tools like Google Analytics seem to be the only option. But the web server’s automatically generated log file also provides a solid foundation for user information. The following guide discusses the...
Geotargeting is a unique way of directly addressing a target group using its geographical information. Many websites and applications used on mobile devices use the device data in order to locate their users. Knowing an individual user’s location allows website owners and app providers to tailor their content and advertising directly to the user in his or her respective region. But geotargeting...
Monitoring success is an indispensable part of advertising, and social media marketing with Instagram is no different. But there is still quite a bit of uncertainty with this social network, where everything revolves around having the perfect picture. In reality, many businesses have no idea how successful their campaigns are. The potential for optimization often goes untouched, and the followers...
Throughout the internet, users leave behind digital footprints: whether it’s while browsing your favorite sites, taking a look at different products or offers, or even just googling an address. With the help of analyses and algorithms, data-driven marketing makes it possible to connect the dots and find relationships. Marketers are able to extract important information from these findings in order...
Managing files and folder on Android devices can quickly become a tedious affair. One the one hand, the integrated file manager app (only since Android 6.0 “Marshmallow”) is well hidden in the settings of the operating system, and on the other hand, it only has the basic functions available – which is why many users rely on third-party applications from the Google Play Store. But what exactly sets...
