Looking forward to meeting many of you at ERE in San Diego. Stop in and get a massage.

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I’ve been asked for a real-world example of what can be done with data mining. I used Broadlook's Eclipse tool for this example.



Here it is.







Here is the ROI:

Stop in and see me at the Broadlook booth at ERE… Continue

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Quick post. Rob McIntosh made a great comment on my recent post List Metrics; how to measure quality in a list?. Instead of replying to the comment, I though I’d write a quick post on this, as it is something I have some strong feelings on.



Rob asked, “Who owns list validation?”. Rob goes on to point out that sometimes great lists never… Continue

Proving ROI is what will empower one of my clients at Broadlook to sign up for year #2, 3, etc. Without good metrics, corporate budgets won’t open up year after year. To help my clients track ROI, I’ve put together some concepts over the years to help examine the pipeline of sourced data.



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I’ve seen several speakers recently comment on the fact that it is coming to a world where everyone has access to ALL the contact data. The concept was furthered in saying that since everyone will have all the data, the playing field will be leveled as everyone will have total access, ergo, it will come down to the ability to network as the sole determiner of success.



The second part of this concept, (ability to network) has always has been dead on. A poor salesperson or recruiter… Continue