Understanding Composable CDP's

Understanding Composable CDP’s

One of the new hot topics in tech is the “Composable CDP.” Databricks is sharing a good definition of a Composable CDP in their article written together with Hightouch and Snowplow Analytics.

“A Composable CDP consists of the same components as their off-the-shelf counterparts; Data Collection, Data Storage and Modeling, and Data Activation. By implementing a best-in-class product at each layer of the Composable CDP, organizations can achieve a far more extensible CDP solution that can solve problems well beyond the common use cases of off-the-shelf CDPs.” - source

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Understanding retention with customer feedback data

Understanding retention with customer feedback data

To get a better understanding of customer behavior in relation to the quality of the product and services a company provides, we often use customer feedback forms. We all know the concepts of NPS, CES or other ways of getting an understanding of customer satisfaction. What are the biggest differences and which one predicts retention most reliably? Let’s find out.

To get started, let’s run by the most popular methods available to measure customer satisfaction.

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10 Things you need to know about the new Google Analytics 4

10 Things you need to know about the new Google Analytics 4

On July 31st 2019, Google introduced a “new” analytics solution they called Google Analytics 4. Google Analytics 4 is Google’s answer to the changing digital landscape we are dealing with as analysts. Google Analytics 4 will replace the current Google Universal Analytics in the future.

In this article I will share 10 things you need to know about the new Google Analytics 4 tool. Consider it a way to explain what Google Analytics 4 is and why it is important for you to use. I compiled the list based on questions I received from companies and digital analysts. I’m sure there are at least another 10 things to share (and maybe I will), but this article will hopefully get you started.

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Optimizing the Youtube Shortcode for Hugo

How to optimize the Youtube Shortcode for Hugo

The Youtube embed shortcode for Hugo allows you to embed Youtube videos in your Hugo pages. Which is a pretty neat feature they provide to you out-of-the-box. The shortcode allows you to add two additional parameters that can be managed from the standard settings:

  • Unique Youtube video ID
  • allowfullscreen (which you can set to “true”, which allows users to show the video in full screen mode)

However, there are a ton of additional parameters you can include to customize your Youtube video embed. You can find a full list of all the embed parameters on the Youtube developers website.

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Visualising Google Analytics internal search data with R

Visualising Google Analytics internal search data with R

It’s a well-known fact that for many content-rich websites like e-commerce website the internal search engine is one of the most important features to navigate the website to find the right product. Google Analytics has created several standard reports to show you how visitors use your internal search engine and how this impacts your KPI’s. These reports can be quite useful, but they may also limit your way of analysis. The basic reports limit the ways you can look at the data.

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