People often ask me about the Austin ‘recipe’ that has created such a remarkable environment for innovation here in Central Texas. The recent “Chasing Greatness” thought leadership speaker series held by Spredfast and Google last week offered some clues to this with their excellent panel of Austin innovators. Here are
Quality control is one of the biggest challenges facing data management firms, especially those that rely on crowdsourced resources for some or all of their production. In an effort improve worker skills and accuracy for crowdsourced projects, I conducted a study under Dr. Matt Lease at the University of Texas
It’s no surprise to anyone that print directories are being retired in the face of the seismic shift to electronic information services. I’m not one to wax nostalgic about this, especially since I’ve worked hard to bring about this shift! Since many of us are participating in this publishing industry
IEI is pleased to announce its latest technology partnership with Austin-based data matching firm Springcreek Systems. Founded by two former Dell employees who noted the company’s struggle with matching issues, Springcreek offers an effective tool for matching and deduplicating data. With Springcreek’s matching system, IEI now offers quicker, more accurate
Driving usage for online subscription products or SaaS offerings makes the difference between long-term success and a slow, painful failure. Savvy publishers are therefore spending more and more time and money to ensure the kind of heavy usage that leads to strong renewal rates and a truly sustainable business. Usage
At the recent SIPA Conference data content industry expert Russell Perkins delved into the current transformation of our industry. He offered some head-turning statistics confirming what many of us know already: data product business models are highly stable and very profitable. He then went on to explore current trends in
We manage a lot of data at IEI and, more often than not, I find that the key to cleaning up and improving the data we get lies in where the data came from in the first place – in other words, its “provenance.” Data “sources” roughly fall into these
A defining skill of top performing sales reps is the ability to gain access to and effectively communicate with the decision makers in the C-Suite. A new e-book Best Practices for C-Suite Selling, published by Boardroom Insiders, is a great primer for all aspiring top performers and sales leaders. At
New products come and go. The very best thrive for decades. Every once in a blue moon comes an idea so perfectly timed and executed that it could literally last forever. LinkedIn is one of those products—a cocktail napkin of an idea that changed the world of business overnight. It
The 2014 Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) Annual Conference took place last week in Washington, DC. Once again, it highlighted formidable innovation in this vibrant part of the publishing industry. Among the many things that impressed me this year were: A beautifully realized new information service based on public mortgage
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