Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Webinar: 5 Ways to Avoid Customer Churn

In my research, I’ve described web analytics as a technology that serves as a window into customer behavior. Peering through this window, companies are using analytics data to improve the relationships with their customers in many different ways, yet often get tripped up by common mistakes. I delivered findings on how to minimize these mistakes in a webinar hosted by Tealeaf, called 5 Ways to Avoid Customer Churn.

For those of you not investing the time to watch the webinar, here’s the synopsis:

  • Pitfall #1: Failure to Measure
  • Solution: Build a Process for Measurement
  • Pitfall #2: Lack of Visibility
  • Solution: Select Effective Tools
  • Pitfall #3: Time & Resource Constraints
  • Solution: Dedicate Resources
  • Pitfall #4: Hoarding the Data
  • Solution: Integrate Data Distribution Methods
  • Pitfall #5: Failure to Close the Loop
  • Solution: Enable Customer Interaction

The presentation was well received and I enjoyed delivering the data, but I did walk away with one key take-away.

Note to Self: Never perform a webinar from your desk in an open office environment.

If you listen closely, you’ll hear the decibel level in the background of my presentation gradually escalate until I excuse myself and go on mute from the presentation. I stood up in my office and screamed “I’m delivering a webinar here…” at the top of my lungs. A bit rattled, I rejoined the call and picked up where I left off.

Take a listen and let me know how you think I handled the pressure.




Monday, July 30, 2007

Entering the Bloggosphere Without Trepidation

Some may say, "It's about time", others "Where have you been", but even more..."Who are you?".

I lunge headlong into the blogosphere just eight years into my analyst career. Mostly because I feel like I have something to say and what better venue than a blog to push my thoughts. I've been employed as a research analyst since 1999, beginning with my early days at Gomez.com, "the Dot.com that rates the Dot.coms". I watched the bubble grow and wither and managed to maintain my focus (except for that two-year gig as a boat captain), on what makes web sites tick and more importantly, what makes them succeed.

I welcome you to visit this blog to peruse my musings on web site technologies, analytics, site search, content management and endure the occasional fishing story. I look forward to writing often and hope that my efforts will educate, or at minimum, entertain.