Abstract

Data is a critical asset for modern businesses, simply because it can be utilized to help improve an organization’s operations in a variety of ways. Let’s explore some of the various approaches you can take to leveraging the data you collect to add value to your business.

There Are Many Ways to Use Data to Your Business’ Advantage

Data is valuable, not only because it empowers your business, but also because it opens you up to increased opportunities to improve various aspects and attributes of your organization through the application of a focused data strategy.

For instance:

Adjusting to Account for New Opportunities

The more insight you have into your prospects and clients in terms of their needs and priorities, the better prepared you’ll be to fulfill these assorted requirements. What challenges are impacting your clients in their day to day, and what do you have to offer that will help them overcome these challenges? Collecting this information and consolidating it will help you shape your goals moving forward, as well as inspire the most effective means of accomplishing these goals.

Specifying Relevant KPIs for Success

Data is nothing more than condensed information, which means that it can be used to make your processes better. Your most important data takes shape in something called your KPIs—your key performance indicators—which can be used to help designate the most valuable goals for your business to strive for. By taking your KPIs and figuring out which ones need to be prioritized to accomplish your intentions for your business, your data can be used to the fullest.

Creating Customized Experiences for Your Clients and Customers

On a related note, detailed data concerning your audience members both as individuals and as collected groups can help you design experiences that best suit them and their needs. Again, relying on your CRM to help you track this data and organize it gives you the capability to adjust your approach to better communicate with your contacts and address their individual needs more effectively. This helps you provide a much better service and helps reinforce your business in their mind as one which is attentive to these needs.

Turn to Us for Help with Storing Your Data, and Acquiring the Tools to Use It Best

We can help you manage your business’ IT, including the tools you use to store, utilize, and protect your all-important data. Give us a call at 888-748-2525 to learn more about our services and how we can assist you.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

What Makes Data So Invaluable to Businesses?

Rafiq Masri

With over 25 years of experience in Information Technology, Rafiq is one of the most accomplished, versatile and certified engineer in the field. He has spent the past 2 ½ decades administering and supporting a wide range of clients and has helped position Network Management, Inc. as a leader in the IT Managed Services space.

Rafiq has built a reputation for designing, building and supporting top notch IT infrastructures to match the business objectives and goals of his clients.

Embracing the core values of integrity, innovation, and reliability, Rafiq has a very loyal client base with some customer relationships dating back 20+ years.

Rafiq holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and has completed graduate programs in Software Engineering and Business at Harvard and George Mason University. Rafiq is a former founder and CEO of Automation, Inc. in Ann Arbor, Michigan as well as a valued speaker on entrepreneurship and technology at industry events such as ExpoTech and others.