Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Monetization of Analytics Data

Data monetization is the process of unlocking the financial value behind data. With all of us turning to the internet everyday, companies have access to a ton of data that can really help them to make a lot more money than they did before. Monetization isn’t just a way of making money, it also allows companies to save money and even cut costs to make spending more effective. When companies collect data about customers, they can sell it or charge a fee for others to access it. In order to monetize from your company’s data, it is important to use the information gathered from the data correctly. The following are four ways on how a company can internally monetize their company’s data.
The first way to monetize data is targeted offers; this may be pretty obvious however for those of you who are new to data this is important to know. The overall purpose of data is to make it easier for companies to make smarter marketing decisions based off of the data they have collected. The best way to monetize your company’s data is to simply divide your audience into sections and target them based on their interests, demographics, browsing behavior, buying patterns and so on.  
The second way to monetize data is by having advanced analytics. As I am sure you can imagine, companies collect an overwhelming amount of data everyday which means that traditional methods no longer work as well as they once did. In order to get the most out of the data, it is important to have advanced analytics to really optimize the information. When it comes to data, speed and volume go hand in hand. The more amount of data that comes in, the faster it will need to be analyzed. Therefore, the more advanced the analytics are, the more you can utilize the data that is collected.
The third way to monetize data is by retargeting. When a customer comes to your company’s website, it is because they are already somewhat interested in what you do or sell. However, research has shown that before customers buy anything or become loyal to one specific brand, they have been influenced by the brand via multiple different touch points. Retargeting can help companies reach new customers.
The last way to monetize data is by simply getting closer. A big mistake that companies make is when they first set up their company’s website, they install google analytics or some other type of tracking software and then they never really look back. The data that is collected by these softwares are important and should be used. Not only can they help companies to expand to a bigger audience, they also help companies get to know their existing customers on a more in depth and personal way. Getting new customers to look at your site is easy, but getting them to stay is not as easy. The data that is collected gives companies an insight to who their customers are and what they want, and in order to monetize data companies need to keep their already existing customers.
There are many ways to monetize data externally however I think that it is more important to look at the ways to do it internally. It’s crazy to think about how much work it takes for a company to be able to use the data that is collected. The first steps are easy, create a website, have some type of tracking software attached to it and you are good to go, right? Wrong! There is so much more that has to happen beyond that. Although optimizing all the data collected is not easy, it is definitely worth it for companies to do because when it is analyzed and used properly, it can bring in a lot of money.


https://datafloq.com/read/4-ways-how-monetize-big-data-your-company/2020

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