This week, we dig into data around elections and who’s registered to vote. Lots to look into, so let’s dig in right after the break. In this issue’s Bright Idea, we dug into the Census Bureau’s 2016 voter supplement. This data set, collected by the US government, looks at how citizens behaved in elections. We […]

Encouraging Voter Registration : Deep Dive into 2016 Census Data
At Trust Insights, one of our core values is, “We are cooperative and aware.” When we consider what invites change in government, the single greatest factor is voter participation. Regardless of political or ideological affiliation, encouraging more citizens to become aware of and actively participate/cooperate in the political process is a worthy aim. Why don’t […]
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Data in the Headlights, 3 July 2018
This is the worst performing newsletter of the year. In fact, we couldn’t choose any worse a week to send an email newsletter than this week. Why? Using predictive analytics, we know this week will be the worst week for anyone to open and read an email newsletter for the rest of calendar year 2018. […]

Avoiding Kennel Cough with Predictive Analytics
For those who observe, we wish you a safe, happy, healthy Fourth of July week. In the spirit of keeping things a little lighter as people travel and vacation, we thought we’d turn our attention to a problem dog owners face every year: kennel cough. When do people search for kennel cough the most? Of […]
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Issues with Predictive Analytics
Marketers should be using predictive analytics to help plan out their tactics, specifically their content marketing. But what are the issues with predictive analytics when it comes to marketing planning? Predictive analytics is a hot topic. We spend a lot of time talking about how beneficial predictive analytics can be to our business decisions but […]
Data in the Headlights, 27 June 2018
This week, we’re launching our podcast, and we dipped our toes a bit into political discourse and the media landscape. Let’s get right to the good stuff. In this issue’s Bright Idea, podcasting is hot right now, and will be for some time to come. According to Edison Research, 64% of adults in America are […]

Marketing Insights Q&A: Where do I get started learning marketing analytics?
Marketing Insights Q&A: Where do I get started learning marketing analytics? We get this question and its variants, like “how to learn marketing analytics” often. There are three sets of content to pay attention to when learning marketing analytics: courses, books, and blogs. Courses will help you build a foundation of knowledge, books will help […]
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Analysis of 6 Months of Political Posts on Facebook
At Trust Insights, we like to see what’s hiding in the data. While much is made of how services like Facebook may have political outcomes, not as much is made of how participants on these services send and receive information. We decided to take a look under the hood. Author’s note: please keep any discussion […]
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Data in the Headlights, 20 June 2018
This week, a new case study on the power of emotions in customer complaints, along with a backlash on influencers via Unilever, NLP, time series modeling, and technical SEO diagnosis. Lots to dig into! In this issue’s Bright Idea, customer complaints are undoubtedly difficult to deal with, especially when they highlight known, complex weaknesses within […]

Marketing Insights Q&A: Google Data Studio Best Practices
Before we get into best practices for building a Google Data Studio dashboard, let’s quickly review what Data Studio is, what it isn’t, and how to construct a dashboard. What Data Studio Is Google’s Data Studio makes dashboards. That’s the simplest way to put it. Marketers use dashboards as a quick way to display a […]
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