Happy to share the launch of @Arcalea’s new daily podcast: What Makes Them Tip! Starting tomorrow, tune in to your favorite podcast platform to learn from leaders of @Inc5000, @EntrepreneurOrg, and @Vistage.
A fascinating #datavisualization using money printing as a metaphor to depict differences in various wages. Interesting to see how fast corporations like @amazon and @Walmart move: bit.ly/2wR7UG0
Frequency of Divvy bike rentals in Chicago over the course of one summer day. #datavisualization #Chicago bit.ly/2PpfIoY
A wagon of 99 smartphones was transported to generate a virtual traffic jam in #GoogleMaps! A fantastic example of how a virtual change can throw off #statisticalmodels and change city behavior: bit.ly/2Ss39uN
Data visualization of the fires in #Australia: One square represents one square kilometer of bushfire. tmsnrt.rs/3752Lrc
@icstarsChicago is a nonprofit dedicated to providing opportunities for future leaders to develop skills in business & technology. I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with some of Chicago’s up-and-coming tech industry leaders. Thank you for having us, @icstarsChicago!
@flowingdata compiled his favorite 2019 data visualizations. The knitted sleep blanket is a visual representation of @lagomorpho’s son’s sleep pattern for 1 year. Each row is 1 day. Each stitch is 6 minutes of time, awake or asleep. Fascinating projects:
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If you appreciate data visualizations, you’ll appreciate this: Nathan Yau used the American Time Use Survey’s microdata to create mesmerizing simulations that provide a granular look into a single day of 100 Americans. bit.ly/2s8A39g
@flowingdata
Curious to see how Instagram handles the launch of a shopping platform...
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Faculty from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business have compiled a list of books, articles, films, and other media related to the theme of “catalyst”.
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Leaders should take a few moments each day to celebrate wins and accomplishments to maintain their energy.
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MoviePass might be struggling, but the theater industry is set to embrace a subscription-based model.
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Interesting article on Jeff Bezos and his daily habits that encourage productivity.
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We’ve long maintained that local marketing, especially online, is one of the most influential ways to reach your audience.
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“Complacency is your enemy when it comes to digital marketing. It’s never been more appropriate to say that what worked yesterday might not work tomorrow.” -@SimonettaLein buff.ly/2x7Kg5p
The best cultures today integrate learning as a core tenet: “Managers should frame learning as a growth opportunity, not as a quid pro quo for promotion.” …“(to) celebrate growth, lean into failure, make it easy to do both, and foster new experiences.” ift.tt/2OeuOuG
Clicks are a useful metric for gauging online campaign success but by no means the most important. Conversions or “lift” can tell a more accurate story.
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“Google Shopping ads now drive 76.4% of retail search ad spend, generating 85.3% of all clicks on Adwords or Google Shopping campaign ads.”
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“Of the 17 U.S. metro areas the company is considering for a headquarters expansion outside Seattle, Chicago looks like the best answer.”
Amazon is set to open its second HQ in our home city, Chicago. Crain’s makes the case for the move.
@CrainsChicago
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