by Bill Jacobs | Apr 5, 2018 | analytics
For all of us who are “March Madness” fans, this is a great article: https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/bracketiq/2018-04-03/ncaa-bracket-was-better-all-rest-2018 Given all the upsets in the first round of the tournament this year, some lucky ESPN entrant, “Che...
by Bill Jacobs | Feb 5, 2018 | Donor Acquisition, Non-profit marketing
Many people that work in the numbers business, including us, have been saying for a while now that the stock market is overcooked, and a big correction is inevitable – so the major dive in the Dow Jones yesterday was not a huge surprise. No matter where we end...
by Bill Jacobs | Jan 16, 2018 | analytics
“Facts all come with points of view Facts don’t do what I want them to” – from the Talking Heads’ song Crosseyed and Painless As an analyst, this has always been one of my favorite Talking Heads songs. The academic term for “facts all come...
by Bill Jacobs | Dec 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is the final in a series of blogs on 2018 trends. You can read about the first four trends here. The last trend for 2018 that Forbes highlights is: Don’t just be smart. Be emotionally intelligent. As someone who has managed a number of analysts, I totally...
by Bill Jacobs | Dec 21, 2017 | Analyst
This is the fourth in a series of blogs on 2018 trends. You can read about the first three trends here. The next trend for 2018 identified in the Forbes article is: Stop worrying about Artificial Intelligence. Start focusing on Augmented Intelligence. By that they...
