Jul 25, 2011   //   by Phil Pickering   //   What We Think  //  No Comments

I love Excel. I use it for both business and personal use every day to evaluate situations and make the most informed decisions possible. For over a decade I’ve used Microsoft Excel to do some pretty amazing things: analyze portfolios of stocks to determine best investment choices, create sophisticated mechanics for evaluating team and company performance, uncover the sources of well hidden business problems and develop highly complex resource and project planning tools. It’s an excellent tool when used properly. However, the capabilities of Excel can be abused – namely jamming it in as a critical piece of your business infrastructure when you really need something more robust. Continue reading “Microsoft Excel – The Poor Man’s Business Intelligence Tool” »

Jul 20, 2011   //   by Josh Turpen   //   What We Think  //  3 Comments

Some are awesome, some stink and some just leave you scratching your head, but all of them make you look. The infographic is utilitarian art combining creativity with data with a message can get your point across in a way that text or graphics alone cannot. You can see them on buses, in magazines and even in political ads. Slowly but surely infographics are making their way into corporate presentations and they should be making their way into your advertising. Continue reading “Infographics” »