This document discusses how data scientists can help companies get value from their data. It provides examples of how dynamic pricing, Google Adwords bid optimization, statistical conversion attribution, and media mix optimization can help increase profits. The document emphasizes that data integration across different areas like price, advertising, sales is an important trend. It recommends companies take steps like data collection, analysis, prototyping and proofs of concept to implement these strategies effectively. Cross-functional teams with skills in statistics, IT and business are needed, and companies should assess what data they currently have available.

1. Getting value out of your data
Kevin Pak

3. What does a data scientist do?
Get value out of your data

4. Where do we stand?

5. Example Cases

6. Dynamic Pricing

7. Dynamic Pricing Process
Price
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Forecast

8. Google Adwords

9. Google Adwords Bid Optimization
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10. Conversion Attribution

11. Statistical Conversion Attribution
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recency, page views, etc.
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according to the weights you provided
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contribution based on all observed visitors paths.
data driven insights

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14. Integration is the trend
Price
Google
Adwords
Conversion
Attribution
Profit
Media
Capacity
Price

15. How do you get there?

16. One step at a time
Workshop
Data
collection
Data
analysis
Proto-
typing
Proof Of
Concept

17. With the right people
Statistics & Math
ITBusiness

18. With the right data

19. Where are you?
Source: Competing on Analytics, Davenport

20. Kevin Pak +31 654936223 kevin.pak@ortec.com
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