http://spr.ly/predict-and-me - What can predictive analytics do for your business? In today’s volatile, globalized economy, it can help you transform it. You can use your business data to anticipate future trends. And by empowering people across your company and network, you can seize every opportunity to reduce risk and grow.

1. Reinvent Your Business:
Turn Opportunities Hidden in Your
Data into Real Results
What can predictive analytics do for your business? In today’s volatile, globalized economy, it can help you transform it. You can
use your business data to anticipate future trends. And by empowering people across your company and network, you can seize
every opportunity to reduce risk and grow.
With the rapid growth of data across the globe, the potential opportunity
for predictive analytics has never been greater.
90%
of the world’s data has been
generated in the last 2 years. 92%of companies have seen an
increase in their organization’s
data volumes in the last 12 months.
Yet, companies report that there are significant obstacles to overcome.
47%
identified huge
volumes of data.
44%
identified disparate
data locations.
42%
identified a lack of time
and resources.
Companies that are using predictive analytics are not regretting the effort used to
overcome those hurdles.
+84%
can predict customer
needs and market
trends more accurately.
77%
have gained a
competitive
advantage.
85% report a positive impact
on their business.
They report significant benefits in key lines of business.
46%in sales organizations 44%in finance departments 42%in marketing areas
Most companies see the potential of predictive analytics
as an enterprise-wide resource.
68%
believe predictive analytics should be
driven by the business as a whole.
61%
consider improvements in future business
performance to be a key benefit.
To get there, companies want to train their people
and invest in more intuitive technology.
84%
75%
would like workforce training
want to hire an analytics
on interpreting and applying
specialist to help simplify
predictive analytics in day-to-
the use of predictive
day business activities.
analytics software.
69%
view specialist support as
a necessary requirement
over the long term.
That’s why companies are making predictive analytics
an investment priority.
61%
have prioritized predictive analytics
as a current investment need.
74%
believe it will be an investment priority
in their organization within 5 years.
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40%
identified a need for
specialized skills.
53%
expect to see positive impacts of a
predictive analytics solution within
6–9 months after deployment.
Source
All data points referenced in this infographic can be found in “Predict the Future of Predictive Analytics,” Loudhouse Consultancy, December 2013.
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