1. Sales and marketing analytics uses descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and mechanistic analytics types to generate insights from business data in areas like consumer behavior, customer segmentation, pricing, recommendations, and sales force performance.
2. Common applications of analytics include understanding consumer behavior, customer segmentation, marketing mix optimization, and sales force efficiency.
3. Popular tools for sales and marketing analytics include Zoho Analytics, Yellowfin, Looker, Microsoft Excel, and various report generation and data visualization software.