Today data has become an important part of decision making of any organization regardless of its size. In small & medium enterprises it’s a big challenge to incorporate data driven growth to optimize growth & revenue, the main reason behind that is resource constraint usually in this situation an organization uses free resources to meet the objective. In this article we talk about varied free resources related to consulting, analytic s tools, data sets & training, to give you a snapshot related to every aspect discussed in the article Free Consulting – free analytical consulting to solve time & bound business problem, Free tools related to business intelligence & analysis, sources from where we can get free data sets & training.  Read full article at :- http://www.forbes.com/sites/piyankajain/2015/06/16/ultimate-guide-to-free-analytics-resource-consulting-tools-training/#4531c82343ac

The key elements for a business to succeed are a well-articulated strategy and well-defined goals and every business activity should contribute to move the organization in the right direction and thereby achieve its strategic goals. Nowadays, firms spend a lot of time on consulting strategic planning to support sales, marketing and operations across the enterprise but, they don’t include social business activities which sustain the firm’s digital footprint. Social business activities are an automated version of a firm’s identify, thought leadership, relationship and value drivers and also means looking at social business as more than marketing campaigns. To know more about social business strategy, follow Vanessa DiMauro (CEO, Leader Networks)’s article link: http://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-business/2015-04-03/social-business-strategy-how-prevent-digital-muddle?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Social+Media+Today+%28all+posts%29