The Bon-Ton shops for the best way to connect to customers
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., which operates 272 department stores and seven furniture stores in the United States, has chosen SPSS’ predictive analytics software to better understand its customers. With this software, The Bon-Ton can predict customers’ reactions to new marketing campaigns, sales promotions, and events—and, ultimately, increase sales and boost customer satisfaction.
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Online seminar: “The Platform Approach to Predictive Analytics in Banking”
Does your financial institution have a complete picture of your customers, their value, and their needs? Join SPSS and American Banker on March 6, 2007, for a complimentary online seminar, “The Platform Approach to Predictive Analytics in Banking.” You’ll learn how you can leverage customer data across departments for more effective marketing, retention, and sales campaigns.
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You could be eligible for the SPSS Insight Award™ at SPSS’ EMEA user conference
SPSS will recognize excellence and innovation in the field of predictive analytics applications during the second annual SPSS Directions European User Conference, which will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, May 13-16, 2007. All customers submitting a speaker application form for the conference will be considered for the award. Nominations will be evaluated on several criteria, including business impact, productivity improvements, magnitude of change, breadth or depth of analytics used, innovation, service improvements, and lessons learned.
Find out more about the Insight Award.

 

 

 

Demonstrate continued improvement with “Predictive Institutional Planning”
What is your school doing to meet accreditation standards? On March 7, 2007, SPSS will host a free online seminar describing how to collect data and create an effective feedback and performance evaluation loop. You’ll learn how SPSS’ enterprise feedback management (EFM) solution can help you to methodically assess the needs of students and implement demonstrable, ongoing planning and resource allocation.
Gather your colleagues and register now.

 

View recordings of past seminars in the series.

 

 

 

 

An interactive online discussion: “The Application of Predictive Analytics in Insurance”
Join SPSS and other insurance professionals on March 8, 2007, to discuss how predictive analytics can improve insurance claims processing. This session will open with a brief explanation of predictive analytics and some remarks from insurance industry analyst Rebecca Wettemann about its importance for the future of the insurance industry. 
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Optimize your claims handling process with PredictiveClaims™
Join SPSS at Booth 15 of the Insurance Fraud Management Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 25-28, 2007, and discover how PredictiveClaims provides an automated, real-time assessment of claims risk. As a result, your organization can minimize fraudulent claims, increase claims handling efficiency, and much more.
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Learn more about Clementine® 11.0 at CeBIT 2007
SPSS will present Clementine 11.0, the latest version our data mining workbench, at CeBIT 2007, the world’s largest IT tradeshow, which takes place in Hanover, Germany, on March 15-21, 2007. Clementine 11.0 offers improved reporting capabilities, additional data preparation tools, more than a dozen new data mining algorithms, and enhanced security, scalability, and performance. Conference attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about SPSS’ statistical analysis software and our predictive analytics solutions.
Register for CeBIT 2007.

 

 

 

 

Looking ahead: the European Text Analytics Summit
Calling all text miners! Plan now to attend the European Text Analytics summit on April 26-27, 2007, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This world-class event showcases the latest trends and developments in text mining and is the first and only one of its kind in Europe. SPSS’ Olivier Jouve, vice-president of market strategy, will participate in a presentation with the Dutch Police. Other speakers include representatives from Merck, Telecom Italia, Pfizer, Philips, and Cisco Systems.
Reserve your place today!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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