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26 Dashboard Report Best Practices: Key Principles + Examples

Here are 26 dashboard report best practices to help you make sense of your data. Understand the key principles and examples of precise dashboard-making.

Apr 20, 2023

KPI vs Metrics: Learn Their Difference with Tips and Examples

KPI vs metrics—what's the difference? Both KPIs and metrics have their place in Business Intelligence. Learn their differences, uses, and importance here.

Apr 13, 2023

4 min

Custom Metrics in Polymer: Apr 6, 2023

You can now create custom metrics in Polymer! Learn about this exciting new feature & other meaningful updates this week.

Apr 6, 2023

2 min

What's new in Polymer: Mar 29, 2023

Secondary axes, Google Ads connector improvements, & more

Mar 29, 2023

40+ Important ChatGPT Statistics to Know in April 2023

As artificial intelligence technology continues to advance, language models like ChatGPT are pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

Mar 9, 2023

3 min

What's new in Polymer: Jan 19, 2023

New data table block, block-level embedding, & pie chart improvements

Jan 19, 2023

Top 10+ Facebook Ads Reporting Tools

Facebook Ads reporting tools allow you to navigate through Facebook Ads data, tracking your ads' performance, and giving you insights to improve them.

3 min

What's new in Polymer: Dec 13, 2022

Block based filtering, multiple y-axis metrics, & the new scorecard block!

Dec 13, 2022

10 Minutes

Pivot Tables: Step-by-Step Tutorial, Examples, & Tips [2023]

Pivot tables are the holy grail of spreadsheet analysis techniques. They allow a complete beginner with zero data experience to quickly analyze their data. But what are pivot tables and how do they work?

Nov 25, 2022

3 min

What's new in Polymer: Nov 23, 2022

Dynamic date ranges, settings updates, & more

Nov 23, 2022

3 minutes

What's new in Polymer: Nov 9, 2022

Unstacked bar charts, JPG downloads for charts, & more

Nov 9, 2022

15 Minutes

Top 30+ Marketing Analytics Tools You Should be Using in 2023

Imagine having to gather data from 16 marketing platforms (such as Google Analytics, Search Console, Facebook Ads etc…) and then having to combine and analyze them. On average, it takes 5-10 minutes to export each data source and several more hours to analyze the data. Finally, you need a dashboard to present the findings to your team and stakeholders.

Nov 7, 2022

Upgrade your dashboards in Polymer

This month’s update is focused around improvements to the way you build reports. Through advanced insights & an updated layout, our goal, as always, is to make understanding & actioning your data as simple as possible.

Nov 2, 2022

20 Minutes

Facebook Ads for Ecommerce (Ultimate Guide) 2023

If you run an ecommerce business, Facebook Ads is one of the most popular ways for driving conversions to your store. With over 2 billion daily active users, understanding how to use Facebook Ads is a must-have skill for any serious marketer.

Oct 12, 2022

The Best Free Facebook Ads Reporting Templates

Looking for free templates for your Facebook Ads reporting? Native Facebook Ads reporting can be pretty lacking and insufficient. Here, we gathered the best Facebook Ads reporting templates, and show you how to improve your reporting process.

Sep 26, 2022

7 minutes

Views & sharing reimagined: September 2022

This update is the last in a set of major changes to the flow & structure of the product. Check out our new Views tab, a reimagined sharing process, & some additions to our data connectors.

Sep 22, 2022

6 Reasons Why Your Facebook Ads Conversion Rate is Low

There could be many reasons why your Facebook Ads have a low conversion rate. Here are the 6 most common causes and how you can fix them.

Sep 18, 2022

15 Minutes

How to Effectively Optimize Facebook Ads

Today, Ash Gupta, a data scientist, Facebook Ads optimization pro and former Tech Lead at Google Adwords tells us 11 tips on how to optimize Facebook Ads.

Sep 9, 2022

How To Increase The Average Deal Size

Want to increase your revenue without making more deals? Here, we'll show you several ways you can increase your average deal size. Find the best tools and get the best strategies to reliably increase your deal size.

Aug 24, 2022

What is ARR and How Do You Improve It?

ARR is an important metric you should be measuring and including on your performance dashboards. But what is ARR and how can you improve it?

Aug 17, 2022

5 min

A new Polymer experience: August 2022

Many of our updates over the last few months have been leading up to this moment. We are so excited to share this redesign with all of you as it is an important step toward our vision of Polymer.

Aug 15, 2022

3 minutes

How To Find Top-Performing Facebook Ads

Looking for your top-performing ads on Facebook? Here's how to find your best-performing ads on Facebook, and the best tools to keep improving them.

Aug 7, 2022

What is a Good Gross Profit Margin? (2023)

Gross and net profit margin are important metrics for analyzing a business’ health, but what exactly is a "good" profit margin and how can you improve it?

Aug 2, 2022

Top 10 Sales Intelligence Tools in 2023

Sales intelligence tools are designed to help your business reach the right customers by zeroing in to the right customer profiles and accessing difficult-to-reach, high-spend accounts.

Jul 21, 2022

7 Highly Effective Facebook Ads Targeting Strategies

Are you taking full advantage of Facebook ad targeting? Here, we'll go through the best Facebook ad targeting strategies to ensure you pick the best audience for your ads.

Jul 15, 2022

5 min

What’s new in Polymer: July 2022

Views moved to the nav bar; Header row vs starting row selection; ‘Add collaborator’ button; Grid view updates;

Jul 7, 2022

What is Sales Intelligence and Why is it Useful?

An introductory to sales intelligence and how it can benefit your business.

Jul 7, 2022

10 Better Alternatives to Power BI in 2023

Power BI is a fantastic business intelligence tool, however, it’s not suitable for everybody. Some people may find that it’s difficult to use, too expensive, incompatible with their OS, or are just looking for an open source alternative. Here are some Power BI alternatives that might suit your needs better:

Jul 3, 2022

How to Choose a Business Intelligence (BI) Tool

There are many business intelligence tools on the market, but how do you know which ones to go with? What features should you look out for? Here we'll break it down for you.

Jun 28, 2022

What’s new in Polymer: June 2022

Column Settings; Workspace Settings; API Updates and Better Chart Titles

Jun 17, 2022

How To Conduct A Gap Analysis (Step-By-Step Guide)

A gap analysis can show you where you are, where you want to be, and what to do to breach the gap between the two. Here's how to conduct a gap analysis, step by step.

Jun 18, 2022

6 minutes

7 ways to improve ROI on Facebook Ads

There's always a way to improve your ROI on your Facebook ads. That's why we put together 7 innovative ways to improve your ROI and ensure your Facebook ads are as laser-focused as possible.

Jun 8, 2022

How to Effectively Conduct a Sales Team Performance Analysis

Learning how to measure and optimize sales team performance will allow you to build and scale your business for the long term. There are many decisions to be made from who you'll hire, how to onboard & train them, how to delegate tasks and much more. Find out how a team analysis will help drive these decisions.

May 27, 2022

How a Revenue Analysis can Profit Your Business

A wise man once said: "not conducting a revenue analysis is like trying to lose weight without keeping track of the scales. You won’t know what works, what doesn’t, and whether any progress is being made." A sales analysis is crucial to every business.

May 24, 2022

6 min

What’s new in Polymer: April 2022

Workspace Redesign; Pivot Tables Moved to Insights Tab; More Clear Filtering Language; Column Setting Additions; More File Extension Options for Downloads; and Views Grouping by Visibility

May 11, 2022

How to Analyze Data in Excel (Beginner’s Guide)

Learning to analyze data in Excel can seem like a complicated task. After all, Excel has a poor UI and its system is so large that it's easy to get overwhelmed. The good news is the process is much simpler than you think if you break it down step-by-step.

May 5, 2022

8 minutes

Best Business Intelligence Tools (Bi Tools)

Business intelligence tools can consolidate your data and help you understand it. Here are the best BI tools for managers, data scientists, HR teams, and more.

Apr 20, 2022

12 minutes

How to Effectively Conduct a Sales Analysis

You might've heard that a sales analysis can help a business increase its profits, but how exactly? Most people hate dealing with data and don't know how to conduct a sales data analysis so I'm going to show you 10 easy-to-apply techniques that'll help you to quickly extract valuable insights from data. Let's dive in:

Apr 5, 2022

10 Data Visualization Best Practices

Good data visualization can express any kind of data and make it easy to absorb. Here are a few tips and tricks to ensure you always know how to express data visually, the right way.

Apr 3, 2022

50 Beautiful Excel Spreadsheet Templates

Looking for Excel templates to organize your data? Take a look at these 50 spreadsheet templates we put together for you, and save the ones you need.

Mar 9, 2022

7 Data Analyzer Tools That Automate Data Analysis

Analyzing data can be a time consuming process that often requires at least one full-time data analyst on the team. But what if you’re a small business or individual looking out to carry out analysis?

Mar 9, 2022

The Best 10 AI Tools to Analyze Data

There are multiple tools to visualize, analyze, and keep track of your data, allowing you to get the insights you need to achieve your goals. But, with so many tools to choose from, how do you know which one is the right for you? Let's find out.

Mar 7, 2022

10 Minutes

5 Effective Marketing Data Analysis Techniques

I have a confession to make: Marketing analytics isn't my strong suit. I've always been a marketer driven by creativity, not data, but after working in this field, I realized it's not that difficult. You don't need a data science background in order to effective analyze marketing data.

Mar 7, 2022

9 Quick & Simple Exploratory Data Analysis Tools (2023)

Imagine being able to generate insights from your data within minutes, whilst a data scientist takes over an hour using R or Python. That’s the benefit of using these exploratory data analysis tools.

Mar 6, 2022

10 Good and Bad Examples of Data Visualization

Makes sure you avoid these common mistakes when visualizing data as well as some best practices to follow.

Feb 23, 2022

How to Export & Analyze Facebook Ads Data Like a Data Scientist

From the hundreds of available interests, audiences, campaign objectives, and dozens of available breakdowns, understanding how to properly set up and navigate the platform can feel like going down a rabbit hole.

Jan 11, 2022

How to make aesthetically pleasing spreadsheets (easiest method)

Excel is a great tool for storing/editing data, but let’s be real: the interface is very plain and can be counter-intuitive. Here's how you can fix that in a matter of minutes!

Jan 10, 2022

How to turn your spreadsheet into an interactive text search engine (5 simple ways)

Don't waste time looking through your spreadsheet. Here are 5 simple ways to search through your spreadsheet, finding your data just as if you were using a search engine.

Dec 29, 2021

How to Analyze Survey Data (by a Data Scientist)

So you just collected all this valuable data, but now what? How do you analyze it to draw conclusions and find correlations in the data? This guide will teach you how to analyze your dataset even with zero prior knowledge about stats. Let's get started!

Dec 22, 2021

How to filter your Excel data in seconds!

You can instantly transform your Excel spreadsheet into an interactive web application that lets you filter through data by clicking on tags. Much cleaner & easier than Excel!

Dec 22, 2021