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Businesses make investments in technology with certain intentions which can be
creating customer base
increasing wealth of shareholder or
smart long term investment to increase profit.
These technological decisions are not easy and require smart judgement in terms of future prospects and using the technology to the best ability or we can say effectively and efficiently. In the recent years the Artificial intelligence and machine learning have gained importance in terms of technology. Companies are being idealistic and creative in using these technologies.
business analytics is concerned with companies which make data driven decisions. companies use business analytics for various decisions may it be finance or marketing. Business analytics is used to provide insights in providing future decision using the past data.
One example of business analytics being used in recent times is with Starbucks.
Starbucks is a Seattle based coffee chain which operates in various countries. Starbucks started with a concept of Loyalty card recently where they give some discounts to the customers for using the card.But with the help of the card Starbucks is able to analyse the cardholders purchase history at Starbucks. With millions of such customers Starbucks is able to use business analytics and find out which product a customer is interested in and what offers are customers looking for. The company then sends mails and SMSs to customers after analyzing the data regarding the offers. These offers are according to the customers hence it increases sales. This also allows Starbucks to increase to frequency of existing base of customers.
You van also give examples of Amazon.
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