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What Are the Business Benefits of Data Mining?

Megan Nichols / 4 min read.
April 1, 2019
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In today’s landscape, there’s nothing more important than valuable information. Companies receive information in the form of digital data or content, more commonly in the shape of performance and user metrics. By using this information, businesses can improve existing strategies, come up with new more successful solutions and better serve their audience.

The entire operation that involves collecting data, processing it and then putting it to use is called business intelligence. But even when teams are not actively working with data, it’s still collected and stored. With each visitor to a company website, for example, the network collects user behavior details, emails and contact info and much more.

To make use of this data it must be processed and analyzed, often referred to as mining.

What Is Data Mining and Why Does It Matter?

Raw data, on its own, is generally useless. The content is stored in massive troves called databases and tends to be so enormous there’s no way to accurately view it as a whole without first mining or processing it.

All collected information at the enterprise level is stored in something called a data warehouse. It’s nothing more than a remote server farm or storage service, and it can be either in-house or outsourced.

Without doing anything, that data remains static, tucked away on remote servers. And that’s exactly where the concept of data mining comes into play.

Essentially, mining means scouring large sets of data to discern trends, patterns and insights. It involves combining all available information and then extracting what can accurately be called actionable intel.

How is this done? First, the information is reviewed and processed, often refined to become more readable or approachable for the layman. At the same time, it’s mined for interesting tidbits of information or nuggets, if you will. Mining might reveal strategies for success, what’s working or what isn’t, what customers want and much more.

As a very basic example, a swath of bounce rates on a particular page might indicate something is wrong. But there’s no way to understand the reason why without mining user behavior data. So, a team could mine through all the related information to find a more practical answer. In the process, they might find the problem is the page layout or something like jarring web copy.

Data mining is incredibly vital to an intelligence operation because, without it, most of the information available wouldn’t be readable no matter how valuable it is.

The 5 Business Benefits of Data Mining

Despite its significance, data mining requires a lot of time and resources. There are ways to speed up the process, of course, with technologies like machine learning and AI, but they also tend to be expensive.

Therefore, it’s quite the investment for any business big or small to deploy a data mining operation. Most quantify the requirements by weighing the benefits offered, or more specifically by considering what there is to gain from an active data mining system.


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That is a good question. What is there to gain? What benefits can be reaped through a consistent data mining operation?

1. Competitive Advantage

The most obvious benefit is a strong competitive advantage especially over rivals who do not employ business intelligence and data mining techniques.

Data trends can reveal a lot about your audiences like detailed preferences, thoughts or opinions, and even needs as opposed to demands. But they can also reveal information about your operations, like where you need to improve.

It helps foster an environment of continuous improvement as you work to both understand and apply the incoming data. That makes you much more competitive in regards to everyone else around you.

2. Predictive Analytics

Comprehensive datasets lead to more informed decisions, but again, that’s obvious. What they can also provide is an accurate picture of what’s to come. Information coming in can reveal not just what’s happening now, but what’s happened in the past. Collectively, these details can reveal common outcomes or likely events. It then becomes possible to build forecasts which can help fine-tune decisions, actions and product launches.

You can maximize reach and success by applying predictive performance metrics.

3. More Oversight

Data mining is applied in such a way to keep information flowing, which means you can put it to use almost immediately. The insights roll in, in real-time, and since you are always up-to-date, you have a strengthened influence over active operations.

Imagine making adjustments on-the-fly to influence the result of a campaign or strategy directly. That is exactly what data mining and the resulting insights allow for.

4. Positive Customer Acquisition

If you know what your customers want and you have the means to give it, it makes sense to develop a stronger customer base with more loyal relationships. Data mining provides the necessary insights to make this happen. You can get to know your audience better than they know themselves. You can then use that data to target greater audiences or new demographics altogether.

5. New Opportunities

With more information, more oversight and the help of predictive analytics it’s suddenly possible to see a whole slew of new opportunities. Businesses might learn how and where to make improvements to existing products, or where new ones are needed.

It’s Time to Adopt a Proper Data Mining Process

A majority of businesses and operations already have stores of data available. In fact, up to 73 percent of company data ends up unused in data analytics strategies. Isn’t it about time that changed?

By adopting not just a mining process but a more comprehensive business intelligence strategy, organizations can receive all the benefits mentioned here and much more. Learning more about an audience or customer base, product performance, engagements and sentiment will have a lasting impact on operations. It can all be used to make better, more successful decisions which are healthy for the bottom line.

Categories: Big Data
Tags: benefits, business, customers, data mining, predictive analytics

About Megan Nichols

Hi! I'm Megan. I'm passionate about technology and the sciences! I've combined this love on my blog, Schooled By Science. Each week I publish a new piece about a scientific discovery or advancement in technology. Subscribe to my blog today for weekly updates!

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