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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
2 years
Every analyst believes in the mantra "Give me insights or give me nothing!" I'm saying: Stop providing insights. All you are doing is telling leadership: "Water is wet." Switch to providing "out-of-sights!" Change the game. My new post on Occam's Razor:
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
3 years
The colors that represent America... So proud... Suni Lee Simone Biles Jordan Chiles Grace McCallum #diversityisstrength
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
Biggest Music Stars in the world: 1 Ariana Grande 2 BTS 3 Justin Bieber 4 Bad Bunny 5 Billie Eilish 6 Maluma 7 Dua Lipa 8 Pop Smoke 9 Karol G 10 Blackpink I've not heard of 5 of them. :( Clearly, I need to stop spending so much time working.
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
. Go Kim GO! #byebyekevin
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Kim Mangone
4 years
I am the Democrat running against Republican Kevin McCarthy. I am a United States Air Force Veteran, Democrat and a single mother. This is my first TV ad. Please retweet it to help me win
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3 years
For the nth time, someone pointed out I'm losing hundreds of followers, just this past wk, and said I should shut up about politics. Here's the thing: If people with a platform don't speak the truth to "protect their brand/biz," liars win. Fewer followers are a small price.
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
If Tech needed any additional reasons for humility... Mar 1998, Fortune: “How Yahoo! Won The Search Wars.” Feb 2007, Guardian: “Will MySpace ever lose its monopoly?” Mar 2007, Forbes: “Nokia. Can Anyone Catch The Cell Phone King?” #innovateordie #usersfirst #irrelevanceisreal
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
I was asked this question: How do you feel about losing 4,000 twitter followers since you started to become "political" and talk about BLM? Why don't I let @JimGaffigan answer that for me... #lifelibertyandthepursuitofhappiness
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
5 years
27 incredibly useful things you didn’t know Google Sheets could do Live data: =IMPORTHTML(“sitelink”,”table”,1) Clean up: =ArrayFormula(TRIM(A2:A50)) Tiny charts! =SPARKLINE(E12:E23,{“charttype”,”column”}) My fav: =GOOGLETRANSLATE(A1,”auto”,”en”) #pro
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
Life is complex, simplifying it to pithy metaphors is tough. But, try this one by @LCNM99 . If your child hits another with a stick, do you: A. Give everybody sticks B. Give certain kids sticks, who are adept with sticks to defend everyone else C: Take away the stick Choice?
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@avinash
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3 years
: )
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
5 years
It is all a matter of the view... :) #agencylife
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
7 years
Chrome trick for you. Easier search of your bookmarks: 1. Setting 2. Manage Search Engines, click 3. Click ADD 4. Search Engine: Bookmarks 5. Keyword: cb 6. URL: chrome://bookmarks/? #q =%s Now go to address bar, type cb, hit tab, type search, find your long lost bff sites! :)
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
3 years
Mindblowing tech: Full body electrostimulation, by Exopulse Mollii, simulates opposite muscle to muscle in spasm, causing a natural reflex mechanism using 58 electrodes. Translation: Kevin who suffers from severe shaking attacks, can lead a normal life!
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
I'm tired to saying this, but one more time... Marketers, just because you can measure something does not mean you should! In fact it might be the best way to show your ignorance.
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
If the product is great... Every Marketer involved is a genius (regardless of strategy). If the product sucks,.. F'ing marketing can't sell anything to save their lives!!! : )
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
This blew up... Here's my Soundcloud, please chip in if you can...
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
5 years
Re-sharing something I'd shared last year, as a reminder of the value of seeing the user's perspective. #ux #psa
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
I've watched this 10,000 times already! Have a joyful weekend y'all. (Source: )
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@avinash
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5 years
Will *any other* western democracy react this way? Prime minster paying respect to victims, wearing a hijab in solidarity. Its ACC program to provide financial support for 2 years, regardless of immigration status. Cover funeral costs. Banning semi automatic guns. #kiwistrong
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
Sent this to my kids this morning.... So true! :)
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
7 years
A lesson you have learned, rarely follow... because you did not have a sweet graphic posted in your cubicle... let me fix that... you are welcome. : ) #productmanagement #lifemanagement
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@avinash
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6 years
You instinctively know this, yet the allure of the comfort zone and the freaked out scariness of the panic zone keeps us from growing. That is sad. Push towards the panic zone.
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@avinash
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7 years
Always, always, put data in context! : )
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
Geo IP detection is so accurate, companies use it to help you find your nearest store or fill in your city. 1,800 years after that was possible, still asks me to pick my continent. #ux #pain #givingacrap
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
5 years
. If you hire Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel, don't hold his hand while he is painting. #adviceformanagers
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
In a world where Marketers "innovate" for f' sake, a world where it is rare to see long-term brand commitment, in a world where Marketer promotions are tied to delivering shiny (useless) objects... It is incredible what Nike's Marketing delivers. Simple. Consistent. Constant.
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
. Let's zoom in and get a close up of the fly... #VPDebate2020
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
To all the bosses out there pushing their teams to deliver on insane schedules... "Cooking a good medium roast chicken takes 2 hours. We can cook it in 30 mins but all you're getting is sick." #nowyouknow #thinktimematters
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
5 years
Someone asked: What's the definition of data. My answer: "Any number with the potential to be useful." What do ya' think?
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@avinash
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5 years
“No matter who you are, no matter what you do, no matter who your audience is: 30% will love it, 30% will hate it, and 30% won’t care. Stick with the people who love you and don’t spend a single second on the rest. Life will be better that way.” -James Altucher
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@avinash
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5 years
Vintage social networking... : )
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5 years
Things not to call yourself, if you can help it: Guru Genius Wizard Prophet Authority Influencer Thought Leader #nowyouknow #besogoodtheycantignoreyou
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
3 years
Reminder: At its very best, all Marketing can do is amplify. If your product/service sucks, it amplifies that. If your product/service rocks, it amplifies that. Is what your Marketing amplifying worthy?
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
3 years
Money can buy many things, but, I tell my kids, perhaps its more effective use is to buy time. A non-stop flight. An extra day of vacation with the family. Living closer to work, a shorter commute. Having to work fewer hours, on what you love. Clothes that last longer. #buytime
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
5 years
Great teams always contain people you can't stand. The pessimists. The reality check deliverers. The always alternative solution providers. If your team does not have them, you are likely not a high impact team. #kumbayaonlygoessofar
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
5 years
Why do so many speeches/presentations suck? 1. The speaker is presenting someone else's work. 2. The speaker is selling themselves, not their ideas. 3. Instead of one, seven agendas were incorporated into the story. 4. There is no story (content, person, value). #nowyouknow
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
"If at first your don't succeed, try two more time so that your failure is statistically significant!" : ) #nerdhumor
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
Just about describes your brand performance dashboard.... No? #datapukesFTW ! #not
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
Don't talk intelligently about things you are ignorant about. Silence, or curiosity, is always an option.
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
How can you not love clever design? Asia. Coca Cola bottle. A delightful bow. Happy holidays y'all!
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
3 years
New Policy: If you write clickbait headlines, you earn a permanent block. Congratulations.
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
8 years
Templates to automate @googleanalytics dashboard/reporting: 1. 2.
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
About f'ing time!!! Pardon my french. Congratulations to @joebiden and @KamalaHarris (my Indian Chinese American kids are so inspired by your Indian Jamaican American story!). #anewbeginning
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
2 years
Sometimes you kill thousands with clearly visible despicable bombs (Ukraine), other times you make policy decisions from a warm office in DC and tens of thousands die (Afghanistan). Not comparing the two. Still. Upsetting. Watch video: @GravelInstitute
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
3 years
This fact always blows my mind: Cleopatra lived closer to the creation of the iPhone than she did to the building of the Great Pyramid! #time
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
The difference between analysis with 90% confidence and 99% confidence is 10x more work. It is rare that there is incremental value in going to 99% when you account for the cost. #agilityoverperfection
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
The numbers today are going to be the scariest yet. Here's hoping this will distract you for a bit... Folks at @GettyMuseum challenged their followers to recreate a work of art with objects in their homes. The results are exceptionally creative. See all:
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
5 years
Influencer Marketing Strategy: Influencer: A stay at your hotel for free, I'll promote you. Biz: You can book it with money. Influencer: But, I have 186k Instagram followers. I can drive loads of sales! Biz: Great. For every 10 guests you send, we'll give you a night free. :)
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
Reminders: Great marketing analytics can't save a terrible product. The best analysis in the world can't make up the gap left by a crappy creative. It is entirely possible to light a giant pile of money on fire, advertising a non-existent customer value proposition. #nowuknow
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
3 years
A swarm of Monarch Butterflies in the mountains of Mexico filmed by a robotic hummingbird... Spectacular...
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
. Data without purpose is analysts just f****** around. Pardon my french.
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
5 years
3 statisticians walk into a bar. 1st orders 5 drinks, the 2nd orders 1 drink, and the 3rd orders 3 drinks. The bartender fills orders for 1st and 2nd statisticians, but not for the 3rd. “You’ll have to go somewhere else,” she says, “I don’t serve anyone who’s mean.” #math !
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
3 years
Some South Korean stores pack bananas in various stages of ripeness, so you can eat them over several days without going brown. #practicalsmarts h/t @mrstrangefact
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@avinash
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3 years
Are you?
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
# of meetings where I've heard this sentiment? Infinity. Ok, maybe not infinity. Infinity minus 13,683.
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
7 years
Me: "Ok Google. When was the last time a US President publicly called someone a son of a bitch?" Google Home: "Surely you are kidding!" :)
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Avinash Kaushik
9 years
[My post!] 10 Hidden Gems In Google Analytics: Do Smarter Web Data Analysis! http://t.co/4Sej0FqKTx #win http://t.co/fWCBUcE8mL
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@avinash
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3 years
THIS is America. This is who we are. Free at last. Free at last. Thank God almighty, free at last. #gorman
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@avinash
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4 years
. Sounds about right...
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
. This makes me happy...
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6 years
At multiple modern companies... This is more true than funny... by @skeleton_claw
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3 years
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5 years
It is hard to overstate how much I love this idea. #introvertsrejoice #ialwayschooseblack
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5 years
Thinking is hard because of 4 universal conundrums: 1. There’s too much information 2. There’s not enough meaning. 3. There’s not enough time & resources. 4. There’s not enough memory. Handy cheat sheet by @buster , & Insightful article #thinkdifferent
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@avinash
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6 years
Analytics is a lot less important than analysts believe. Analytics is a lot more important than business leaders believe. #truth
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7 years
#freedomofthepress Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations. - George Orwell
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8 years
Greatest flow chart ever created: "Should you worry?" #behappy
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@avinash
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4 years
1. The first US CV-19 case was on Jan 20. It is a devastating indictment of political leadership that we now have a trajectory all our own. There was a time! 2. A correlation: Cultures where mask-wearing in socially acceptable, and where it is not. (They also took fast action!)
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I'm sure DJT's concession speech is imminent. As we wait, the best concession speech of my lifetime... I was more inspired by this speech than Pres. Obama's on the same day (and I worked with his campaign!). #grace #dignity #powerofintegrity Watch:
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Me (to my young teen kids): What messaging app do you use? Kids: Discord. Me: What's Discord? Kids: What messaging app do you use? Me: Facebook. Kids: What's Facebook? And thus it begins... I'm an out of touch old person!
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
5 years
If you put Earth at the center, and plot orbits of planets... you get Spirographs!! The design nerd in me is flabbergasted. Watch the mesmerizing display here (choose your own planet!):
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
6 years
Chrome browser tip: If you type something in the search bar and it suggests wrong site just press Alt+Shift+Delete and it won't suggest it again. Hurray! (Why oh why should something simple be so difficult to find/do!)
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2 years
Bumped into this classic...
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@avinash
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4 years
Politics stressing you out? Here are some birds playing volleyball... Trust me, you need this. :)
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4 years
This is seriously impressive stuff! Atlas, Spot, and Handle dancing to the perfect Do You Love Me by The Contours’. #BostonDynamics
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
I, still, have a lot to learn about storytelling with data. I'd tweeted graph one, Mike Luckovich did graph two - and it is so, so much better! h/t @JoshuaSpanier
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
5 years
Never trust percentages. Ask for the raw counts. %: "We saw an increase of 87% in search queries." RC: "We measured 16 more search queries." #analyticstip #nowyouknow
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
. Humans are strange...
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@avinash
Avinash Kaushik
4 years
Germany: Tests/mil: 20,629 | Cases/mil: 1,630 | Deaths/mil: 47 USA: Tests/mil: 10,220 | Cases/mil: 2,033 | Deaths/mil: 104 Why? Meet Chancellor Angela Merkel! She exudes a rare combination of competence and empathy...
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@avinash
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6 years
Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations. -George Orwell.
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Man cheated on first wife with woman 2. Married, cheated on woman 2 with woman 3. Married, cheated on woman 3 with porn star. While cheating on wife with porn star, cheated on the porn star with playboy model. Whatever happened to him? You elected him US President. #thisisus
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8 years
Wait. The British were making fun of us for having Donald Trump, and they decided to go with Mr. Farage and leave the EU? #wth
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Avinash Kaushik
3 years
OMG, love this so much! Windows sound effect (acapella)... Source: MayTree:
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@avinash
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5 years
Hardest thing in the world to change? An uninformed opinion in a closed mind. #themoreyouknow
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@avinash
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3 years
. Can someone fast track this child to university, please?
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@avinash
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3 years
And now... A message from Wilmore Funeral Home... #advertising
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3 years
This is an excellent - respectful - idea as we start to get back to pre-Covid. Given gaps in data about humans around us, for now, I'll choose red. You?
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Avinash Kaushik
7 years
Let's get your new year started by clarifying two statistical terms... : ) #hny
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Avinash Kaushik
2 years
Among many things I admire about Google's CMO, @LorraineTwohill , the mantra she's created for @Google Marketing is one of my favs... I start every day with coffee in this mug, then try to "connect the two." :)
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4 years
Sexy talk from my wife: "I've analyzed county by county results, Perdue has no chance. Ossoff is going to win!" #hothothot
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4 years
They say an image is worth a thousand words, this one is worth ten thousand. American White Supremacists are bringing automatic weapons to "fight" people with raised fists/phones - who simply want equality after 400 years of uninterrupted racism.
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Avinash Kaushik
9 years
[New post!] Excellent Analytics Tip #27 : Chase Smart Calculated Metrics #win
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Avinash Kaushik
3 years
. Every day of my life, this past year... (Art by )
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4 years
I'm starting to wonder how the hell was I ever productive before? Normal office life now seems insane: email > meeting > email > meeting > politics > meeting > spill in kitchen > meeting > email > team issues > meeting > performance review > email > lunch > meeting > meeting >
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Avinash Kaushik
5 years
Why does almost all marketing by almost every large company leave you with heartbreaking low-quality sameness... #cowpaths
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