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Michael Halbrook

Analysis with Insight

Michael Halbrook is a Senior Consultant in Adobe Consulting. At Adobe, he is focused on Adobe Insight, the real-time, multi-channel data visualization and analysis tool. Michael has worked at the convergence of media, marketing, advertising and analysis since 1997 and has run traditional media web properties, managed interactive media development, and been responsible for clients' Interactive strategy within an ad agency. He has a track record of guiding highly impactful, complex projects from concept to measurable success. Focused on business consulting for Adobe Insight clients, he helps analysts use Insight, helps lead development of user groups within major clients, and supports in designing and justifying new use cases and success stories for the Insight tool within their organizations. Follow Michael on Twitter: @Halbrook.

Available Today: Adobe Insight 5.4 [Analysis with Insight]

Thursday, 31 March 2011 @ 13:40, by Michael Halbrook

There was a very exciting announcement today regarding the Adobe Online Marketing Suite, powered by Omniture:
The newest release of Adobe Insight, version 5.4, is now available!
I’ve been lucky to have several of my own day-to-day clients take an active role in the external customer beta process of Adobe Insight 5.4, and as we’ve gone through … Read more »

Adobe Insight at Omniture Summit 2011 [Analysis with Insight]

Wednesday, 2 March 2011 @ 17:23, by Michael Halbrook

I’m stoked about Adobe Omniture Summit next week! It sounds like we’ll have the chance to hang out and network with more users of Adobe Insight than ever before at a Summit. We also have some excellent opportunities for Insight users & non-users alike to learn more about some of our showcase data integrations in … Read more »

What’re Small Elements? [Analysis with Insight]

Thursday, 15 July 2010 @ 16:34, by Michael Halbrook

One question that beginner Adobe Insight analysts frequently ask is “What are Small Elements?” Actually, even advanced analysts ask this from time to time, and it’s a good question with a relatively simple answer.
Uniques Exceeded: The first 500,000 elements in a month
If you’ve used Adobe SiteCatalyst, you’re likely familiar with the “Uniques Exceeded” element in … Read more »

Excel to Insight Worksheets [Analysis with Insight]

Tuesday, 2 March 2010 @ 12:49, by Michael Halbrook

One of the very powerful and commonly-used visualizations in Adobe Insight is the Worksheet visualization. It allows an analyst to create ad hoc metrics and filters. Like a standard spreadsheet, every cell can contain a static value or a formula - including references to other cells. In addition, though, Insight Worksheet cells can contain formulas … Read more »

Insight at Summit 2010 [Analysis with Insight]

Thursday, 25 February 2010 @ 16:33, by Michael Halbrook

(Cross-posted on the Omniture Summit 2010 Blog)
There’s an abundance of opportunity for an online marketer at Omniture Summit, and you certainly have to carefully choose what you’ll do to maximize your time at Summit.
I’m hoping that everyone at Summit will make some time to explore what Omniture Insight might be able to offer their business … Read more »

Segments in 5 Minutes [Analysis with Insight]

Thursday, 3 September 2009 @ 14:24, by Michael Halbrook

It’s quite common that a customer starting to use Omniture Insight will tell us that one of the key business reasons for adding Insight to their tool set is for its power of Segmentation.
In Omniture Insight, Segments are simply user-defined, re-usable selections of data. They’re quick to use and powerful in analysis when you … Read more »

Sure, Keep Your Data [Analysis with Insight]

Tuesday, 21 July 2009 @ 14:15, by Michael Halbrook

Last Friday, I noticed someone on Twitter ask “Omniture is awesome, but… We want to track an application where we can’t have a third party getting personal customer info. Any Ideas?”
The answer was obvious to me, but I realize that for most of our customers, accustomed to having their data for most parts of the … Read more »

A Tale of Three Dataset Schemas [Analysis with Insight]

Tuesday, 14 July 2009 @ 9:50, by Michael Halbrook

When the solution now called Omniture Insight became part of the Omniture Suite last year, marketers gained the powerful opportunity to integrate existing web (SiteCatalyst) data with other data points, including offline data. Many Omniture customers have already taken advantage of this opportunity and are proving that the “sky is the limit” as far as … Read more »