The value of web data is increasing in every industry from retail competitive price monitoring to alternative data for investment research. As the trusted research firm, Gartner, stated in their blog: “Your company’s biggest database isn’t your transaction, CRM, ERP or other internal database. Rather it’s the Web itself…Treat the…
More and more equity research firms are taking the “intuition” out of their research and basing recommendations only on data. One huge source of data is news. By extracting headlines and article copy and using that data for predictive analysis, investment firms gain valuable insight into trends, events, and shifting…
Today, shoppers can easily check pricing on multiple websites and buy at the lowest price. According to a recent study by Market Track, 80% of respondents said they would compare prices online before making a purchase – whether online or in-store. Investing 20 minutes to compare pricing of one product…
We are excited to announce two new Import.io features that make web data integration and storage easier and more efficient. Using Import.io webhooks you can specify the URL or application, such as AWS, Zapier, or Google Cloud, where you want the data to be stored. Once the data is extracted,…
According to WaletHub, 150,000,000 hotdogs are consumed during the 4th of July holiday in the US. Considering the demand, we thought it would be interesting to find out if online grocers increase hot dog prices around the holiday. We set up price change reports on both Amazon and Walmart to…
Last year, online shopping sales hit a record $108.2 billion and this figure is set to grow in 2018 according to the National Retail Federation. About a third of shoppers start before Thanksgiving, but the day after Thanksgiving is still the biggest one day shopping event and not just in…
We are pleased to announce that Greg LeNeveu has joined Import.io to lead sales and revenue growth initiatives. Greg brings 18 years of proven success in helping enterprise-level software companies grow exponentially by providing strategic value for their customers. “Import.io is at the right stage to bring in a growth…
Tapping into web data represents a competitive imperative for any organization. Web data helps organizations gain the intelligence needed to optimize product and pricing strategies, investment decisions, risk management and much more. In this recorded webinar, find out how Import.io automates web data extraction and enables you to transform the…
Web scraping gives you the opportunity to get detailed information about your prospects and clients and know what their needs are. Original article on Customer Think, by Ehsan Memari, June 4, 2018 Since the beginning of the world wide web revolution and growth in terms of data size, many businesses have been…
Have you ever needed to analyze web data as if you were in another country? Often, this is difficult, because some websites serve different content based on the IP address of the user. Import.io country-based extractors solve this dilemma by enabling you to extract data as if you are located…
