White Papers

Leveraging People Analytics for Bulge Bracket Banks

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How can talent acquisition teams at large banks use external data to optimize their hiring strategies? Columbia University's Brittany Li, Haifeng Xia, and Sam Zhou leverage Thinknum and BLS labor market datasets in order to answer this and other questions. They apply machine learning and data visualization models to identify hiring trends during the pandemic and post-pandemic period, calculate supply-to-demand ratios for finance workers across different states, and analyze the relationship between banks' hiring trends and movements in U.S. equity markets.

HR Technology White Paper: The War for Talent in the Tech Industry

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How can companies better navigate the talent wars unleashed by the global economic recovery? In this report, the Human Capital Management Institute applies their Job Analysis Framework to Thinknum's Job Listings dataset in order to assess the current landscape for talent competition within the tech industry. It provides a context for companies seeking tech talent, and previews the depth of analysis such external labor market data can provide.

External Data: The New Standard for Business Intelligence

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As economic activity comes online, operators get holistic views of their industries with external data. In this report, we cover use cases of external, alternative data for corporate strategy, HR analytics, shared economy businesses and trend forecasting.

Human Capital Data and Financial Outcomes

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In this study developed by Ben Zweig, an Adjunct Professor at NYU Stern School of Business, he harnesses the power of alternative data by exploring the relationship between job postings and company performance.

Keeping an Automated "Eye" on CI by IDC

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IDC research shows that the companies that purchase external data already have high quality internal data (78% rate their own data quality as very good or excellent), but they purchase data services to extend their own capabilities.

Case Studies

Alternative Data for Digital Assets

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Thinknum’s Alternative Data for Digital Assets deck is a collection of insights focused on using alternative data for digital asset markets. Understand how real-time web data can be used to track rising cryptocurrencies, forecast crypto price movements, and monitor growth of major exchanges and platforms.

Alternative Data Portal Into The Metaverse

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Thinknum’s Alternative Data Portal Into The Metaverse deck is a collection of competitors and investors intelligence insights focused on this emerging market and its key players. Dive in to learn about real-time web data metaverse proxies to track companies movements in real time and make more informed business decisions.

Alternative Data for Retail and Commercial Banks

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Commercial banks need real-time information to understand and grow their customer base, stay ahead of market trends, and gain an edge over competitors. Read on to learn how customer reviews, social media traction, corporate job listings, and other sources of web-based alternative data drive business decisions and competitive intelligence efforts.

Weekly Insights

Alternative Data Inflation: Week of 05/02

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As the Fed prepares to announce another interest rate hike and investors face the consequences of the ongoing inflationary wave, here are some real-time alternative data insights on inflation.

Alternative Data Big Tech: Week of 04/25

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As many big tech companies prepare to enter Q1 earnings season in the first week of May, investors have their eye on shifting consumer trends. With e-commerce spending veering away from goods and towards services, check out our alternative data insights on Shopify, Mercado Libre, Apple, Airbnb and UberEats.

Alternative Data Big Tech: Week of 04/18

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Tech giants including Tesla and Netflix headline a key Q1 earnings week. Check out our alt data tech insights on Tesla, Netflix, Hulu, Meta, Pinterest and Etsy.

Alternative Data Consumer Goods: Week of 04/11

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Major consumer goods brands enter earnings season in the upcoming week. How are personal care brands faring this season? Check out our insights on Johnson & Johnson, GoodRx, Sephora, Ulta and BeautyCounter.

Alternative Data Financial Services: Week of 04/04

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As big banks kick off their Q1 earnings season next week, what unique insights can alternative data give into the financial services industry? Check out our real-time alternative data insights on Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, RBC, JP Morgan Chase and ScotiaBank.

Alternative Data Energy: Week of 03/28

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With rising fuel costs and a push for climate change action, all eyes are on renewable energy. Despite increasing demand, supply chain issues and materials costs are impacting earnings in the industry. As major players enter earnings season, check out our alternative data insights on Vestas, Nordex, Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted.

Alternative Data China: Week of 03/21

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Many Chinese companies announce earnings this week as businesses grapple with a changing relationship to Russia. Check out our insights across industries on Xiaomi, Tencent, Geely, and Bank of China (Hong Kong).

Alternative Data Russia / Ukraine: Week of 03/14

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As sanctions aim to maximize economic pressure on Putin, businesses operating in Russia face severe scrutiny from customers and investors. International companies are navigating economic sanctions and the plummeting ruble; check out our alternative data insights on hiring in Russia, Philip Morris, MoneyGram and Veon.

Alternative Data Automotive Industry: Week of 03/07

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How will the war in Ukraine affect the global automotive industry? As major car companies report their earnings in the coming weeks, check out our alt data insights on Rivian, Blink, VW and Audi.

Tearsheets

Alternative Data for Digital Assets

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Thinknum tracks online economic activity in real-time across the blockchain, crypto, and NFT industries. As new blockchain platforms and products are launched seemingly every day, leverage our alternative web data for actionable insights on digital assets.

Alternative Data for the Cannabis Industry

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The cannabis industry is blooming across the United States. Want to get real-time insider knowledge on what's happening across cannabis companies? Download our one-pager for alternative data insights into the cannabis industry.

Investor Tearsheet

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Introduction to Alternative Data for Institutional Investors followed by the summary of product features and coverage. Access the tearsheet to learn how Thinknum enables institutional investors to generate alpha-producing investment ideas and differentiated insights rooted in alternative data.