Back

Plan Customers
illustration blog listing

The Analytics Blog by Toucan

Toucan specialists and analytics experts offer the best advice, research, how-tos, and insights - all in the name of making data analytics accessible to anyone.

    EN - ebook - how to tell story with numbers

    Ebook

    How to Tell Stories With Numbers

    Your guide to transforming data into compelling stories

    Whether to argue, convince, inform, or entertain, your data is a valuable tool, provided you know how to use it to communicate. This e-book covers the fundamentals to help you speak “numbers” more fluently.

    Using this two-part guide, you'll be able to use data storytelling to not only highlight your most relevant data, but also to present it in the most engaging way possible.

    How to Tell Stories With Numbers

    Recent Articles

    Guide to Measuring Training Effectiveness

    The U.S. business community spends more than $80 billion on employee training every year, and global...

    READ MORE
    9 Simple Steps for HR Digital Transformation

    The goal of HR digital transformation is to transform operational HR processes into data-driven,...

    READ MORE
    What is Workforce Analytics and How it Impacts Workforce Management?

    The use of data-driven methods for workforce planning and management is known as workforce analytics....

    READ MORE
    Understanding The Recruiting Funnel and How to Use it

    In practice, all funnels represent a process for narrowing down a large audience, where each step is...

    READ MORE
    Perform powerful transformations with your YouPrep

    For years, data preparation was the missing link of business analytics.

    READ MORE
    Share knowledge across teams thanks to Toucan's Distribution Center

    Here at Toucan, we’re committed to making important data insights accessible to everyone, no matter...

    READ MORE
    Guide to Understanding Your Sales Cycle

    Many factors determine what a company's sales cycle is, such as its industry, target market, and...

    READ MORE
    How to Manage Sales Opportunities Efficiently

    Before we dive into sales opportunity management, let’s start by thinking about the business’s approach...

    READ MORE
    What is Toucan 2.0? Introducing the new and improved Toucan

    If you’ve already used Toucan, you’ve probably come to know (and love) the Toucan data storytelling...

    READ MORE
    5 Best Alternatives to Exago [2023]

    Exago is another business intelligence software that was acquired by Insight Software. Though at first...

    READ MORE
    5 Best alternatives to Chartio [2023]

    Chartio has been acquired by Atlassian, which means it is decision time for their customers. Atlassian...

    READ MORE
    5 Best Alternatives to Domo

    Domo is a good technical analytics solution, which is oftentimes known to over promise and under...

    READ MORE
    5 Best Alternatives to Qlik [2023]

    Qlik Sense is the newer, more dynamic version of Qlik View. It is marketed as a modern self-service...

    READ MORE
    5 Best Alternatives to Logi [2023]

    Logi is an embedded analytics solution under the Insights Software umbrella. Logi Analytics markets...

    READ MORE
    5 Best Alternatives to Tableau [2023]

    Tableau is a robust analytics tool that is pretty well known in the analytics market. Though marketed as...

    READ MORE
    5 Best Alternatives to Looker [2023]

    Looker is a well know technical analytics solution that was acquired by Google in early 2020. For...

    READ MORE
    Top 5 Alternatives to Power BI [2025]

    PowerBI is a powerful analytics tool from Microsoft aimed at large enterprises. Being a great authoring...

    READ MORE
    5 Best Alternatives to Klipfolio [2023]

    Klipfolio is marketed as a modern, lightweight BI solution that allows users to make better and...

    READ MORE
    5 Best Alternatives to Board [2023]

    Board categorizes itself as a decision-making platform instead of an analytics or insights solution....

    READ MORE
    Is Cloud Business Intelligence right for you?

    Where do you stand with Business Intelligence? If you’re like most companies, BI has been a priority of...

    READ MORE
    Business Intelligence Reporting: are you doing it right?

    If you’ve set out to develop and implement a business intelligence strategy for your company, then...

    READ MORE
    Building a BI strategy: 4 questions to ask yourself & what to avoid

    Most business leaders today seem to agree on the importance of Business Intelligence. Using analytics...

    READ MORE
    Best Alternatives to Exago & Why You Should Consider Migrating

    Exago has become the latest company to join the umbrella of Insight Software, where they will be...

    READ MORE
    4 Real World Case Studies on How BI Keeps Companies Competitive

    Business intelligence (BI) is a technology-driven process for analyzing data. It is used to measure...

    READ MORE
    5 challenges of a sales director + how analytics can help

    As a sales person, you’ve got a knack for negotiating, building strong relationships with leads, and...

    READ MORE
    9 Best Practices to Create Insightful BI Dashboards

    Business intelligence dashboards display KPIs and other data for both technical and non-technical staff...

    READ MORE
    Business Intelligence vs Business Analytics: How Are They Different?

    Data is in abundance. Businesses create tons of data from multiple sources every single day. To use this...

    READ MORE
    Mobile Business Intelligence: The answer to widespread adoption

    The pace of business has changed. Decisions have to be made faster and more accurately. The only devices...

    READ MORE
    Destroying Data Complexities: Toucan vs Other Analytics Solutions

    It is a known fact that data complexities is killing your business by making decisions slower and less...

    READ MORE
    How to Pick Personas to Build Great Data Products

    Building a great data product starts with your users. But not all users are created equal. Your users...

    READ MORE