Data Analysis

Why use Tableau – and how to refresh Tableau dashboards like a pro

Learn about Tableau Public, discover the 3 main reasons why you should be using it, and find out how to refresh your Tableau Public dashboards like a pro, as many times a day as you like, thanks to Tableau Dashboard Refresher.

5 min read Feb 17, 2022

Data

When data gets too big: why you need structured data

Theo Vasilis

Over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated every day. 80% of it is unstructured. How can we harness the power of all that information and make it usable?

5 min read Feb 9, 2022

Black Friday

Black Friday 2021 in Czech Republic - real discounts and same old tricks from retailers

Natasha Lekh

Our 5th annual analysis of discount tactics used by the largest Czech e-commerce retailers around the time of Black Friday.

13 min read Dec 3, 2021

Ecommerce

Top 5 web scraping tools to help you gather retail analytics

Natasha Lekh

Managing a retail business is impossible without data analytics in some shape or form. Web scraping is a great opportunity for retailers to move from manual data collection to automated solutions.

7 min read Nov 25, 2021

Web Scraping

Pros and cons of web scraping

Natasha Lekh

If you've ever heard of web scraping or web crawling, this post is for you. In this article, we will talk about the pros and cons of using web scraping tools and technologies.

13 min read Sep 2, 2021

Sales

6 Automation ideas for sales teams

Guest Author

Much of the busy work sales agents engage in on a daily basis can be performed by bots. Discover 6 ways how sales automation allows sales team members to shed the burden of busy work and focus fully on those tasks that really help their companies grow.

6 min read Jul 22, 2021

Retail

Black Friday in Czechia — magical prices one year on

David Barton

Apify again decides to check what Black Friday discounts the three largest Czech e-shops offer, and whether they live up to the promises…

3 min read Dec 13, 2018

Real Estate

Apify powering real estate aggregator — Realitio case study

David Barton

Find out how Realitio uses Apify to create a real estate listings aggregator that helps people find their next home. Find out how Realitio uses Apify to scrape millions of pages every month and create a real estate listings aggregator that helps people find their next home.

2 min read Dec 1, 2017

Black Friday

Black Friday in Czechia — magic with discounts

Jakub Balada

Many online stores now offer “large” Black Friday discounts. We used web scraping to find out actual discounts. In Czech language only.

8 min read Nov 27, 2017