The Janitor.ai Blog
Data quality insights,
straight from the field
Practical guides, real-world case studies, and expert perspectives on data cleaning, CRM hygiene, and building reliable data operations — written by our team of practitioners.
The 12-Point CSV Cleaning Checklist Before Every CRM Import
Importing messy data into your CRM is a one-way ticket to broken automations and missed follow-ups. This checklist walks you through every validation step your team should run before hitting import.
Dan Okafor
Deduplication Strategies for Product Catalogs: A Practical Guide
Duplicate SKUs silently inflate inventory counts and break pricing rules. We cover four proven approaches to catalog deduplication — from fuzzy matching to AI-assisted normalization — with real examples.
Maya Chen
Data Governance for Small Teams: You Don't Need an Enterprise Budget
Enterprise-grade data governance sounds intimidating, but most of the value comes from a handful of cheap habits. Here's how a team of five can implement a data quality culture that actually sticks.
Sara Lindqvist
The Complete Guide to Phone Number Normalization in Customer Data
Phone numbers are stored in dozens of formats: (555) 123-4567, +15551234567, 555.123.4567, and worse. This guide explains every normalization strategy and when to apply each one.
Dan Okafor
How to Automate Your Data Cleaning Workflow Without Writing Code
Manual data cleaning steals hours every week. This step-by-step guide shows how operations teams can set up automated cleaning pipelines using rule sets, scheduled jobs, and webhooks — no engineering required.
Sara Lindqvist
Our Authors
Written by practitioners, not marketers
Maya Chen
Head of Data Partnerships
Maya has spent 10 years building data pipelines for e-commerce and retail brands. She writes about practical data quality strategies for operations teams.
Dan Okafor
Senior Data Engineer
Dan specializes in CRM data hygiene and B2B sales data architecture. He has helped over 50 companies clean and unify their contact databases.
Sara Lindqvist
Product Manager, Janitor.ai
Sara leads product strategy at Janitor.ai, with a background in operations research and data governance at scale.
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