Industry-Specific Event Filters

Learn how to effectively filter PredictHQ event data with industry-specific recommendations.

With so many events taking place, it is important to filter out the noise and focus only on events that are relevant to your business. Use this guide in conjunction with our APIs, such as Events API and Features API, and consult https://github.com/predicthq/gitbook-tech-docs/blob/main/docs/getting-started/guides/broken-reference/README.md for detailed information.

These recommendations are intended as starting points and may need to be adapted for your specific locations. Test out these filters and contact our team for additional guidance.

Location Type

How a catchment area is defined for a store or location varies by industry as events impact industries differently. Setting the area too small may result in important events being missed, while an excessively large area can introduce unnecessary noise.

For stores and locations where proximity to events is important, such as those in Retail and Parking, a center point and radius approach is recommended. For industries like Transportation & Delivery, which may be influenced by broader regional events, city-level locations are advisable. We suggest the following location types as a starting point:

Industry	Location Type
Accommodation	Center Point & Radius
Consumer Packaged Goods	City
Food and Beverage (also known as Restaurants)	Center Point & Radius
Grocery and Supermarkets	Center Point & Radius
Leisure, Travel and Tourism	City
Marketing	City
Parking	Center Point & Radius
Retail	Center Point & Radius
Transportation and Delivery	City
Other	City

To retrieve events for different location types, use the following approaches:

Center Point & Radius

Using latitude, longitude, and radius

1. Determine the appropriate radius using the Suggested Radius API.

2. Configuration:

   1. For the Events API, use the within field.

   2. For the Features API and Beam API, use the location field.

Using location IDs

1. Create Saved Locations via Location Insights in the WebApp or at scale using the Saved Locations API.

2. Configuration:

   1. For the Events API, use the saved_location.location_id field.

   2. For the Features API, use the location field.

City Locations

Using place IDs

1. Find the place ID for a city using the Places API.
2. Configuration:

   1. For the Events API, use the place.scope field.

   2. For the Features API, use the location field.

For more information on defining locations by API, see API Overview.

Relevant Event Categories

With almost two dozen event categories available, knowing which ones are relevant to your business is essential. We strongly recommend using Beam to automatically identify important categories for your specific stores or locations. Access Beam via our WebApp or the Beam API. Alternatively, explore these industry-level categories as a starting point:

Industry	Relevant Event Categories
Accommodation	concerts, conferences, expos, festivals, performing-arts
Consumer Packaged Goods	public holidays, performing-arts, conferences, conferences, community
Food and Beverage (also known as Restaurants)	public holidays, performing-arts, conferences, concerts, festivals
Grocery and Supermarkets	public holidays, performing-arts, conferences, conferences, community
Leisure, Travel and Tourism	public holidays, performing-arts, conferences, conferences, community
Marketing	public holidays, performing-arts, conferences, conferences, community
Parking	public holidays, community, concerts, expos, performing-arts
Retail	public holidays, performing-arts, community, conferences, festivals
Transportation and Delivery	public holidays, performing-arts, conferences, conferences, community
Other	public holidays, performing-arts, concerts, conferences, community, festivals, expos, sports

Minimum PHQ Rank

Setting a minimum PHQ Rank is important for focusing on events that are likely to influence your demand, helping to exclude those that are too small or irrelevant. We recommend the following PHQ Rank thresholds:

Industry	Minimum PHQ Rank
Accommodation	35
Consumer Packaged Goods	30
Food and Beverage (also known as Restaurants)	30
Grocery and Supermarkets	30
Leisure, Travel and Tourism	30
Marketing	30
Parking	35
Retail	50
Transportation and Delivery	30
Other	30