Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

TNS’ 48-hour concept evaluator; Honomichl Top 50 becomes “Gold Top 50” (RBDR–7/17/2014)

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Today: 1) TNS’ eValuate Express can reportedly assess the positive or cannibalizing impact of an innovation in as little as 48 hours. 2) Inside Research’s 36-year Honomichl Top 50 has a new
moniker, the Gold Top 50. 3) Facebook and Nielsen Media are expanding their TV viewing monitoring work, adding mobile phone and tablet TV viewing. 4) Strata’s study of individual’s attitudes towards video advertising found a pronounced difference of opinion about the intrusiveness of targeted advertising.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

IBM testing capture of psychological profiles from Twitter; DigitalMR’s Michalis Michael presents social media MR basics; Mitch Barns, Nielsen’s new CEO, effective 1/1/14 (RBDR–11/11/2013)

Today: 1) The latest IBM Research tool is testing whether individuals can be psychologically profiled through their Twitter postings. 2) Digital MR’s Michalis Michael is helping client market researchers understand how to make social media research work for them. Today, he provides some basics for RBDR viewers. 3) Nielsen introduces Mitch Barns as tis new CEO, effective January 1, 2014.

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