Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Social media outshining MR inside cos; Analytic training for college mktg students (RBDR 8/19/2014)

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Today on RBR: 1) Converseon Senior Strategist Mike Moran’s great blog about the collaborating role of social media with marketing research inside corporations makes several important points, including the predominating role that social media plays inside organizations. 2) The research industry shortage of analytically-skilled workers has not been adequately addressed, but Teradata is making its pitch to accelerate the education and training of needed personnel.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Population Health takes center stage (PRVR 8/18 – 22/2014)

This week on Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) A pilot project shows mobile might be the most cost-effective way of reaching Medicaid recipients. 2) PMLive.com wonders about wearable tech’s continued consumer use. 3) The FDA is concerned about the effects of publishing early clinical drug test data. 4) A study shows the existence of four digital health consumer segments. 5) Dr. David Nash of the Jefferson School of Population health speaks with PRVR about Population Health, a specialty area exclusive to Thomas Jefferson University.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Book publishing “crowdsourcing”; Breakthrough pollster dies (RBDR 8/18/2014)

RBDR is sponsored today and this week by 4i, the science of growth.

4i (4iconsult.com) helps companies meet their never ending growth increase goals. Its forward-looking growth and foresight analytics-driven approach helps companies uncover future growth opportunities, size future demand, develop successful growth strategies, and identify new innovations to succeed in tomorrow’s marketplace. These growth and foresight analytics have proved over time to deliver more predictable and sustainable results that help clients realize unparalleled growth.

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Today on RBR: 1) Crowdsourcing is put to its newest test: publishers empowering voters to rate manuscripts for potential publication. 2) Dotty Lynch, a pollster who broke new ground for the profession in assessing the gender gap and what female voters thought of candidates, died at age 69. 3) RBDR offers a way to brighten your next depressing day.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Harvard Business Review points to crucial demands on CMOs; GfK 1st half financials (RBDR 8/14/2014)

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Today: 1) Harvard Business Review article points to crucial demands on Chief Marketing Officers, areas where market research can obviously help. Yet, the authors do not recommend including MR in the loop. 2) Forrester Research says CIOs do not have the trust and respect of marketing leaders as far as understanding customer life cycles or marketing technologies. 3) GfK’s first half of 2014 financial results are so beneath expectations that it says it won’t meet full-year 2014 business goals. 4) Associate Editor Travis Cornejo is leaving RBDR.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Disruptive innovation myth exploded! Auto insurer data growing. (RBDR 8/13/14)

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Today: 1) Disruptive innovation is the coveted goal of most startups, however a study shows that new companies with disruptive capabilities tend to move towards collaboration with existing market forces rather than battling rivals hard for market share. 2) Driver insurance companies are busy creating apps to capture the driving behavior of the individuals they are insuring.