Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

FTC: give consumers health info control; Health & Fitness wearables (PRVR–6/2 –6/6/2014)

This week on Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) According to The Economic Times, due to new FDA rules India’s $15 billion-a-year global pharmaceutical exporting businesses are shifting their focus on generic drugs being shipped to the U.S. 2) The Federal Trade Commission recommended to Congress the passage of legislation to give consumers added control over their personal health information. 3) Cityzen Sciences Managing Director International Gilbert Reveillon discusses his company’s health & fitness wearable tech shirt.

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Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Consumers: digital privacy kaput; Multiple tweets aid brands (RBDR–6/2/2014)

Monday June 2 on RBDR, sponsored by Toluna (http://www.toluna-group.com), bringing people and brands together to improve decision making via the world’s largest social voting community.

1) A U.S. and UK consumer privacy study shows they have written off digital privacy as basically unavailable, yet 49% of them are indifferent about tracking them if they received brand offers.

2) Multiple tweets about a brand induce consumer behavior, according to a Twitter, ARF, Fox and DB5.

3) Google’s share of search engine activity may be significantly larger than the 67% reported by comScore.

Today’s video link in the “Cloud”: https://cloud.real.com/s/Gyp8PR

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Medical Identity Theft emerges; “We Feel” maps moods via Twitter (PRVR– 5/27/2014 — 5/30//2014)

This week on Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) ID Experts & its MIDAS system are making their mark on the emerging medical identity theft prevention industry 2) The new “We Feel” Twitter tool plans to map moods around the globe that will lead to improved allocation of mental health services 3) Buck Consultants’ survey shows an expected drop in health care costs next year, between 1/10 of 1% and 1/2 of 1%. 4) Research2Guidance estimates the health & fitness app market to grow from $2.4 billion so far to $26 billion by the end of 2017.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Mobile mkters leverage metrics better; Toluna’s Haney on mobile MR (RBDR–5/30/2014)

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Today: 1) Ifbyphone’s “2014 State of Marketing Measurement” survey shows marketers who are deeply into mobile marketing are leading the way in leveraging marketing metrics. 2) Toluna SVP Product Marketing Carol Haney shares unique insights about the unique and worthwhile uses of mobile research.

Today’s RBDR link “in the cloud”: https://cloud.real.com/s/ZERfyQ

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

CMOs & Procurement not friends; Unilever Foundry attempts to fast-track (RBDR–5/29/2014)

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Today: 1) Italian technology company Taggalo is finalizing beta testing of its outdoor digital media measurement system, which it plans to launch in July. 2) CMOs are making friends with many important internal departments, but not procurement–to marketing’s detriment. 3) The Unilever Foundry is supposed to engage Unilever faster, easier and better with budding innovative marketing and media startups.

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