GCS Smartphone study; Data based- & analytics-marketing forerunner dies (RBDR–1/07/2014)

Today: 1) Google Consumer Surveys unveils early results of comparative smartphone user study. 2) SourcingLine publishes a Directory of Business Intelligence and Big Data Analytics Consultants. 3) Irving Siegel, whose company, Getting to Know You International, ushered us into the data-based marketing and analytic marketing age, died at age 82. 4) RBDR begins its 2014 “New Viewer” drive.

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Research Business DAILY Report is produced by RFL Communications (rflonline.com), publisher of 4 market research newsletters with content that strongly complements RBDR:
• Research Business Report (technological and methodological changes that economically and constructively impact MR)
• Research Conference Report (summarizing conference speeches from around the world that present ideas, philosophies, methods, tactics, etc. that break new ground)
• Research Department Report (profiling the inner workings of MR departments at leading companies around the world)
• Pharma Market Research Report (the World’s Only Publication that exclusively covers the interests, challenges, opportunities, etc. of MR professionals inside pharmaceutical, health care, biotech and medical device companies)

IMS files for IPO; Answers.com buys Foresee; BrainJuicer “FeelMore50” ranks U.S. 2013 emotional ads (RBDR-1/6/2014)

Today: 1) IMS Health files for IPO and Answers.com acquires Foresee Research during the 2013 holidays. 2) BrainJuicer rolls out “FeelMore50” ranking of the top 50 U.S. emotional advertising during 2013.

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Research Business DAILY Report is produced by RFL Communications (rflonline.com), publisher of 4 market research newsletters that strongly complement RBDR:
• Research Business Report (technological and methodological changes that economically and constructively impact MR)
• Research Conference Report (summarizing conference speeches from around the world that present ideas, philosophies, methods, tactics, etc. that break new ground)
• Research Department Report (profiling the inner workings of MR departments at leading companies around the world)
• Pharma Market Research Report (the World’s Only Publication that exclusively covers the interests, challenges, opportunities, etc. of MR professionals inside pharmaceutical, health care, biotech and medical device companies)

RFL’s annual awards for 2013 Exec of Year, Speech of Year, Client MRer of Year, Vaughn Mordecai’s inspiring message (RBDR–12/19/2013)

Today: The last RBDR for 2013 has RFL Communications annual MR industry awards:
• Research Business Report’s ” 2013 Market Research Executive of the Year”
• Research Conference Report’s “2013 MR Conference Speech of the Year”
• Research Department Report’s “Client Market Research Executive of the Year.”

We close our coverage with Discovery Research Group President Vaughn Mordecai’s inspiring “2 Minutes With” commentary.

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More predicted Big Data evolution in 2014; Marketing expert smartly assesses MR (RBDR 12 18 13)

Today: 1) Act-On Software projects a Big Data evolution in 2014 in which marketing zeroes in on several important elements it can provide. 2) In a not-to-be-missed interview, marketing Black Ink guru Jeff Winsper discusses marketing’s relationship with market research and how MR can elevate its internal status.

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Data Giant Twitter’s Better Investor Potential; Secrets of Super Bowl Commercials (RBDR–12/16/2013)

Today: 1) The Motley Fool Wall Street analyst Jamal Carnette re-evaluates Twitter’s investor value based on its unusually strong Research & Development spending, 2) A look ahead at the 2014 Super Bowl and, for many viewers of the game, its commercials.

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