Bob Lederer RBDR

U.S. Media MR weak from lack of accreditation. What IBM Watson must do. (RBDR 2.09.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) The U.S. media research measurement landscape is in shambles, according to expert Tony Jarvis, because its providers are unable to earn nationwide accreditation for their properties.

2) What IBM needs to do — in five steps — to build the prominence and dominance in artificial intelligence that it seeks through IBM Watson and cloud computing.

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SSI/Instantly deal raises sample issue. Fulgoni: clicks not reliable measure. (RBDR 02.08.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) The far deeper meaning of the SSI acquisition of Instantly than the purchase itself.

2) comScore Chairman Emeritus Gian Fulgoni explains why, in spite of substantial corporate respect for clickthroughs, that digital measure and others are not meeting demand.

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RBDR’s Annual Research Look at Super Bowl Commercials. (RBDR 02.04.2016)

Today: RBDR discusses with three advertising research experts what to expect from commercials set to air during Super Bowl 50 this coming Sunday afternoon on CBS.

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Facebook optimizes News Feed. CMO Metrics report. GOP copies Obama ad strategy. (RBDR 02.03.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) Facebook begins to use qualitative feedback to figure out the optimum News Feed for individual members.

2) The CMO Council releases its study that explains the metrics most respected by marketers in assessing their customer engagement efforts.

3) GOP political operatives are copying President Obama’s 2012 TV advertising-buying playbook.

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How close should researchers get? Apple enters VR. IAB tries unifying. (RBDR 02.02.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) Sneak peek at a NewMR presentation from Edward Appleton and Aastha Tiku later this week about how close a researchers can/should get to their subject for the best results. Find a link to this study here.

2) Apple joins the expanding field of technical businesses who are in on the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality field.

3) The Interactive Advertising Bureau releases “Data Segments and Techniques Lexicon,” hoping to get everyone in the data field on the same page.

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