Bob Lederer RBDR

Unilever’s SharkTank MR: having 2x the Impact @ 1/2 the Time & Cost (RBDR 8.6.2015)

Today: Unilever SVP Marketing & Strategic Insights Stan Sthanunathan discusses the company’s “SharkTank” program that is funneling brand new research tools and techniques into the corporation for testing and scaling up.

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You are invited to read Decision Analyst President Jerry Thomas’ article on making better sense of CPG new product sales projections.

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Bob Lederer RBDR

TCPA, the Pink Elephant research can not ignore (RBDR 8.5.2015)

Today: A intensive look at the threats, costs and other ramifications of the implementation and regulation of TCPA on the market research industry.

RBDR is sponsored today and this week by Decision Analyst, helping companies build stronger brands through advanced analytics.

You are invited to read Decision Analyst President Jerry Thomas’ article on making better sense of CPG new product sales projections.

The link: ​http://www.decisionanalyst.com/publ_art/SalesForecasting.dai

Bob Lederer RBDR

Customer Experience biz boom. Even best insights don’t lead to top strategy. (RBDR 8.4.2015)

Today: 1) Two of Australia’s research-related associations merge. 2) Gartner reports that 86% of businesses to mostly compete on the basis of customer experience by 2016. 3) TNS Managing Director Gary de Ocampo explains why even the best insights do not normally lead to good corporate strategies.

RBDR is sponsored today and this week by Decision Analyst, helping companies build stronger brands through advanced analytics.

You are invited to read Decision Analyst President Jerry Thomas’ article on making better sense of CPG new product sales projections.

The link: ​http://www.decisionanalyst.com/publ_art/SalesForecasting.dai

Bob Lederer RBDR

How to make LinkedIn more valuable. What focus groups are not for. (RBDR 8.3.2015)

Today: 1) Two esteemed academics suggest multiple ways that LinkedIn could make its data even more worthwhile for business and research purposes. 2) Focus groups have questionable value for brand choices and color, look and tagline because it is more important to think in terms of standing out on the shelf than consumer preferences.

RBDR is sponsored today and this week by Decision Analyst, helping companies build stronger brands through advanced analytics.

You are invited to read Decision Analyst President Jerry Thomas’ article on making better sense of CPG new product sales projections.

The link: ​http://www.decisionanalyst.com/publ_art/SalesForecasting.dai

Bob Lederer RBDR

Mobile MR’s global adoption. Why 1 of 2 MR projects underwhelm. (RBDR 7.30.2015)

Today: 1) Confirmit SVP Wale Omiyale blogged about mobile research’s global penetration or lack thereof, and offers practical business reasons why it should be more widespread. 2) Insites Consulting’s “Market Research Impact Study” allowed research and marketing professionals to explain the central reasons why most research does not hit home and change marketing’s thinking. (Link to this Tom de Ruyck blog: http://www.greenbookblog.org/2015/07/27/the-memefication-of-insights/ 3) A very special guest.

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