Data Not Created Equal between Ad Agencies, Brand Marketers | RBDR

January 4th, 2017. Today on RBDR:

1) A study points out a discrepancy between the types of data considered most important by advertising agencies versus brand marketers.

2) One of America’s six “A+” political polling organizations, California’s Field Poll, is closing down early in 2017.

3) The FTC reaches an agreement with Turn, Inc. to change the way it handles consumers’ personal information.

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Rounding Up 2016’s Final Weeks in Research | RBDR

January 3rd, 2017. Today on RBDR, we feature a handful of news items that broke during the closing week of 2016:

1) The death of Louis Harris, one of the true research legends of the 20th century.

2) Polling questions persist: what percentage of Latinos voted for Clinton, versus Trump? Two studies show wide discrepancies.

3) Nielsen and Foursquare are partnering to learn HOW consumer exposure to online advertising leads to purchases in brick-and-mortar stores.

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“Make Research Great Again” (What the heck, it worked for Donald Trump) | RBDR

December 15, 2016. Today on RBDR:

In the spirit of President-elect Donald Trump, Bob Lederer is joined by Luck Collective’s Kristin Luck, DCG’s Dennis Gonier and KL Communications’ Kevin Lonnie for suggestions how to implement changes that “Make Research Great Again.”

Programming Note: This is the final RBDR of 2016. We’ll return with a brand new edition on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Happy Holidays!

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Was the Clinton Campaign Doomed by a Misfiring Algorithm? | RBDR

December 13, 2016. Today on RBDR:

1) Did a prized, proprietary algorithm doom the Clinton presidential campaign by misdirecting travel, time and monies?

2) “Looking Further With Ford 2017” delivers at least two new consumer trends that can change research.

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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to Buy Large Stake in GfK | RBDR

December 12, 2016. Today on RBDR:

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has an agreement with majority owner, GfK Verein, to buy a large minority stake in GfK research, the sixth largest research company in the world. There are multiple financial issues to this deal, as well as a technological angle to it.

RBDR is sponsored by Q-Oasis, a self-service marketing research solution for professionals. Q-Oasis is the only platform that delivers industrial-strength, easy-to-use, unrestricted survey building blocks for free and is powered by 22-year industry expert Socratic Technologies. For more information, visit their website here.

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