Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Med cost up 3-5%; pharmacos cut MD speaker fees; FDA eases adverse event reporting (PRVR–3/10/14)

This week’s Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) Costs for medications will rise 3-5% this year, after having dramatically slowed in recent years. 2) Pharmaceutical companies have radically reduced what they pay doctors to speak, well at least many of them have. 3) Generic drug manufacturers will fight FDA proposals that they be required to update their product labels when new information with concerns about branded equivalents appear. 4) FDA will make availability of adverse event reports much easier to find and collect. 5) Health care providers say the Affordable Care Act needs changes and revisions, but overwhelmingly see it as a positive step for U.S. healthcare. 6) The multimillion dollar injectable drug market for chronic conditions like diabetes may be in or a shakeup if Mir Imran’s “Robotic Pill” gets FDA approval. It is in preclinical testing. 7) Media technology company Sticky wins the PM360 award for most innovative company. 8) A press release last week declared the first broadcast medical marijuana commercial. The release pointed to Comcast as the broadcaster. Since the taping of this video, PRVR has learned that this release was part of a misleading campaign. We apologize for this mistaken report.

Here is the link to the commercial:
https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/content/page/view/91

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

“Real-Time Marketing Report”; MR Analyst “hot”; Emotient tie to Google Glass (RBDR–3/13/2014)

Sponsored by Socratic Technologies (http://www.sotech.com), whose proprietary tops and methodologies tackle marketing complexities so that you can make more confident business decisions.

Today: 1) Monetate and eConsultancy have produced “Real-Time Marketing Report” to define the subject and provide numerous ideas about implementation and its value. We recommend that you download this report. Here is the link: http://info.monetate.com/CREconsultancyMarketingReport_Research.html    2) Research Analyst remains one of the best, fastest growing job opportunities, both in the U.S. and worldwide. 3) SDL reveals results of its Super Bowl 2014 commercials analysis. Esurance

had the top viewer engagement during the game, but spots for Budweiser, Cheerios and Coca-Cola had lasting impressions. 4) Emotient launches new “glassware” that uses Google Glass to measure emotions.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Millennials will sell personal data; People switch devices for bigger screens (RBDR–3/11/2014)

Sponsored by Socratic Technologies (http://www.sotech.com), whose proprietary tops and methodologies tackle marketing complexities so that you can make more confident business decisions.

Today: 1) Consumers hold nothing back about their personal data privacy concerns online, however a Communispace study also reports a huge percentage of Millennials will barter their personal data for discounts. 2) A Facebook and GfK project revealed how many individuals own multiple online devices–and their preponderance to start something on one device and switch to another. 3) comScore Chairman Emeritus Gian Fulgoni discusses what it and ESPN hope to accomplish now that their access to PPM data has been mandated by the FTC.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Nielsen metering mobile viewing; TAM gets India reprieve; Buffett buys Catalina (RBDR–3/10/2014)

Sponsored by Socratic Technologies (http://www.sotech.com), whose proprietary tops and methodologies tackle marketing complexities so that you can make more confident business decisions.

Today: 1) The Department of Defense is studying the body movements of Vladimir Putin, hoping to figure out what he is thinking and might do next. 2) Nielsen has changed its method of collecting mobile viewing data. 3) India’s TAM TV Ratings service received a judicial reprieve until July, meaning it won’t have to abide by new ownership guidelines, and apparently opening the way for a return to TV data reporting. 4) Second screen Twitter usage during the Oscar television show last weekend was impressive among female viewers. 5) Majority control of Catalina Marketing has been acquired by Berkshire Partners. 6) In the UK, the Market Research Society names a new President and the British Film Institute appoints a new Director of Marketing, Communications and Audiences.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Mark Penn’s Microsoft role includes competitive intelligence & analysis; Business Analysts receive new data merging analysis tool, called Paxata; Ipsos’ view of 2014 changes in market research industry; Lowe’s hires Chief Customer Officer (RBDR–3/6/2014)

Sponsored today and this week by Toluna (http://www.toluna.com), bringing people and brands together in the world’s largest social voting community.

Today: 1) Seattle Times technology reporter Janet Tu sheds light on new Microsoft Chief Strategy Officer Mark Penn’s specific responsibilities. 2) You will be hearing a lot about Paxata, a brand new system that IN MINUTES combines different types of data that every business analyst needs to combine for analysis. 3) Ipsos reports its 2013 revenues and profits, and explains changes it sees for 2014 market research for vendors. 4) Lowe’s hires a Chief Customer Officer.