Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

FTC: give consumers health info control; Health & Fitness wearables (PRVR–6/2 –6/6/2014)

This week on Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) According to The Economic Times, due to new FDA rules India’s $15 billion-a-year global pharmaceutical exporting businesses are shifting their focus on generic drugs being shipped to the U.S. 2) The Federal Trade Commission recommended to Congress the passage of legislation to give consumers added control over their personal health information. 3) Cityzen Sciences Managing Director International Gilbert Reveillon discusses his company’s health & fitness wearable tech shirt.

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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.

Comparing Observational MR; Proposed Part D changes; FDA generic Rx initiative; HIMSS reports on HC mobile implementation vs. usage; MDLinx verifying European MDs; Novartis expands clinical data transparency; SAP testing “Medical Insights” cancer patient assistance (PMRVR–3/4/14)

In this Pharma Market Research VIDEO Report:  1) GRACE, an 11-item checklist of data and methods, allows testing of baseline quality criteria for observational research.  2) The CMS is proposing changes to Medicare Part D. The big picture change calls for stopping automatic Medicare coverage of two drug classes; the underlying consideration in the plan could lead to federal government price negotiations with pharmacos (expressly forbidden in legislation that established Part D).  3) The FDA launches a $20 million initiative to test generic drug production, which represents 80% of Rx drugs. India, wiht its $15 billion in annual generic drug production, is a primary focus but China is also in the crosshairs. 4) HIMSS mobile research study investigates its implementation and use by healthcare providers.  5) GfK reports an upsurge in 2013 in purchase of mobile-connected medical devices in top European countries.  6) MDLinx is launching its physician verification service in Europe.  7) The Kaiser Family Foundation reports users of the ACA website were more price-oriented than physician-focused.  8) Novartis says it has extended its pharmaco leadership in clinical trial data transparency.  9) SAP is testing “Medical Insights,” a capability that aids cancer patients by pulling relevant data from many cancer data sources, runs advanced analytics and delivers customized results in real time.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

India’s polling scandal; new Nielsen COO, Wells Fargo CDO; Katy Perry MR (RBDR–2/27/2014)

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Today: 1) India faces a polling scandal after hidden camera conversations with leading polling organizations shows 11 of 13 willing to tweak or mislead results. 2) TAM (Kantar and Nielsen) register to provide TV Ratings in India after the country’s High Court temporarily halts implementation of new TV Ratings business guidelines. 3) RBRDR News Notes: New Nielsen COO Brian West, Wells Fargo hires A. Charles Thomas to run its data operations and teenage-focused retailer Claire’s hires Katy Perry to develop a new jewelry line after extensive MR shows her to be a global “superstar.”

KL Communications CEO Kevin Lonnie’s shares his thoughts about gamification here:

http://klcommunications.com/the-gaming-of-market-research-2/

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Serge Matta named comScore’s new CEO; IBISWorld says MR buyers have the leverage with vendors; Kantar goes to India courts re new TV Ratings Standards; Unilever’s Sthanunathan to keynote ESOMAR MENAP meeting (RBDR–2/13/2014)

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) comScore shuffles its executive management team around hiring of new CEO Serge Matta. 2) IBISWorld study reports that MR buyers have the negotiating leverage in dealing with MR vendors. 3) Kantar Marketing goes to court in India regarding new TV Ratings Standards, arguing that the new rules should have been approved by the country’s Parliament. 4) At ESOMAR’s MENAP meeting in Dubai next month, Unilever SVP-Consumer & Market Insights Stan Sthanunathan will deliver the keynote, with attention on the 7 mainstream trends that could shape the insights industry in the next decade.