Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Sports sponsorships metrics; Bill Harvey on Erwin Ephron (RBDR–6/16/2014)

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Today: 1) With the World Cup in full throttle, McKinsey & Co. reviewed the five metrics that sponsors should track behind their sports activity. 2) The first ARF Erwin Ephron Demystification Award winner, Bill Harvey, looks back at his relationship with Ephron and Ephron’s long-standing impact on media research.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Apple’s iWatch to detect pending heart attack? RFL debuts pharma/healthcare/biotech/medical device MR VIDEO report; Bill Harvey discusses media MR ROI (RBDR–2/19/2014)

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Today: 1) There are reports that iWatch, a new Apple smart watch, will be able to warn wearers of an impending heart attack. 2) RFL Communications has launched Pharma Market Research VIDEO Report, the first weekly MR news video for pharmaceuticals, health care, biotech and medical devices. View the introductory video for yourself at: http://youtu.be/gHWBhfM5rzY 3) Bill Harvey discusses return on investment for media research, its present acceptance and short-term prognosis for substantial media buy-in.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

“Jelly” crowdsourcing for mobile users’ “search” queries; Bill Harvey discusses media research ROI (RBDR–1/09/2014)

Today: 1) Crowdsourcing may gain some credibility from the launch by a Twitter co-founder, Biz Stone of Jelly, a free downloadable app that will enable mobile phone users to gain answers to their questions from their social media networks, including Twitter and Facebook. It is supposed to divert from Internet searches. 2) Bill Harvey, one of media research’s most innovative, ingenious minds for over two decades, explains to Bob Lederer both sides of the issue of implementing and relying on ROI in media research buys.

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• Research Business Report (technological and methodological changes that economically and constructively impact MR)
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• Pharma Market Research Report (the World’s Only Publication that exclusively covers the interests, challenges, opportunities, etc. of MR professionals inside pharmaceutical, health care, biotech and medical device companies)

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

1990s’ media research giant, Erwin Ephron, died Sunday at 79; Stanford University researchers warn smartphone makers about “accelerometer” privacy flaw

Today: 1) One of the giants of 1990s media research, Erwin Ephron, died on Sunday at the age of 79. 2) Stanford University researchers studied smartphone “accelerometers” for potential privacy problems they may cause their owners from advertisers who want to target them

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