RFL & RBDR MR Exec of the Yr, Client MRer of Yr & Story of the Year (RBDR 1.4.2016)

Happy New Year, RBDR is back! Today, RBDR and parent company RFL Communications:

1) announce a new annual award, the Larry Gold Research Story of the Year,

2) name the 2015 Market Research Story of the Year,

3) name the 2015 Client Market Research Executive of the Year.

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Larry Gold honored posthumously. More Mervin Field details. Digital Mktg ROI (RBDR 6.15.2015)

Today on RBDR: 1) Former Inside Research editor and longtime professional market researcher Larry Gold will posthumously receive a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Market Research Council. 2) The New York Times’ obituary for Mervin Field is well worth reading and we have a link to it for you. 3) Marketing Evolution’s Rex Briggs explains why digital marketing ROI is difficult but eminently measurable.

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PepsiCo trashcan PowerPoint. CA polling legend Mervin Field dies. (RBDR 6.10.2015)

Today: 1) PepsiCo Insights has given up on PowerPoint–here’s a quick glance at what replaced it. 2) Mervin Field, a respected California pollster since 1947, died at age 94 on Monday.

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