Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

“Brake” vs “Fuel” MR models; Consumer cos must have MR; Buck Weaver Award (RBDR–7/3/14)

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Today on RBDR: 1) Mondelez Director of Brand Strategy for the APAC region discusses the negative impact of “Break Research” and the positive contributions of “Fuel Research.” 2) Vision Critical EVP & MD for Asia Pacific, Peter Harris, emphasizes the role MR must play for companies that want to understand customers and their evolving demands. 3) The 2014 Buck Weaver Award, sponsored by General Motors Corp., was presented to Stanford Professor Emeritus & Optimal Strategix Group CRO Seenu Srinivasan.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

MR: be brand-focused despite shiny toys; Mkters pressured for data; China’s WeChat (RBDR–5/21/2014)

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Today: 1) Mondelez Asia Pacific Director of Brand Strategy Michael Chadwick believes market researchers are allowing their attraction to new market research technology bells and whistles to distract them from the tools’ brand-building capabilities. 2) An MIT Sloan Management Review survey shows 60% of business professionals are under management pressure to become for data driven, and just under 30% have gained access to more data in the last year. 3) In China, the WeChat mobile service is making great research strides.