Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Facial coding for qualitative; MIT profs: we’ve improved banner ad clickthroughs (RBDR–5/19/2014)

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Today: 1) What we recognize as traditional qualitative research gains an ability to read emotions through supplemental facial coding capabilities from Affectiva. 2) Banner ads are nowhere as exciting or effective today as they were in the Internet’s infancy. But two MIT professors have developed an algorithm that they say increases banner advertising clickthroughs by 83%.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Free NP trial essential; Survey argument at Apple-Samsung trial (RBDR–4/23/2014)

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Today: 1) The Tribe marketing agency finds consumers’ growing interest in “try-it-before-you-buy-it.” 2) Apple’s second trial alleging Samsung patent infringement was dominated late last week by arguments over the meaning of an Apple expert witness’ survey. 3) This summer will mark an important milestone for mobile viewership measurement as comScore and Nielsen compete with the first options.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Three professors endorse Conjoint Analysis for exit polling; Millward Brown & ZappiStore roll out 6-hour, DIY copy testing; 48% of U.S. population is “Always-On” (RBDR–3/3/2014)

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Today: 1) Professors from MIT, Stanford and Georgetown have authored a paper that endorses the use of conjoint analysis to bring important understanding to exit polling. 2) Millward Brown’s new DIY eStatic service allows users to conduct self-service print and advertising copy-testing in six hours. 3) Vivaldi Partners’ Always-On 2014 Digital Consumer Report says 48% of the U.S. population has at least 3 digital devices that they use from at least three different physical locations multiple times each day.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

MIT’s inFORM intro could be great MR tool; Using NodeXL for your social media MR (RBDR–11/20/2013)

Today on RBDR: 1) Three MIT researchers have created inFORM, a device that can physically render digital 3D content to people at remote locations. What a great potential research tool, even if it may be somewhat in our future. 2) Multivariate Solutions’ Michael Lieberman explains how he has applied NodeXL in his research work. (YOU WILL WANT TO EXPAND THE VIDEO TO FULL SCREEN TO SEE MICHAEL’S SUPPORTING GRAPHS.)

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Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Acxiom opens its personal data vault to individuals at Aboutthedata.com website (RBDR–9/9/13)

1) Acxiom Corp. rolls out Aboutthedata.com, a website enabling individuals to check out what the world’s most potent data collector knows about them. Check it out for yourself! 2) Professors from the London Business School and MIT Sloan School of Management study and discover the ineffectiveness of personalized advertising messaging.

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