Forrester advice. WOM bests social. Facebook content public. (RBDR 3.12.2015)

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Today on RBDR: 1) Forrester Research VP Carl Doty advises companies to forego creation of Chief Data Officer or Chief Digital Officer positions. They are a distraction for what actually needs to happen inside the typical corporation. 2) Think social media is the most powerful influence on television viewing? Think again, says a University of Rochester Simon Business School study. It’s actually word of mouth. 3) Facebook is joining Twitter in making available information about what its members are talking about to marketers. 4) Candice Bennett is the latest researcher to enter the political arena.

Impact on MR interests from GOP Senate. Biz finding social media use. (RBDR 11.4.2014)

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On today’s RBDR: 1) On Election Day in the U.S., MRA’s Howard Fienberg speculates about what Republican control of the U.S. Senate and House could lead to with respect to research’s legislative interests. (Link: http://www.marketingresearch.org/news/2014/10/27/election-2014-and-mr-what-the-results-may-bring-for-the-survey-opinion-and-marketing)
2) Former WMMB Director of MR Margaret Welke died last week. 3) A Harris Poll for Hootsuite’s Social Business Benchmark reports remarkably high percentages for corporations and what social media can do for them.

Mktg MUST CHANGE its media ways; U.S. MR recovery continues (RBDR 7/29/2014)

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Today on RBDR: 1) The world’s oldest research agency has changed its name. 2) MRA’s latest Research Industry Index shows continuing progress in the U.S. market research industry’s recovery from the Great Recession. 3) Northwestern Professor Emeritus Don Schultz blogs about how badly marketers need to finally cut the cord from their ways of the past.

60%+ opt-in to be location tracked; Penetrating “Upset Customer” Infographic (RBDR–6/11/14)

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Today: 1) AMA announces its 2014 Parlin MR award winner and MRA bestows its Impact Award. 2) Individuals may prize their privacy but a study shows over 60% are opting-in to allow an app to locate them. 3) Vision Critical President & Chief Product Officer Andrew Reid presents an Infographic that details why companies can not afford unhappy customers. See it for yourself at entrepreneur.com/article/234603

Gartner tells tech: focus on Silver Surfers; Amy Shields on MRA Code (RBDR–11/04/13)

Today: 1) Gartner Inc.’s new “maverick” research advises technology marketers to pay way more attention to “Silver Surfers,” middle and older-aged consumers. 2) MRA Director of Research Amy Shields explains aspects of the organization revised code of Market Researcher Conduct.

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