Engagement is situational; Can you target TOO strongly? (RBDR–4/29/2014)

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Today on RBDR: 1) Engagement is on every digital marketers’ mind, and two new studies shed light on the best social media platforms that achieve it. 2) Can a marketers target too strongly, Yes, says a study conducted by researchers at Dartmouth, the Wharton School at the University of PA and New York University–and they explain how and why it can occur.

GM recovering w/consumers? TiVo: impressive timeshifted viewing (RBDR–4/28/2014)

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Today on RBDR: 1) YouGov claims that General Motors has turned the corner in getting past continuing consumer concerns with its “Switchgate” controversy, but social media consultant Candida McCollam reaches an opposite conclusion from her examination of social media. 2) TiVo Research’s examination of viewing of the top network television programs four to seven days after their live presentation shows additional viewing that adds up to $88 million in uncompensated watching. 3) The proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger has a media data component that has not been publicly considered, but media research guru BillHarvey shares it with RBDR.

Media MR News from ARF ReThink with Bill Harvey (RBDR–3/27/2014)

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Today: Bob Lederer gets an insider’s media research news update at ARF’s Annual Conference from the esteemed Bill Harvey. Subjects include neuroscience’s major jump into prominence thanks to an endorsement from ARF, introduction of new CBS TV network research and the cross-platform link between TiVo and Symphony Advanced Media.

CEOs & CMOs share onus of making Big Data work (RBDR–3/19/2014)

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Today: 1) Bob Lederer reviews IBM’s new Big Data study has several positive and some other negative aspects. He also analyzes the underlying ramifications of the study results, noting why CEOs and CMOs share the onus of finding the Big Data solution for their enterprise. 2) What’s the financial impact of significant use of online customer data? A UK study reveals that number. 3) Bill Harvey discusses how far neuroscience can take a researcher with unconscious decision making, and how traditional tools can help fill the remaining information void.