MR pro study & perceptions. ESOMAR MR Effectiveness. Larry Newman passes. (RBDR 03.23.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) MarketResearchCareers.com’s 20th annual market research professionals study details what MR clients think of their top suppliers. Ratings are provided for five distinct considerations.

2) ESOMAR’s 6th annual Market Research Effectiveness competition is underway. Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be delivered at the ESOMAR Annual Congress in New Orleans this September.

3) Larry Newman, a chief architect of Newman-Stein and Newman.Stein.Friedman, has died.

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U.S. Media MR weak from lack of accreditation. What IBM Watson must do. (RBDR 2.09.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) The U.S. media research measurement landscape is in shambles, according to expert Tony Jarvis, because its providers are unable to earn nationwide accreditation for their properties.

2) What IBM needs to do — in five steps — to build the prominence and dominance in artificial intelligence that it seeks through IBM Watson and cloud computing.

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MRx salaries. Insertable video q’s. Nielsen Twitter ratings add Facebook. (RBDR 01.21.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) RBDR reviews the client and vendor salary results from Burtch Works’ Marketing Research Professionals study.

2) Voxpopme revolutionizes the field of open-ended questions with an app that allows insertion of this capability into standard surveys.

3) Nielsen is building upon its Twitter TV Ratings, which will shortly include Facebook and Instagram social media data.

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Nielsen ditches paper diaries. EU data protection laws. Palantir adds $880 mil. (RBDR 01.06.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) At year-end 2015, Nielsen eliminated its paper diaries for demographic data collection in America’s top 31 TV markets.

2) The European Union hopes to approve new data protections laws this month that, if approved, would go into effect in early 2018.

3) In what might represent the single largest fundraiser by a research organization, Palantir is $880 million richer and is now valued at $2 billion.

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Gian Fulgoni on Black Friday. Client of Year Award. Nielsen CEO Talks currency. (RBDR 12.14.2015)

Today on RBDR:

1) What does the 2015 evolution of Black Friday (a drop in sales) and Cyber Monday (a notable increase in sales) mean to researchers? comScore Chairman Emeritus Gian Fulgoni tells RBDR viewers.

2) Based on a Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience recommendation, RFL’s Client of the Year in the Digital Day in the Life category is Yahoo!’s David Iudica.

3) Nielsen CEO Mitch Barns tells Wall Street analysts that a change in marketing currency is on the way, but he remained cryptic about what form that new currency might take and when it may take hold.

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