Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

MRII names Reg Baker; Angus Reid: 3rd polling transformation (RBDR–7/14/2014)

Sponsored by Nuance, offering multi-language verbatim coding services to help companies quantify the meaning of open-ended answers. Nuance, a Decision Analyst company.

To find out more about Nuance: http://www.nuancecoding.com

Today: 1) TNS’ annual Connected Life Study shows that evening TV viewing is heavily complemented by simultaneous digital activity. 2) MRII finds its man to replace Don Marek as Executive Director. 3) Angus Reid discusses the third major transformation in polling since the 1960s that is about to take place, elimination of the random sample.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

iModerate’s qual tracking; Big Data: $30B market; Google Glass’ software enabler (RBDR—6/19/2014)

Sponsored by Nuance, offering multi-language verbatim coding services to help companies quantify the meaning of open-ended answers. Nuance, a Decision Analyst company.

To find out more about Nuance: http://www.nuancecoding.com

Today:

1) iModerate introduces another new workable MR tool, a qualitative tracking technique featuring text analytic software. 2) Google Executive Chairman says 2014 will herald the new era of Big Data and machine intelligence. 3) The software provider that equips the biggest market research companies that want to empower Google Glass to become a MR force speaks to RBDR.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Facebook personal ad data options; Customer sat ≈ customer spending (RBDR–6/18/2014)

Sponsored by Nuance, offering multi-language verbatim coding services to help companies quantify the meaning of open-ended answers. Nuance, a Decision Analyst company.

To find out more about Nuance: http://www.nuancecoding.com

Today: 1) Facebook has decided to provide its users with two new personal data options related to its serving of advertising. 2) An MIT Sloan Management Review says the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty is statistically significant but not as manageable as businesses might believe.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

“Educating MRer of Future” symposium; What’s holding back MR 3.0 (RBDR–5/22/2014)

Sponsored by Nuance, offering multi-language verbatim coding services to help companies quantify the meaning of open-ended answers. Nuance, a Decision Analyst company.

To find out more about Nuance: http://www.nuancecoding.com

Today: 1) Details about the “Educating the Market Researcher of the Future Symposium” held at Michigan State University this week, attended by RBDR producer Bob Lederer. 2) Interesting detail about what is holding Market Research 3.0 back, from Mtekventures.com partner Mark Sherrington.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

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

Sponsored by Nuance, offering multi-language verbatim coding services to help companies quantify the meaning of open-ended answers. Nuance, a Decision Analyst company.

To find out more about Nuance: http://www.nuancecoding.com

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.