Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Using publicly available information sources, IARP aims to detect disease outbreaks early; Community colleges to boost med device training; wearable med devices have questionable health benefits; Dick Vanderveer notes two leading MR issues; Cutting Edge “Big Data” study (PMRVR 2/24/14)

PMR VIDEO Report is sponsored by M/A/R/C Research (http://www.marcresearch.com), which says “strong brands start with strong research.”

1) The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to use publicly available data to predict disease outbreaks early enough that administrators can take action to limit its spread. 2) The U.S. Labor Department is helping community colleges create curriculum and training programs to prepare individuals to work in medical device manufacturing and operations. 3) 90 million wearable devices will be shipped this year; medical, wellness and sports & activity devices will be the bulk of those. What’s the evidence that the health of users of these devices will benefit? 4) Dick Vanderveer has launched and sold three successful pharma MR companies. He suggests two significant changes that PMRVR and other media should be paying special attention to. 5) Cutting Edge Information’s new Cutting Edge Information report on Big Data says more than half of the Top 10 pharmaceutical companies have dedicated teams in place to explore and implement Big Data potential.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

New Intel processor faster, more robust, boosting MR capabilities; India TV ratings go dark–may stay so for foreseeable future; Canada makes $4m investment in poultry research; Confirmit MyMobile cops Customer of Year Award; Yahoo & Carnegie Mellon collaborate on smartphone development (RBDR–2/20/2014)

Today: 1) Intel introduces its newest, fastest, most robust data processor, which will expand research’s data handling–including volumes–capabilities and speed. 2) India’s TV and readership ratings go dark as the current TAM group (Kantar and Nielsen) seek to reverse new media research ownership guidelines. 3) Canada’s Agricultural Minister invests $4 million with Canadian Poultry Research Council to firm up the agribusiness sector. 4) Confirmit’s MYMobile app wins the TMC Customer 2014 of the Year Award. 5) Yahoo! Labs and Carnegie Mellon University researchers will collaborate in the next five years on smartphone app development and algorithms that can predict human behavior.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Google three medical field threats; Cegedim Strategy importing LPD to U.S.; Canada’s drug removal problem; Big Pharma injecting brand personality to Rxs; Apple hires sleep expert to work on iWatch team (PMRVR–2/17/1014)

PMR VIDEO Report presents market research news, insights and commentary for the pharmaceutical, health care, biotech and medical device industries.

Today: 1) Motley Fool’s Leo Sun explains three serious threats that Google could inflict on the medical field. 2) Cegedim Strategy Group is importing its Longitudinal Patient Data into the U.S. to fill a number of research study needs. 3) Canada is taking three years to remove certified dangerous drugs from store shelves, according to York University Professor Joel Lexchin. 4) Big Pharma has learned about Brand Personality marketing from consumer goods companies and is injecting it into its own marketing. 5) Apple hires an acknowledged sleep expert, it is said to bolster its iWatch team.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Apple’s iWatch to detect pending heart attack? RFL debuts pharma/healthcare/biotech/medical device MR VIDEO report; Bill Harvey discusses media MR ROI (RBDR–2/19/2014)

Sponsored by Nuance (http://www.decisionanalyst.com), offering multi-language verbatim coding services to help companies quantify the meaning of open-ended answers. Nuance, a Decision Analyst Company.

Today: 1) There are reports that iWatch, a new Apple smart watch, will be able to warn wearers of an impending heart attack. 2) RFL Communications has launched Pharma Market Research VIDEO Report, the first weekly MR news video for pharmaceuticals, health care, biotech and medical devices. View the introductory video for yourself at: http://youtu.be/gHWBhfM5rzY 3) Bill Harvey discusses return on investment for media research, its present acceptance and short-term prognosis for substantial media buy-in.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Decipher’s new white paper re-establishes mobile trends and insights; Clarifying capability differences between brand panels & online communities (RBDR–2/18/2014)

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

Today: 1) Decipher’s latest mobile research white paper shows strengthening of existing mobile trends and the need to accommodate mobile survey screen sizing.
The link to the Decipher white paper: https://www.decipherinc.com/n/uploads/images/pages/Decipher_Mobile_Research_White_Paper_Update.pdf
2) Dub’s Kerry Hecht points out a problem she has discovered: some clients are confused about the difference between what a branded panel can do versus an online brand community.