Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Instagram’s amazing engagement going away; static ads best flashy ads (RBDR–5/6/2014)

Tuesday May 6 on RBDR, sponsored by Toluna (http://www.toluna-group.com), bringing people and brands together to improve decision making via the world’s largest social voting community.

1) Forrester Research says its study shows Instagram’s amazing user engagement, but states that is about to be watered down based on what it has been told about Facebook plans. 2) Can you believe that static advertising outperforms flashy, animated advertising? See and hear what Sticky discovered on behalf of Adblock Plus that led to this conclusion.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

White House consumer privacy report; 3 unique mobile MR applications (RBDR–5/5/2014)

Monday May 5 on RBDR, sponsored by Toluna (http://www.toluna-group.com), bringing people and brands together to improve decision making via the world’s largest social voting community.

1) A long-anticipated White House report on data privacy protection contains six recommendations to protect U.S. and foreign individuals.

2) “4 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Mobile Research” actually contains three that you and we haven’t heard before, but it is till worth “Googling.”

3) If you have any doubts about marketing research as your current career choice, consider the case of Ford Motor Company’s new CEO, Mark Fields.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Google Glass’ privacy problem; Online community startup tips (RBDR–4/09/2014)

Sponsored by Socratic Technologies (http://www.sotech.com), whose proprietary tools and methodologies tackle marketing complexities so the you can make more confident business decisions.

Today: 1) Google has been roundly praised for its targeting release of Google Glass to many individuals for testing purposes. However, out of nowhere, a consumer concern over privacy has emerged. 2) Toluna VP Online Communities Julie Paul tells RBDR some basics of her research specialty, including startup costs, what to focus on and more.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Pollfish’s 30¢/survey mobile app offer; Efficient, centralized sample purchasing (RBDR–4/3/14)

Sponsored by Toluna (http://www.toluna-group.com), bringing people and brands together to improve decision making via the world’s largest social voting community.

Today: 1) Pollfish offers surveying to mobile apps, paying 30¢ per survey (which it says is more than can be made from a mobile ad) and offering 3 ways to opt out of receiving surveys. 2) A survey of the fastest growing companies show a marked decline in the percentage of them paying attention to customer complaints on Twitter. 3) Guess what job opportunity is on India’s top 5 list? Yep, you’re right. 4) Federated Sample introduces Fulcrum Bid Manager, a centralized facility that simplifies and makes more efficient sample buying and selling for MR buyers and, importantly all sample sellers.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

New era for online ad measurement is here; BrainJuicer’s Kearon speaks truth to power about MR versus management consulting: http://youtu.be/H0-OWJPPtLc

Sponsored by Toluna (http://www.toluna-group.com), bringing people and brands together to improve decision making via the world’s largest social voting community.

Today: 1) Twitter TV Measurement extends its coverage from the UK & Spain to the Nordics, Russia, part of Africa and SE Asia. 2) Media Research Council approves standards for online advertising viewable impression measurement. 3) John Kearon shares his wisdom about HOW market research can get a substantial piece of the research pie currently controlled by consultancies, which reap 10 times the revenue of market research in the U.S.