Bob Lederer RBDR

Twitter adds video uploading. Instagram makes the case for daily use. (RBDR 06.23.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) Twitter announces that its users may now load a tweet with a video, limited to 140-seconds in length. This could bring substantial added value to tweets used by researchers.

2) Instagram makes the case for its daily use of its now 500 million total users. Each day, 300 million users go to Instagram to put it to use.

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Microsoft buys LinkedIn. Nielsen Neuroscience adds Video Ad Explorer. (RBDR 06.15.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) Microsoft has purchased the social media network for professionals, LinkedIn, for $26.2 billion. What social media deal could come next?

2) Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience introduces Video Ad Explorer, which is said to provide advertisers with a new research tool from which to develop more powerful and effective advertising.

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Twitter tells gov’ts ‘no’ to Dataminr. 5 market adaptability tips. (RBDR 05.11.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) Twitter announces that it will not allow government agencies to use Dataminr, a privately-owned social media data analytics platform that it has a 5% stake in.

2) With the path that customers take in a state of constant change, Scott McFarland suggests five steps that marketers should follow to be effective against your prospects being bombarded with so many different types of marketing.

RBDR is sponsored by Q-Oasis, a self-service marketing research solution for professionals. Q-Oasis is the only platform that delivers industrial-strength, easy-to-use, unrestricted survey building blocks for free and is powered by 22-year industry expert Socratic Technologies. Visit their website for more information.

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Japan: Twitter’s new key market. B2B Satisfaction Survey Success. RBDR Correction. (RBDR 04.25.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) Japan is a particularly key market in Twitter’s plan to expand its data licensing revenues.

2) B2B Customer Satisfaction surveys contain four key success components, three of which senior executives believe are most important to them.

3) Correction about our story detailing the acquisition of J.D. Power from last week.

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Twitter data licensing revenue increases. Annie Pettit on mobile survey creation. (RBDR 04.20.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) Twitter’s data licensing revenues are growing faster than almost anything else in the company.

2) Annie Pettit is right about survey creation, arguing that devising surveys for mobile first can solve multiple research problems.

RBDR is sponsored by KL Communications, which asks, “Is your online community feeling stale?” That research field has been with us for 15 years, but no matter how long you have been conducting online communities KL Communications has the means to freshen up and improve yours. Check out its Co-Creation capabilities.

And, consider today’s advice from KL Communications President Kevin Lonnie:

With increasing pressure to demonstrate ROI out of the research function, customer co-creation provides an opportunity to boost the odds of a successful product introduction.

Find some low hanging fruit, where nothing has worked particularly well in a long while, but also be very selective and wait for the perfect opportunity. Aim for the fences, but protect yourself by keeping expectations low.

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