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TAM merges with BARC in India. Unilever Foundry adds Crowdsourcing. (RBDR 9.1.2015)

Today on the Research Business DAILY Report:

1) TAM Media Research gets its foot back into India’s TV ratings business by merging with BARC, the nation’s current TV ratings provider.

2) Unilever expands the scope of its Foundry innovation collaboration program with expansion into Crowdsourcing.

3) The Next Generation Market Research group is accepting nominations for 3 different awards until Labor Day, September 7.

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Unilever’s SharkTank MR: having 2x the Impact @ 1/2 the Time & Cost (RBDR 8.6.2015)

Today: Unilever SVP Marketing & Strategic Insights Stan Sthanunathan discusses the company’s “SharkTank” program that is funneling brand new research tools and techniques into the corporation for testing and scaling up.

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Big Sofa. UCLA student MR controversy, AMS founder steps down. (RBDR 6.3.2015)

Today on RBDR: 1) Big Sofa is a video research aid for client research departments and research agencies 2) UCLA graduate student Michael LaCour’s research about acceptance of same sex marriages was controversial enough, then word leaked that the project was built on big research. 3) Applied Marketing Science President and founder Bob Klein is retiring after 26 years.

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Kraft’s center-aisle initiatives. Unilever’s Sthanunathan on MR now & future. (RBDR 4.7.2015)

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Today on RBDR: 1) Kraft reveals some of the things it is doing to the center aisles of retails outlets in order to juice up its marketing and sales. 2) Unilever SVP & CMI Stan Sthanunathan talks to Bob Lederer about current and future research tools and his special relationship with Unilever CMO Keith Weed.

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Larry Gold dies. Bill Harvey shares his ARF ’15 ReThink highlights. (RBDR 3 18 2015)

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Today on RBDR: 1) Larry Gold, for 25 years the Editor or Co-Editor of Inside Research, died last Friday. He was believed to be 80 years old. 2) Bill Harvey tells Bob Lederer which presentations at the ARF 2015 ReThink Conference made the most meaningful impressions on him.