TRC Research is hosting their annual Frontiers of Research conference May 8th, in NYC. The conference will cover the full spectrum of buzz-worthy topics with speakers from four Ivy League schools, and presentations that range from poker to motion picture box office, this should be an informative and enjoyable day. Continue reading »

People have a life outside of sitting on their computers / iPads / iPhones and taking online surveys. I really feel that the industry is losing sight of this, maybe because there is no telephone or face-to-face contact with the respondent. Maybe because we as an online panel industry refer to our people as “assets”, “sources”, “panelists”, “traffic”, but whatever the reason I’m calling on us as an industry to re-focus. Continue reading »

Most market researchers give little to no thought to their reliance on recall. They fail to challenge themselves to better understand respondents, and in so doing they fail their clients and themselves. Continue reading »

Another session by session summary of MRMW Europe by Dana Stanley. If you couldn’t be there, this is almost the next best thing! Continue reading »

A summary of all of the sessions from Day 2 of MRMW Europe by Adam Warner of RW Connect. Continue reading »

Client-side researchers sometimes feel that they are constantly being asked to justify the value of research insights. A frequent challenge from management is how can we measure the value of insights and what specific decisions have been driven by research. To ensure insights are linked to strategy and decision making it is also essential for the client-side researcher to integrate Action Planning into the market research process. Continue reading »

It’s finally here! Along with many others, I’ve been looking forward to the Market Research in the Mobile World conference in Amsterdam all year. The world is changing fast, folks. Things that were unthinkable very recently are now possible, sometimes even routine. MRMW is the conference where the cutting edge is explored and we learn how to leverage these changes to create real impact via the research process. Here is a synopsis of all of the sessions from Day 1. Continue reading »

Welcome to the blog of Merlien and Greenbook’s conference Market Research in the Mobile World here in Amsterdam. Continue reading »

Monica Wood (J&J Diabetes Care) recently moderated a terrific panel discussion with three corporate research leaders –Jack Lee of Estee Lauder; Jim Nyce of Sun Products (formerly head of insights for Kraft); and Trish Rainone of Chase. What were the key takeaways? Continue reading »

Of the 1,500 links shared on the Twitter #MRX community in the past two weeks, here are the top 10 most retweeted. Continue reading »