The concept of “gamification” and “market research” has been slowly gaining traction for several years. So: what is the leading example of successful gamification in market research? Continue reading »

At Insight Innovation eXchange, we (literally) set the stage for connections that help mash ideas, people, and technology together, knowing that those interactions will help bring about the next rEvolution in marketing insights. Continue reading »

Last week’s Sentiment Analysis Symposium packed an astonishing amount of high quality content from top flight presenters into a single day. Continue reading »

There were a few things that surprised me at ESOMAR Congress and that I think, when taken together, will be looked back on as pivotal moments in the future course of the market research industry. Continue reading »

There’s more to social than just data. Social involves a mindset that prizes openness and collaboration and a method that stresses agility, capabilities that allow individuals to work quickly, on the go, on the cloud. These aspects of social are transforming market research. Continue reading »

Google Consumer Surveys is just one little brick in the wall of Google’s march towards becoming the world’s go-to company for all things analytic and intelligence. So, why are we acting so surprised? Continue reading »

These are the Top 50 firms submitted by GRIT respondents as the most innovative in the industry. The goal of this avenue of inquiry is to glean insight on the drivers of perception around what makes a firm innovative in order to understand how MR firms are capitalizing on the idea of “innovation” to grow their businesses. We believe that this list, developed by our peers within the industry, is a true measure of how successfully these companies are leveraging this brand attribute. Continue reading »

Yesterday DIY was a pejorative term used to denote some type of substandard process for non-professional market researchers who dare to play within our demesne. Today, with the news that the 800 lb Gorilla in the space (pun intended) SurveyMoneky is acquiring MarketTools the whole concept just gained legitimacy. Continue reading »

Rather than grow larger and larger panels with dozens of profiling questions repeated over and over, perhaps we should find new ways of identifying qualified participants. With some very basic filtering and analysis of my customer database, for example, I can reach response rates in excess of 30%. By targeting followers of relevant brands on Twitter, I can do the same in those cases where I need to reach outside my CRM system. Continue reading »

An article in the July 2011 issue of Research Live got me thinking about how much industry structures in MR could change in the coming years. Continue reading »