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Apr
27
Research needs a seat at the social media table
In: innovation, listening, research transformation, social media
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The Research profession has perennially sought a “seat at the table”. Last Tuesday, I had a seat at a (different kind of) table. I was part of a keynote morning panel on innovation at Ad:Tech in San Francisco. I was the only researcher there, sitting next to some pretty impressive people…the CEO and founder of [...]
Mar
27
All of a sudden it hit me. The 80/20 rule flipped on its ear! What I’m referring to is that something like 80% of resources in the market research function goes towards “quantifying the expected”. Falling into that category would be metrics like market share tracking, surveys that have predetermined lists of [...]
Mar
24
Monday at the ARF, a rather remarkable grouping of industry leaders brainstormed about a new set of principles for how to innovate.
The main purpose of the meeting was the on-going research transformation initiative at the ARF and participants included research/consumer insights leaders from CBS, J&J, Levi Strauss, Unilever, the former head of research at Zenith [...]
Mar
20
struggling with social media? Go native!
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If you’re struggling with a social media strategy, you’re not alone! There are a number of reasons why social media is so hard to master.
1—Your brand needs to be welcomed by people and you need to welcome them onto your management team. Many social media initiatives by major manufacturers are met by skepticism and annoyance [...]