At the ARF, a panel of scientists and buyers unanimously agreed that, with proper procedures, quota samples from double opt-in online research panels can produce reliable and consistent data, which make them a valid choice for tracking research and concept testing.
Nov
4
Online research…going forward
In: data quality, research
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Oct
23
When Stan Stanunathan, global insights leader at Coca-Cola says, “Data quality doesn’t matter”, what he means is “data quality is not enough”. He advises that we researchers must not have an eternal debate about data quality. We must move on to insights that “inspire the marketer”. This is a great wakeup call to researchers that data quality is a means to an end.
Oct
19
Make people curious about your brand
In: branding
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In a world of the long-tail of choices that are sometimes not very functionally different, use curiosity as a way of getting people to think about your brand. Being interesting might be a new way of being better.
Sep
30
The ARF launches a “Quality Enhancement Process” (QeP) that is intended to have research buyers and sellers work collaboratively and transparently towards a common goal—to once again be able to take data quality for granted so we can focus energies on key marketing issues.