Several weeks ago I finally decided to do the software upgrade to the new Mac OS 10.6 Lion operating system. As many would know, this update was the first to be delivered via a download only through the Mac App store, instead of the traditional shrink wrapped DVD we have become accustomed to. I had [...]
Great post from The Market Research Bulletin about online panels: Online Panels Don’t Have To Be an 800-Pound Gorilla Online panels have long been an effective tool in a researcher’s tool belt. Going by names such as AdvisoryPanel or Panel of Experts, online panels provide clients with a wealth of knowledge and insight that can directly influence [...]
Great post from Robert Bain over at Research Live about the profile or Market Research in the general public and amongst clients. Link to original article- http://www.research-live.com/features/raising-researchs-profile-%E2%80%93%C2%A0whos-right-for-the-job?/4004329.article Trust and respect from the public are vital to the market research business. Should research associations be doing more to improve the industry’s image? Or should agencies just [...]
Excellent article following on from my previous post. Respondents are customers Definitely worth a read for anyone in the online research field.
This article on Research Live by Roger Sant, VP at Martiz Research, is an excellent example an organisation realising the value of respondents and treating the more like customers. Definitely worth a ready, and good to see more organisations taking this stance in the industry. Link to Article- http://www.research-live.com/comment/lets-let-respondents-decide-what-matters/4003484.article
Great video from the Vision Critical blog about respondent engagement in survey and how survey usability plays an important role.
Peter Harris, MD of Vision Critical in Australia (and on Twitter @peteraharris), wrote an excellent blog post that summarises the issues with research and how we can learn from of all people ‘Vanilla Ice’. His blog post- Stop, collaborate and LISTEN, focuses on the issues with research and those that do and do not use [...]
Not exactly article from just this week, but definitely some here that are worth a read: Knowledge Management and Social Business Transformation. Guest post by Jenni Beattie from Digital Democracy over on Market Magazine. The fundamentals haven’t changed just the tools and technologies! Post by David Wesson over at his personal blog Digital Culture. Video [...]
For those that have not seen it yet, the image below is an excellent visual representation of social networks and micro communities. It is a perfect example of just how many sites, platforms, ecosystems, etc.. are out there, and need to be utilised by organisations in a constantly shifting landscape. For more info on the [...]
This is something that all of us have know for some time, but until recently very few companies have been doing. Have a read of the blog post over at the Vovici blog called Closing the Feedback Loop: Sharing Results with Online Community Members & Respondents.
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