In part two of this five-part series, we talked about the idea of reach in event-based marketing measurement. We reported on standard benchmarks for average samples her hour. We...
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Monitoring Data Collection for Accuracy
Arguably, the most important aspect of my job is monitoring data collection. How much data you finally collect can make or break a project. Early on, I made a...
Recap Reporting, Brand Strategy, and Event Marketing Measurement (Part 2 of 5)
Welcome to the second in our five-part series about Recap Reporting, Brand Strategy, and Event Marketing Measurement. In our first article, we discussed reaching the right consumer, changing their purchase behavior,...
Case Study: Household Fixtures Tour
When a national household fixtures company wants to introduce a new product line to consumers and builders alike, they have a number of barriers to overcome. Awareness can be...
A New Look at Customer Retention
Consumer packaged goods are interesting, specifically because they have such low customer retention rates. With virtually no cost or other apparent downside to changing brands, people have little reluctance...
The Importance of Data Consistency
Consistency is a key component of any successful endeavor. Data consistency is especially important in administering experiential marketing. Questions must be presented with grammatic precision. Additionally, demographics must be...
Year-To-Year Impact Paints a Bigger Picture
This week we presented a recap report to our client measuring the impact of a mobile tour for an organization. The research strategy was modeled after the previous year...
Message to Market Match in Product Sampling
We presented the findings from a 17-week, 22-market sampling program today. The brand reached over 100,000 consumers over the course of 17 weeks with a message focused on new...
Measuring Program Success With Benchmarks
When I was recapping a short-term experiential marketing program, I decided to add more substance to the impact variables by comparing them across industries. It sounds like this would...
Delivering Value in a Program Recap
Reporting on programs already in progress is pretty cut and dried. We know their goals, demographic targets, etc. and it is our job as market researchers to monitor their...