We recently conducted a pilot study for a national program involving 12 brands. We worked with one of those brands for our pilot phase, to determine the data collection...
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How Data Trends Uncover New Insights
Since 2012, we have been measuring the impact of a long-term experiential marketing program for a brand of pasta and sauce. In the summer of 2013, we discovered a...
Measuring a Sales Funnel
We are currently in the process of launching a program for a Mobile Tour we have been working with for four years. In the past, the goal of the...
Ways to Streamline Data Collection Training
Training is an interesting challenge. In an ideal world, I would get twenty minutes with each person to explain how our data collection process works and what they should...
Recap Reporting, Brand Strategy, and Event Marketing Measurement (Part 5 of 5)
In the first four parts of this five-part series we talked about measuring event marketing, capturing the reach of your events, understanding event marketing impact, and event marketing ROI....
Recap Reporting, Brand Strategy, and Event Marketing Measurement (Part 4 of 5)
In this five-part series, we discussed the overall measurement strategy we recommend when you’re challenged with how to measure event marketing. It starts with getting a clear understanding of...
Recap Reporting, Brand Strategy, and Event Marketing Measurement (Part 3 of 5)
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...
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...