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Asking consumers to participate in a short set of questions after an amazing event can be a downer sometimes. Why can’t we just have a great time with our...

We have been monitoring data collection efforts for an experiential program that has spanned the course of about six months. This program is activating across more than a dozen...

We are currently working on a nationwide sampling program that focuses on different liquors. Our recent round of reporting focused on one brand. We looked for differences in consumer...

Summary: How might one prevent interviewer bias? Regardless of the type of interview, the interviewer can create a situation where the respondent replies in a manner that reflects what...

We are witnessing an increasing impact of political beliefs affecting consumer behaviors. Of course, boycotts of brands aren’t new, but the speed at which they can occur is. If...

As you probably know, I’m not a math-oriented person by nature. I came to research through an innate curiosity about people and what makes them tick. The combination of...

There are a lot of great tools available to the event marketer when trying to integrate touch-points and gather data. I was recently reading about Splash which looks like...

Benchmarks are a valuable asset for assessing the performance of a program.  At PortMA, we have an internal database which we use when benchmarking data for clients.  It allows...

The only thing worse than no data at all is bad or “unclean” data. At PortMA, we take the integrity of our data very seriously. If you are unsure...

We were tasked with measuring the value of a large scale experiential marketing program in the spirits industry, which we continue to work on to this date. The program...