I’d like to share with you something that really gets to the heart of PortMA’s methodology when tasked with the challenge of measuring experiential marketing. There is a core...
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Interview with Andy Plax (S1-E004-E005)
I recently had a chance to speak with Andy Plax. Andy is a partner at Network Ninja and has been there for 20 years. Network Ninja has a tool...
Sample Size Is Important
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...
How Event Marketing Data Collection Efforts Can Make or Break Your Study
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...
How Consumer Survey Data Can Help Inform Sampling Strategy To Improve Program Impact
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...
How to Eliminate Interviewer Bias
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...
Can Social Media be a Tangible Tool for Market Research?
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...
Mean, Median, and Mode: Are they Actionable in Research?
The combination of brand marketing and research is a good spot to land for someone who is driven by a need to understand the intricacies of human behavior and...
Why You Should Add a PortMA Analyst to Your Team
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...
Granularity in Benchmarks for Event Marketing
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...