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A research panel consists of a group of people selected to take part in your study. Typically, panel groups represent a sample of your target population. Panel research studies are...

A few summers ago, the PortMA team measured a mobile tour promoting dog treats. Oftentimes, we talk about target consumers in terms of a demographic profile. However, the goal...

I recently spoke with an executive team at an event marketing agency about how to measure events. We’re preparing for a conference at which PortMA was hired to provide a workshop...

This year I have had a couple of clients implement dashboards into their programs. Dashboards are amazing! They can be expensive, but when you think about the time they...

I recently came across the following quote by Aristotle and I was struck by the timelessness of his wisdom.  “First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an...

We’re in the midst of recapping a national event marketing campaign for a spirits brand. The measurement strategy is fairly standard: increase brand awareness, reach the target consumer, generate...

Recently, we wrote a recap report at the mid-point of a program. One of the things we noticed was that the survey responses were significantly disproportionate to the engagements...

I recently reviewed two recap reports in two very different industries. Each had a quality versus quantity issue related to event marketing. And this painted a rich story of...

We’ve had the pleasure of working on several well-executed, high-impact sampling programs for a couple of national food brands (if I were allowed to name drop, I bet you...

Panel research is a wonderful asset to event marketing. It can give you a baseline for your research, or help you to establish what aspects of a project you...