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How Do You Calculate Feasibility?By: Terence McCarron Recently, a podcast interviewer (an MRX outsider) told me that the content coming from our industry screams “FEAR”. I found this interesting, but also concerning. It does feel like there’s a trust bubble that burst lately, doesn’t it? ...
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Recommendations from a Fraudster: Part 2The Tracker Loophole By: Rich Ratcliff, CTrO “Old Tracker Links Are the Gift That Keeps on Giving.” ~Every Fraudster Here’s a fresh recommendation that came out of a recent Whitehat conversation. It's one you can act on right now, without...
CEO Monthly Reflection
CEO Reflection September 2025: The End of Empathy in MRX?By: Terence McCarron, CEO & Founder Throughout the 2020s, a huge buzzword in MRX has been "Empathy". It has actually become a rallying cry for how to discuss what our industry delivers. It really does seem to add value everywhere in...
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Product Corner: Data Cleaning Gets an UpgradeIn OpinionRoute’s 12 years of building a better way to work for MRAs, our key to success is attention to the details that demand effort and energy for our clients. We focus on the way things get done in the...
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TSA and Timelines: The Art of Operational SurvivalBy: Kayla Cousineau Airports are fascinating places to observe human behavior. I was recently traveling solo and couldn’t help but notice - and empathize with - all the parents navigating the chaos of air travel with young children. I was...
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A Call for Data-Driven AccountabilityBy: Danielle Chinitz The Market Research Industry's Quality Crisis: A Call for Data-Driven Accountability The market research industry faces a profound contradiction that threatens its credibility and effectiveness. While researchers universally acknowledge quality as their top priority, the systems...
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Recommendations from a FraudsterBy: Rich Ratcliff, CTrO Teaser: Fraudsters know exactly where your weak spots are. In this series, I’ll show you what they look for — and what you can do about it. About the Series Recommendations from a Fraudster is a...
CEO Monthly Reflection
CEO Reflection July 2025: Warning Shots Fired for MRAsBy: Terence McCarron CEO Reflection July 2025: Warning Shots Fired for Market Research Agencies Ever hear of Andreessen Horowitz (A16z)? They are a massive Venture Capital firm with an estimated $45bn in assets under management. In the last month, they...
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Are LLMs the New Napster?By Terence McCarron In 1999, a couple of teenagers launched a service called Napster where people could share .mp3 (music) files between their computers and a friend’s for free. After Napster launched, millions of consumers, basically overnight, stopped buying CDs...