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The Reason Why Businesses Aren’t Losing Billions on Fraudulent MR DataIn early May, an article circulated with a claim that was primed for the social media rounds. In short, it argued that businesses and investors are losing Billions to Fraudulent Market Research Data. But is that actually the case? If...
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Behind the Headline: Ghost Completes and Who They HurtOpinionRoute breaks down headlines from industry news that relate to online surveys, online sample, data quality and relevant topics through our lens into the ecosystem. Headline: “Forsta and Cint Link to Eliminate Ghost-Completes” Forsta recently pre-announced a “First of its...
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CEO Monthly Reflection June’23Last week, Greenbook hosted the IIEX Conference in Austin. I remember this conference well from a dozen years ago or so as it was dominated by all kinds of predictions surrounding Mobile. Back then, the presentations highlighted mobile applications, consumer...
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CEO Monthly Reflection April ’23Recently, the Greenbook Blog Industry Trends report came out and included a particular finding that will resonate with most Market Research/Insights Professionals. Here’s what it said under the heading of “A Day in the Life”: “Many assumed the promise of...
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“Device Fingerprinting” is Deadby Rich Ratcliff, Chief Product Officer Device Fingerprinting is an ineffective concept and latent terminology in 2023. Ok, there I said it, the approach that was created 12 years ago for the market research industry is latent, shocker right? Fraud...
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CEO Monthly Reflection March ’23Since 2020, the awareness of Fraud’s prevalence in Survey Research has exploded. This is highlighted by the announcement this month of a multi-association effort around helping Researchers & brands tackle this rising issue. While the awareness of the issue is...
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CEO Monthly Reflection Feb ’23Monthly Reflection Feb 2023 Over the last month, industry conversation was dominated by ChatGPT and the Generative AI evolution overall. The discussion shifted from awe around its rapid power into a fear of how this may permanently disrupt "knowledge" work....
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What is DIY Research? Part 1: If you’re not careful, it may lead to Bogus InsightsOne of the coolest elements of the Tech expansion in Market Research over the last decade has been how it dramatically increased accessibility to data collection and the industry overall. However, there’s been an underlying question that has been under-debated...
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Part 2: Survey Tools and how they cater to different buyersThis is the original category of “DIY Research” technology in online surveys. By now, this is a very mature market and is starting to see a variety of mergers and acquisitions. One of the ways these platforms differentiate is by...