Archive: polling

Eight in 10 Consumers Believe All Countries Must Come Together to Combat Climate Change

Focus on APAC

Eight in 10 Consumers Believe All Countries Must Come Together to Combat Climate Change

A report exploring the opinions of global consumers on climate change, and the actions they want governments and businesses to take in response to thi...

James Burge

James Burge

Managing Director Asia Pacific at Dynata

Interview with John Dick, Founder and CEO of CivicScience

CEO Series

Interview with John Dick, Founder and CEO of CivicScience

Early stages of a new marketing ecosystem powered by personal data.

Leonard Murphy

Leonard Murphy

Chief Advisor for Insights and Development at Greenbook

The Troubling Legacy of the 2020 Election Polls

Brand Strategy

The Troubling Legacy of the 2020 Election Polls

Why did the U.S. election pollsters get it wrong again? Can political polling learn from the past?

Terry G.

Terry G.

Partners at Customer Experience Partners, LLC.

Can Political Polls Really Be Trusted?

Can Political Polls Really Be Trusted?

When political polls fail to predict the exact outcome of an election, maybe they’re not wrong…maybe we are.

Ron Sellers

Ron Sellers

How Better Research Methods Can Improve The Accuracy Of Political Polls

Research Technology (ResTech)

How Better Research Methods Can Improve The Accuracy Of Political Polls

It’s time to ditch the phone survey.

Art Padilla

Art Padilla

Director of Panels at ThinkNow

Challenges in The Polling Industry & What’s Next

Research Methodologies

Challenges in The Polling Industry & What’s Next

Dr. Harry Wilson details what to expect next in the polling industry.

Helene Fleischer

Helene Fleischer

Content Marketing Manager at Voxco Survey Software

The Prediction – How Nate Silver Does It

Research Methodologies

The Prediction – How Nate Silver Does It

How to use Nate Silver’s probabilistic model for predicting elections.

Michael Lieberman

Michael Lieberman

Founder & President at Multivariate Solutions

The Solution for Polling Accuracy: Less Logic, More Xenophobia!

Research Methodologies

The Solution for Polling Accuracy: Less Logic, More Xenophobia!

The recent US election landed a crushing blow to the research industry’s credibility. So what’s to be done?

Nick Drew

Nick Drew

Polling Misses: Predicting the 2016 Election

Brand Strategy

Polling Misses: Predicting the 2016 Election

The polling misses leading up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

LF

Larry Friedman,

Senior Advisor, Larry Friedman Market Research Advisory Services, LLC and at eteran executive in the brand research and PR / communications area

A Debrief on “Predicting Election 2016”: What Worked and What Didn’t

Brand Strategy

A Debrief on “Predicting Election 2016”: What Worked and What Didn’t

Tony Jarvis reviews the seminal ARF/GreenBook Sponsored Forum on the implications of the learnings from the election polling for research.

Tony Jarvis

Tony Jarvis

Technology Is Not The Answer To Better Insights!

Insights Industry News

Technology Is Not The Answer To Better Insights!

Instead of moving towards passive/reactive listening options, let’s pivot towards a proactive relationship with the public.

Kevin Lonnie

Kevin Lonnie

Founder & CEO at KL Communications Inc

Predicting Election 2016: What Worked, What Didn’t and the Implications for MR

Predicting Election 2016: What Worked, What Didn’t and the Implications for MR

GreenBook and the ARF discuss the ramifications of this election.

Leonard Murphy

Leonard Murphy

Chief Advisor for Insights and Development at Greenbook

Insights Industry News

What’s Really Wrong With Polling?

Whatever your politics, we think you’ll agree that Tuesday’s election results were stunning. What can we learn from that?

Tom H.C.

Tom H.C.

Insights Industry News

Who Are You Voting Against?

Text Analytics Shows Dislike May Decide Presidential Election. So, who do voters dislike the least?

Tom H.C.

Tom H.C.

A 2016 Election Prediction: The Rise and Fall of Donald Trump

A 2016 Election Prediction: The Rise and Fall of Donald Trump

Donald Trump was a classic challenger brand. We love a challenger brand story. But, we usually remember the challenger brands that make it.

Tom Ewing

Tom Ewing

System 1 Politics: Spotlight on Hillary

System 1 Politics: Spotlight on Hillary

With three weeks to go, BrainJuicer is calling the presidential election – in favor of Hillary Clinton.

Tom Ewing

Tom Ewing

When it Comes to Political Research, the Answers Aren’t Always in the Data Book

Research Methodologies

When it Comes to Political Research, the Answers Aren’t Always in the Data Book

In the political arena, it’s just as important to know how strongly voters feel about a message, how it truly impacts them, and what feelings it evoke...

Adam Rossow

Adam Rossow

Marketing Consultant at Benenson Strategy Group

Can Behavioral Science Predict Election Outcomes? We’re About To Find Out

Research Methodologies

Can Behavioral Science Predict Election Outcomes? We’re About To Find Out

The 2016 election is unique in many ways and many folks far smarter than I have struggled to get a handle on it via traditional polling.

Tom Ewing

Tom Ewing

Bias in Primary Elections and its Applicability in New Product Research

Research Methodologies

Bias in Primary Elections and its Applicability in New Product Research

Could there be situations in which some purposely predisposed informational bias is beneficial?

Westley Ritz

Westley Ritz

Pew Research Gets On The Right Side Of History

Pew Research Gets On The Right Side Of History

Pew Research Center announced this week it is upping its sample to 75% mobile. It’s time for commercial research to adapt as well.

Dana Stanley

Dana Stanley

Chief Revenue Officer at Greenbook

61 More Predictions for 2016 by Research Industry Thought Leaders

61 More Predictions for 2016 by Research Industry Thought Leaders

Last week we posted Part 1 of our annual predictions by industry thought leaders. Today we bring you Part 2, with another 61 predictions.

Leonard Murphy

Leonard Murphy

Chief Advisor for Insights and Development at Greenbook

Crowdfunding A Mayoralty Poll in Winnipeg: The Future of Polling?

Probe Research recently launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise money to cover costs of a poll for public consumption.

Paul Long

Paul Long

The Quantity of Presidential Polls and the Quality of Marketing Research

Data Quality, Privacy, and Ethics

The Quantity of Presidential Polls and the Quality of Marketing Research

This post provides a primer on presidential polls to explain what is happening, addressing questions such as “Why are there so many polls?”

Dr. Bruce

Dr. Bruce

Leading Expert On Marketing / Research & Strategy at MMR Strategy Group

Generally Specific

Why do so many organizations ask broadly general questions and then try to turn them into specifics? As researchers, aren’t we better than that?

Ron Sellers

Ron Sellers

Weekly Wrap-up – How We Saw Things in July of 2010

Weekly Wrap-up – How We Saw Things in July of 2010

Articles on the world of polling; a charge of fraudulent data; and how smart companies are starting to use Twitter and other social media to solve pro...

Leonard Murphy

Leonard Murphy

Chief Advisor for Insights and Development at Greenbook