Archive: elections

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

Insights Industry News

Bias and the Election: What No One is Talking About

Bias impacts ALL of us, not just voters and consumers, but also pollsters, researchers, and decision makers.

Katja Cahoon

Katja Cahoon

Managing Founder at Beacon Insight Group

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

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

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

Brand Strategy

Trust, Joy, Sadness and Fear: Primary Election Emotions in 2016

Analyzing the tweets of the main political players in the run up to 3 significant primaries.

Andrew Jeavons

Andrew Jeavons

Director Analytics at Signoi

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

Insights Industry News

Jeffrey Henning’s #MRX Top 10 – Gritty Hindsight, Branded Foresight

Of the 21,897 unique links shared on #MRX last week, here are 10 of the most retweeted…

Leonard Murphy

Leonard Murphy

Chief Advisor for Insights and Development at Greenbook

CEO Series

Why ESOMAR Council Elections Matter To Everyone Involved In Market Research

Elections for the ESOMAR Council are being held now. Here is a rundown of everybody that is running for positions on the Council.

Leonard Murphy

Leonard Murphy

Chief Advisor for Insights and Development at Greenbook

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