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Welcome back to Season 6 of Intellicast! We’ve got a news-filled episode for you this week so buckle-up! Brian Lamar and Producer Brian are sharing the latest market research updates and breaking news for the second week in a row!

The guys kick-off the episode with a conference overview, including those that EMI will be attending. The MRX conference season starts in just a few weeks, so it’s a good idea to have a grasp on what’s happening and when. They also give a quick ESOMAR election update as this story continues to unfold.

To start the news segment of this episode, Brian and Brian touch on Momentive’s report of an 8% revenue increase for the full year of 2022 and their restructuring plan that will eliminate 11% of their workforce. In a similar vein, they later discuss Big Village, formerly Engine Group, and how they have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Big Village also announced that they have secured a purchaser for their agency, Insights and Balihoo businesses, to the Refuel Agency.

Stepping into a few more positive news stories, the Brians get to discuss some new brand names and identities! They talk about Simon Kucher’s new brand identity based around “unlocking better growth,” Ipsos’s acquisition of Xperiti, News Corp Australia’s launch of The Growth D_Stillery, and McKinsey’s acquisition of Iguazio. You can already guess that this leads Brian Lamar down a rabbit hole of brand name jokes and a celebration of our first underscore in a brand name!

This news episode is short and sweet, with all the news stories you can’t miss!

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Welcome back to Season 6 of Intellicast! In this episode of Intellicast, Brian and Brian are joined by Dennis Devlin and Jeff Jones to discuss their new book, Three Wise Monkeys: How a Culture of Clarity Creates Transformative Success.

Before the guys jump into the interview, they talk about the Greenbook Future List that was released earlier that day. Producer Brian was named to the list! The guys also talk about the upcoming conferences as well.

Then we jump to the interview. The guys start by asking Dennis and Jeff about their careers and how they got into marketing and market research. Both Dennis and Jeff have interesting backgrounds that give them unique perspectives of research. They share these perspectives in their books which they started during the pandemic. (Hey, some of us got addicted to marble racing during that time and others wrote a book.) 

In the second segment of the episode, Dennis and Jeff share their definition of the Clarity Cultural Cycle. Jeff has a great metaphor for this cycle and how it’s similar to a marriage. The foundation of this cycle is the importance of curiosity and insights to a successful business. This book is for marketers, researchers, business owners, and anyone who wants to understand the true value of insights.

To wrap up the episode, Jeff and Dennis share a real case study with Dollar Shave Club, the benefits DSC found when utilizing the Clarity Cultural Study, and how companies can go about starting this process. (Hint: it’s a cycle, so you can start anytime!)

If you’re anything like us, and want to get your hands on this book ASAP, you can find it here.

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Welcome back to Season 6 of Intellicast. We promise not to keep you over an hour this episode! Brian Lamar and Producer Brian are breaking down the latest market research news and sharing some updates ranging from football to flatscreens.

The episode kicks-off with an overview of the upcoming conference season. You can catch Brian Lamar and Bonnie the Bulldog at several different conferences in the next few months!

The guys then share an update on the ESOMAR election scandal. Ray Poynter posted on LinkedIn that ESOMAR was taken to court in the Netherlands over its treatment of the CEO/Director General and lost the case, reinstating the CEO/DG from the start of January. Unlike what many others (and ourselves) were hoping, this situation will probably not be going away anytime soon.

The next news story is that Pollfish has launched a new AI-enabled survey creation tool that claims to generate a ‘professional-grade’ survey questionnaire based on a single sentence in under 30 seconds. While this can’t replace a great questionnaire writer, it might save them some time.

At this point, the guys might need to introduce a “Howard’s Legislative Update” segment. Brian and Brian discuss a new bill introduced in Oregon that would require some insights companies, specifically sample providers, to register as “data brokers” with the state. Intellicast is also officially petitioning to bring Howard to Hilton Head for the Insights Association Annual Conference.

In the final segment, the Brians talk about InnovateMR’s acquisition of Ivy Exec. They also look at a report in the UK that found that marketing budgets have grown but spend in research has declined; this may be mirrored in the US market. They wrap it up with Savanta’s acquisition of Infosurv, the Georgia-based full-service MR firm.

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Welcome back to Season 6 of Intellicast! You’ve made it to the second episode! Brian Lamar and Producer Brian are joined by EMI’s one and only Mary Draper to discuss some of the latest market research news and our anticipated trends for the industry in 2023.

The episode kicks-off with about five minutes of football chat as Mary is a huge (albeit occasionally grumpy) Bengals fan and some conference chat as conference season is upon us!

Then, the guys and Mary jump into some industry news with the announcement that Screen Engine has acquired Coherency, a brand insights and strategy company. They follow this by touching on The Market Research Institute International’s (MRII) naming of Paul Hunter as its 2023 president. Brian Lamar will also be joining the board!

In the next segment, Mary and the Brians discuss some staffing news in the MRX industry. KS&R has promoted three of their long term employees to Directors. They also Nielsen who, following its restructuring into three global units, has announced that it will reducing its headcount to its numbers in early 2022.

In the final news segment, the crew analyzes the FTC’s proposed rule that would ban non-competes for workers, stating that non-compete agreements on workers constitute an unfair method of competition and therefore violate Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act because they restrict freedom of job change.

The episode rounds out with a discussion on the future of market research and some of the trends we anticipate this year including continued consolidation, new legislation, and more. You can read more of our predictions here.

This is a great episode that will have you asking lots of questions like, where is our industry headed? Do the Bengals need a villain story? Should all market researchers get Dutton Ranch brands? Tune in to hear more.

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Welcome to season six of Intellicast! Brian Lamar and Producer Brian are back from their time off and ready to get back at it.

Kicking off the episode, they guys talk about Damar Hamlin and the situation that has not only been the talk of the sports world, but of the entire country. Producer Brian talks about how it hits close to home for him in regard to his Dad.

They continue catching up, discussing how their holidays were, the recent insights takeover of EMI’s social media channels, and more.

After what was probably too much non-market research talk, the guys dive into some market research news, with the latest in the ESOMAR election controversy leading it off. They discuss the ruling from an Amsterdam court that found the ESOMAR election misconduct allegations against its former CEO Dr. Parves Khan have “no support in the facts whatsoever.” They then talk about what the next steps could be in this situation.

Next, Brian and Producer Brian dig into RAIDAR, the new Real-time Analytics, Insights, and Data Activity Ranking launched by the folks at MRWeb. They discuss how it has been positioned with its launch and give some speculation on where it might go and how it may be viewed by the industry in the future.

The guys then give some congratulations to Beth Finn for being promoted to the Chief Client Officer at Directions Research.

In the next story, the guys talk about the news that Congress has instructed the US Census Bureau to provide more transparency on its Ask US Panel project, a story, and project that they had discussed at various times last year. 

In the second to last segment of today’s episode, Brian Lamar spends some time discussing some of the latest legislative changes that have been proposed or going on that Howard Feinberg provided details on. He talks about the new sales tax in Kentucky that may impact market research buyers. They guys then talk about some of the recent laws that have been discussed that touch on how research subjects should be classified, and their impact on the industry.

In the final segment, they guys touch on some of the pros and cons of ChatGPT in the market research industry. They talk about the ways they have played with it and the value they see in it, but also its limitations and some areas of concern. One of the largest areas of concern is around how it might be used by fraudsters to answer open-end questions in surveys, and how (if possible) we as an industry can weed them out from answers from real respondents.

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We’re back with Part 2 of the Best of Intellicast Season 5 series! It’s hard to believe this is the last episode of Season 5! In this episode, Brian Lamar and Producer Brian revisit interviews with Howard Feinberg of the Insights Association and Tim Cornelius of P3 Technology and QuestionPro.

[12:50-45:00] Howard is the market research industry’s lobbyist in Washington DC. His interview starts with some insights into what a lobbyist does and what his days are like. He discusses data privacy legislation and gives advice to market researchers on what they should be doing to stay compliant with various laws. He also shares from an article he published on the use of non-competes in the MRX industry.

[45:03-1:19:40] Our interview with Tim focuses on the inclusivity and accessibility of market research, particularly for people with disabilities. Tim discusses his background in research and shares the “Ah-Ha” moment that sparked his passion about this topic. He talks about why it is so important for businesses and researchers to make their studies inclusive and accessible to everyone.

Part 2 of the Best of Intellicast Season 5 series is full of great interviews on important industry topics you won’t want to miss!

Thanks for listening and supporting us for 5 whole years of Intellicast!

EMI’s annual report on the sample industry, The Sample Landscape, is now available! Get your copy here: https://emi-rs.com/the-sample-landscape/

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Happy Holidays!

Brian Lamar and Producer Brian are taking some time off, but you won’t have to miss them too much because we’re back with another year of “Best of” episodes for you! In each episode, Brian and Brian will revisit some of our favorite interviews from the past year. Let’s get right into it!

In Part 1 of our Best of Intellicast Season 5 episodes, we’re revisiting interviews with Craig Alter of Bon Secours Mercy Health and Brooke Reavey of Dominican University.

[2:05-38:45] Craig’s interview kicks-off with some insight into his background as a 20-year veteran of client-side market research. He discusses all of the challenges he has faced as a client-side market researcher including being in small departments, selling the benefits of market research to the leaders of his organization, and more. He also tells us about the specifics of working in healthcare research and how storytelling helped him determine the “so what?” for his organization.

[38:50-1:23:45] In Brooke’s interview, we hear about her career starting as an intern, travelling the world, and eventually getting her Ph.D. Brooke talks about the history of marketing in a fascinating way that tells us a lot about our future. She also discusses some potential issues the market research industry might face with the democratization of data and DIY tools.

Thanks for listening to Part 1 of our Best of Season 5 series! Stay tuned for Part 2 next week!

EMI’s annual report on the sample industry, The Sample Landscape, is now available! Get your copy here: https://emi-rs.com/the-sample-landscape/

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Welcome back to Intellicast! On today’s episode, we are joined by Colson Steber of Communications for Research and Ag Access for what we are calling the closing out of the trilogy with him.

If you have listened to our past interviews with Colson, you know we talked to him at the start of COVID, then again in 2021, and now today’s conversation really brings us full circle on the journey he and his business have been on for the last few years.

We start out by getting an update from Colson on how business has been going, specifically the Ag Access brand he launched in late 2020. He gives us the exciting news of the growth they are experiencing with the new brand and how it has helped him grow his business.

This leads to a discussion around trends in market research where Brian Lamar and Colson talk about the research firms becoming more specialized rather than generalists. 

In the second half of the interview, we switch gears a bit. Brian talks with Colson about his LinkedIn and his approach to personal development. It is an enlightening conversation!

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You can connect with Colson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colsonsteber/

You can learn more about Ag Access here: https://ag-access.com/

EMI’s annual report on the sample industry, The Sample Landscape, is now available! Get your copy here: https://emi-rs.com/the-sample-landscape/

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Welcome back to Intellicast! We’re excited (and a little sad) to share a market research scandal with our listeners along with the latest industry news. But - when there is a scandal, you can bet it will be uncovered on Intellicast!

The guys waste no time getting into ESOMAR’s announcement late last week that they uncovered “serious misconduct” in their recent council elections. The results of the election have been invalidated and a new election will be held. The CEO is stepping down and two others have been removed from their positions. The past interim CEO will return to the role in the meantime. This segment is also interrupted by breaking news from Kristin Luck to ensure we provide a fair update. They will be having an extraordinary general meeting in the next two weeks.

The next segment touches on Toluna’s acquisition of qualitative technology firm Further which encourages the trend of a hybrid qual/quant methodology. They also touch on Jibunu’s addition of a survey text editor tool to its DIY tool (and a great acronym.) We also see more money invested in insights as Alida has secured a $60M syndicated credit facility.

In the final story of the episode, Brian Lamar and Producer Brian discuss the Insight’s Association’s petition that the Department of Labor clarify market research participants as independent contractors in response to the proposed new Fair Labor Standards. The new rules could mistakenly categorize research participants as employees of research companies. The guys also give a shoutout to Howard Feinberg, market research’s advocate on Capitol Hill.

Thanks for listening! Send us suggestions for new intro music and stay tuned as we wrap up Season 5!

EMI’s annual report on the sample industry, The Sample Landscape, is now available! Get your copy here: https://emi-rs.com/the-sample-landscape/

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Welcome back to Intellicast! In this episode, Brian Lamar and Producer Brian are joined by Lilah Raynor, CEO of Logica Research. Lilah shares some of her background, a sneak peek of the Future of Money report Logica produces, and more.

Lilah kicks off the interview by telling us about her experience and what led her to market research. Lilah has a background in academia and social psychology which eventually brought her to the financial services industry, which led to her starting Logica.

In the next segment of the interview, Lilah talks about the Future of Money report she and the team at Logica produces. The report started in 2017, but was expanded when they did extra waves during COVID to try and understand more than just how people’s spending was being affected, but also how they thought of money in general. It touches on everything from whether or not college is worth it to cryptocurrency. We’re even lucky enough to get a little spoiler of the upcoming report from Lilah.

Lilah is also part of the Insights Association IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) Council. She tells us about the IDEAtor fellowship, the annual IDEA Council event, the IDEA Toolkit, and her work on the research they are conducting to identify ways to have more inclusive demographic questions.

The interview wraps up with some advice for younger people in the industry and a shoutout to WIRe (Women in Research), an organization Lilah is passionate about.

Thanks for listening!

You can connect with Lilah on Linkedin.

Download the Future of Money highlights report here.

Learn more about Logica here.

EMI’s annual report on the sample industry, The Sample Landscape, is now available! Get your copy here: https://emi-rs.com/the-sample-landscape/

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Missed one of our webinars or want to get some of our whitepapers and reports? You can find it all on our Resources page on our website here.

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