Cable, Bundled Contracts, and Linear TV are Ripe for Disruption

The Mindspot Research theme for the month of June is disruption. To disrupt is aptly a transitive verb defined as to break apart; to throw into disorder. And we believe…

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The David Bowie Innovation Process

We Can Learn a lot about Developing an Innovation Process from David Bowie. I’m not kidding. An unlikely place I found a way to re-invent my innovation process was reviewing…

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Customer Loyalty is the New Innovation

I’m not going to tell you a story about an experience that I had as a customer recently that WOW’d me. We all know that WOW experience-the WOW Factor– the…

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Whole Food for thought –know your corporate and personal values

When I write a new blog it is usually about business, marketing research, or something I found particularly cool. It could be the latest and greatest technology, or even the…

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Social Media Strategy for the 21st Century

I watched “Interview with a Vampire” recently, and I admit I have watched it more than twice. I read the book by Anne Rice when I was in college and…

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Audience Reach and Advertising: Are You Being Targeted?

Have you ever wondered how TV shows are measured, who is being counted, who is being reached, and why on earth your favorite show got canceled? If you have ever…

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Word Obsession Leads to Linguistics Research Fascination

I have recently become fascinated by linguistics research and certainly it is an outcome of my obsession with new words. There is a direct correlation as it is a scientific…

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Survey Design – Asking the Right Questions

Carefully considering the questions used in a questionnaire is one of the most important ways to get quality answers. Regardless of the type of marketing research, you are conducting, whether…

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Survey Design and Tips on How to Ask a Good Question

But (there is always a but), the survey has to be executed and analyzed correctly in order to be of measurable value to you or to your clients. Without measurement…

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Email Saturation is Bringing Classic Marketing Back

Our society is on electronic communication overload and email saturation is bringing back snail mail as an effective marketing channel. According to a recent survey by Microsoft, Americans have three…

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