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Brands Banking on Experiential Marketing in the Q4 Holiday Season

Brands Banking on Experiential Marketing in the Q4 Holiday Season

Posted on November 14, 2018

Alibaba, an online retailer out of China, reported $25 BILLION in sales in one day on November 11, 2018. Deloitte reports online shopping is expected to grow 20% this holiday season accounting for more than 55% of all purchases. One […]

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Tim Horton’s in-home coffee offering proves successful after a superior experiential marketing campaign

Tim Horton’s in-home coffee offering proves successful after a superior experiential marketing campaign

Posted on November 7, 2018

Assuming you even watch TV now that Netflix has taken over, do you remember seeing this Tim Horton’s ad on TV? For more than 25 years, consumers have enjoyed brew-at-home, single-cup devices like Keurig, Nespresso, and Tassimo. And, over the […]

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Ugly Innovations Turned Pretty: Smart glasses that will finally intrigue researchers

Ugly Innovations Turned Pretty: Smart glasses that will finally intrigue researchers

Posted on October 31, 2018

Remember these? Google Glass. The most amazing, smartest glasses ever made. Touted as a hands-free device for hands-free workers, they’re the ugliest pair of glasses you’ll ever own. Unless, of course, you’re wearing a pair held together with electrical tape. […]

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Tim Horton’s and Hockey: Staying true to your brand’s mission

Tim Horton’s and Hockey: Staying true to your brand’s mission

Posted on October 24, 2018

If you’re Canadian, you don’t just know the Tim Hortons brand, you feel it in your bones. It’s a brand that’s about more than just coffee and donuts. Just hearing the words instantly brings images of Oh Canada and hockey […]

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Momentum Builds For The Canadian Research Insights Council, The New Industry Association For Market And Survey Research Agencies

Momentum Builds For The Canadian Research Insights Council, The New Industry Association For Market And Survey Research Agencies

Posted on October 16, 2018

TORONTO, October 15, 2018—Momentum continues to build for the Canadian Research Insights Council (“CRIC”), the new industry association established to represent market and survey research agencies and industry partners. Since its inaugural meeting on August 30, members of the Interim […]

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WIRe is coming to Canada! (See you in Toronto!)

WIRe is coming to Canada! (See you in Toronto!)

Posted on October 15, 2018

For nearly twelve years, we’ve watched Women in Research hold mixers, run movie screenings, and host fabulous speakers in places like Austin, Mexico City, Paris, and Sydney. We’ve watched as researchers around the world, men and women, old and young, […]

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An ounce of fatigue prevention is worth a pound of data quality

An ounce of fatigue prevention is worth a pound of data quality

Posted on October 12, 2018

Survey fatigue has been a hot topic ever since panel companies solved the problem of putting surveys online (CanView has been doing online research for more than two decades and offline research for nearly four decades!). It became really easy, […]

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Five Guys Mystery Shops Every Location Twice Per Week. Why don’t you?

Five Guys Mystery Shops Every Location Twice Per Week. Why don’t you?

Posted on September 19, 2018

Up until recently, Five Guys, a popular burger store with more than 1500 locations, conducted ZERO advertising and marketing campaigns. They value the customer experience so highly that they send mystery shoppers to every location twice a week. That’s a […]

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Research and Analytics Dashboards: Creating quality visualizations

Research and Analytics Dashboards: Creating quality visualizations

Posted on September 12, 2018

In a previous post, Research and Analytics Dashboards: From idea to design, we talked about the key components for planning a research data dashboard including knowing your audience, focusing on key metrics, and organizing the components into meaningful stories. In […]

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Establishment of a New Industry Association for Research Agencies

Establishment of a New Industry Association for Research Agencies

Posted on September 10, 2018

—Joint Statement by the Heads of Canada’s Largest Market and Survey Research Firms— TORONTO, August 31, 2018—On August 30, the CEOs of some of Canada’s largest market and survey research firms held the inaugural meeting of a new industry association […]

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