Multi-Mode Surveys and the Paradox of Choice

At the 2013 AAPOR conference, researchers from Westat and the IRS reported on the effect of offering multiple survey modes on response rates. The research was implemented with the IRS Individual Taxpayer Burden survey, which measures the amount of time and money spent...

Benchmarking Emotional Reactions to Concept Tests

Yesterday, Josh Kamowitz and Brent Snider of BrainJuicer presented a webinar, “Love at First Test: Why Feelings Matter When Optimizing Concepts.” Traditionally, concept tests have focused on measuring consumers’ rational reactions to product concepts. First, a concept...

Rapping about Google Consumer Surveys

Terry Heaton, president at Reinvent21, recently interviewed me by email for his article, “Are We Giving Google Too Much Information?”. I thought I would re-run the interview here, since he included my punch line without the set up. 🙂 Interview Q: Are these...

Grid-Cheating Panelists on Trial

As part of the CASRO webinar series, a few weeks ago Pete Cape, global knowledge director of SSI, discussed his research into respondents’ use of grids. It began with a mystery posed by the 2009 paper, “Beyond ‘Trapping’ the Undesirable Panelist: Use of Red Herrings...

Are We Giving Google Too Much Information?

For all its wonder, the Web can be a dangerous place. While certain groups complain about certain content, the real danger is always found in that which is not seen, hidden in plain sight within the language that builds that which we can see. Google is the absolute...