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The Market Research Middlemen

How to Add Value: Provide Insight and Understanding In a provocative new book entitled What Would Google Do? author Jeff Jarvis claims that “Middlemen Are Doomed” because the Internet has made information so easy, accessible, and cheap.  He argues that the Internet links buyers and sellers directly, and it allows buyers to get information and…

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The Walmart “Poll” of Chicago Residents

Mistakes to Avoid when Conducting a Public Relations Survey Surveys and polls can be powerful tools to understand what people are thinking and doing, and they can provide good data for public relations efforts and community outreach.  Unfortunately they can also be gimmicks, which erodes trust in polling and in the organizations sponsoring them.

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