Month: March 2020

Ep. 302 – Michele Ronsen on how the key to Asking Better Questions is Tied to Developing Better Listening Skills and What you can do About it

My guest today is Michele Ronsen, principal and founder of Curiosity Tank.  Founded in 2010, Curiosity Tank is a design research and strategy firm that identifies customer insights and put them into action by digging into your problem space and charting a path forward. Prior to founding Curiosity Tank, Michele worked for top design firms…

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Issue 6 – Happy MRx Podcast Newsletter

My hope for you all is happiness, growth, and success.  I’ve been a husband (granted to a few different wonderful ladies), dad, and business operator for 20 years. Here are some practical points from successfully weathering tough times…twice.  Dot-Com On April 1, 2000, I left a well-paying job to start an online survey platform with…

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Zoë Dowling, SVP of Research at FocusVision on Elements of a Good Participant Question

My guest today is Zoë Dowling, SVP of Research at FocusVision. Founded in 1990, FocusVision offers a technology suite that enables both qualitative and quantitative research.  Prior to joining FocusVision, Zoe served as an executive at Kantar and the US Census Beuro. Additionally, she was an Associate Lecturer at the University of Surrey. Find Zoë…

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Harry Brignull, Head of UX Innovation at Smart Pension on Elements of a Good Participant Question

My guest today is Harry Brignull, Head of UX Innovation at Smart Pension.  Find Harry Online: Web: https://www.brignull.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrybrignull  Twitter: https://twitter.com/harrybr   Find Jamin Online: Email: jamin@happymr.com  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jaminbrazil Twitter: www.twitter.com/jaminbrazil  Find Us Online:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/happymrxp  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/happymarketresearch  Facebook: www.facebook.com/happymrxp  Website: www.happymr.com  Music: “Clap Along” by Auditionauti: https://audionautix.com This Episode’s Sponsor:  This episode is brought…

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Issue 5 – Happy MRx Podcast Newsletter

Last week I had the honor to give the keynote at the Insights Association’s combined chapter event in Las Vegas. My longtime friend, Ellen Pieper the Chief Client Officer at Research Results, gave me a pretty tall order: State of the industry Biggest challenges facing researchers Highlight trends in marketing research Practical tactics to growth…

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Josh LaMar, Co-Founder of Authentique UX on Elements of a Good Participant Question

My guest today is Josh LaMar, Principal Researcher and Co-Founder at Authentique UX. Find Josh Online: Email: josh@authentiqueux.com  Web: http://www.authentiqueux.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshlamar/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authentiqueux/  Find Jamin Online: Email: jamin@happymr.com  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jaminbrazil Twitter: www.twitter.com/jaminbrazil  Find Us Online:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/happymrxp  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/happymarketresearch  Facebook: www.facebook.com/happymrxp  Website: www.happymr.com  Music: “Clap Along” by Auditionauti: https://audionautix.com This Episode’s Sponsor:  This episode…

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Maru/Blue Launches a Panel Management Research Tool

Maru/Blue, a premium data services firm, launches Maru/Blue Forums, a value-driven panel management research tool powered by Maru’s proprietary technology, Maru/HUB. This gives clients the option to either manage and execute community research themselves or have assistance from Maru/Blue’s insights team. In today’s mergers and acquisitions, Clarivate Analytics, an insights and analytics company, completes its…

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