A few of the Dialsmith team members were just out in Las Vegas for CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) and we wanted to share our highlights. (co-authored by guest blogger and networker-on-the-move, Leigh Ferreira) CES calls it the global stage for innovation on their website and while we don’t yet […]
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Cyber Week: How Retailers Use Behavioral Science (to Influence Your Spending Decisions)
Black Friday. Cyber Monday. That’s right, holiday shopping season is upon us. Retailers have one objective this cyber week—to get you to spend as much money in their retail/online stores as possible. To achieve this objective, retailers use behavioral science, or the study of human behavior, to influence your spending […]
What is Dial Testing? Redux (the video edition)
One of our most viewed blog posts in recent months is one that addresses a question we get a lot here at Dialsmith, namely, “What is Dial Testing?” In the post, I offer an official answer to the question but then delve into the “give it to me straight…” answer […]
Video: Improving Engagement in Online Research
With online research, participant engagement is critical. Conducing online market research offers many benefits but also a new set of challenges—participant engagement being a big one. If you’re thinking of ways to best test various forms of media (video and/or audio) online, check out this short video. It explains how […]
Video: Eliminating Recall Bias and Group Think in Focus Group Settings
In research, the devil is in the detail. Should you say “recycled” or “upcycled?” “Domestic economy” or “US economy?” This is why your research group needs to be clear of false influencers: recall bias and group think. Dial testing is one of the market research industry’s most reliable methods for […]
Talking Audience Polling and Dial Testing with Realscreen West Content Director Barry Walsh
Most market researchers associate dial testing with focus groups, numbering typically 8-25 participants. However, Dialsmith has executed audience polling to much larger audiences. We have put dials in the hands of hundreds of attendees at large conference venues such as TED and the Banff Media Festival. Just recently, the […]
Dialsmith presents the Perception Analyzer to University of Oregon graduate class
Recently, Dialsmith had the pleasure of presenting the Perception Analyzer to the Practical & Applied Research Methods class in the Strategic Communication program at the University of Oregon. Instructor and Senior Experience Program Manager, Josh Netzer, brought us in to expose his class to real-world applications of a well-known research […]
