3 Must-Haves for Online TV & Film Testing For decades, in-person dial testing has been a media researcher’s mainstay for evaluating movies, trailers, television programming and on-air talent. But, with the recent pivot to online research, do researchers have to ditch their go-to methods? Spring is the season of decisions: […]
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Dial Testing Messaging to Break Through COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
With demand for the COVID-19 vaccine leveling off in some states, vaccine hesitancy is a very hot topic right now. At Lillian Labs, with the help of our sister company Dialsmith, I recently conducted a few studies looking into how to message to those who are still hesitant or opposed […]
Online Trial Research: Why Privacy and Security Can’t Be an Afterthought
How to Ensure Project Security for Online Litigation Research One thing that’s clear from our work with jury research consultants over the years: Privacy and confidentiality for their studies is paramount. We do our fair share of litigation research at Dialsmith. Historically, it’s been in-person, but recently, more and more, […]
Why Online Qualitative Research Is So Important Right Now
Why Online Qualitative Research Is So Important Right Now Online qualitative methods are being adopted across the globe: everything from product development to messaging, virtual focus groups and online dial testing. There are effective ways to accomplish what you traditionally have done in-person(eg: projective exercises). A little ingenuity and […]
Our New Online Qual Team is Bucking Convention
Start an Online Qual Business DURING a Pandemic!? Well, as our Gina Derickson says, “why now; why not?” In this short conversation, our founder David and VP of Research Gina discuss starting a new qualitative business during challenging times and where the heck the name Lillian Labs came from. Check […]
Your Memory Stinks: HOW FLAWED RECALL & MEMORY BIAS POLLUTE MARKET RESEARCH AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT
PART I | WHO ARE WE AND WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? Recall and memory. Tricky things. Especially for market researchers. The market research industry has traditionally relied upon recall- and memory-based methods for gathering feedback and insights. But there’s a ton of evidence out there that calls into question […]
Dialsmith Discoveries | What’s America’s Favorite Thanksgiving Pie?
Pie and Thanksgiving… they go together like, well… like apple and pie. And this time of year, especially here in the States, there’s a whole lot of attention being paid to both–I mean c’mon, we’re talking about two huge slices of Americana here. So, while we here at Dialsmith, […]
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE (#PSL for short)
PUMPKIN SPICE – BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT Bagels, cookies, vodka, and even humus. Love it or hate it (is there an in-between?), you can’t escape it: Fall means pumpkin spice everything. Everybody is getting on the pumpkin spice bandwagon. Thank you, Starbucks. So, how does this obsession happen? It’s […]
CNN Dial Tests the First Presidential Debate
Dial testing makes another showing on the campaign trail. If you’ve been living under a rock for the last 24 hours, you may not know that last night’s debate was one for the record books. As has been tradition for years, CNN used dial testing during last night’s debate. They […]
Back-To-School Messaging: How Parents Feel About Conditions For Returning to School
Back-To-School Messaging is a Mixed Bag for These Parents As part of the ongoing “Back-to-Normal Barometer” tracking study, we crafted and dial tested back-to-school messaging to gauge how parents would react. We tested the video below featuring someone playing the role of a school superintendent communicating a message about students […]
