Most people know that talking about themselves is not a good way to build relationships with others. Companies have learned a similar lesson – talking about product features resonates less with prospects than talking about benefits. The same seems to apply to political “selling” as well. (more…)
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Game Plan: Narrative versus Non-narrative in Super Bowl Advertising
G&R research shows that narrative advertising helps Super Bowl advertisers improve the return they earn on their multi-million dollars investment A recently published study by communications research firm G&R shows that Super Bowl advertising is more effective when it tells a story than when it presents information. At the broad level, there are two forms […]
Verba sunt potentes. G&R affiliate Princeton National Surveys introduces a new text analysis service
A new support service offered by G&R’s Princeton National Surveys specializes in the extraction of meaning and sentiment from unstructured textual data. The service uses human coders to provide nuanced interpretation of what people say about brands, companies, values and messages when they respond in polls, customer feedback, social media discussion and other streams of […]
G&R Opens fEMG Research Lab
G&R has recently opened a neuromarketing research lab focused on facial electromyography (“fEMG”) and its applications in evaluating emotional response to advertising, websites, and product design. The lab is located in Pennington, NJ, midway between New York and Philadelphia, and is designed to help companies learn about neuro-physiological measurement and the strengths of using fEMG, […]
G&R Game Changers: Social Media and Super Bowl Advertising
Social Media helps advertisers improve the return they earn on their multi-million dollars investments Social Media has changed the game for Super Bowl advertisers. A recent study by communications research firm, G&R, shows that social media enables advertisers to multiply the efficiency of their advertising investment by increasing the number of people who see the […]
G&R Introduces Mobile Tip-In
In-context, Full-audience, Pre-Test of Mobile Ads In today’s mobile marketplace, advertisers and agencies face the daunting challenge of using smaller ad formats to engage audiences who have shorter attention spans. Better tools than click-based analyses are needed to understand why people respond as they do to mobile content, how such ads can be improved, and […]
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View Full PostGiving Super Bowl Advertising a Buzz: Infographic
An infographic showing G&R’s findings from our annual Super Bowl survey. For more detailed information, click here.
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View Full PostGiving Super Bowl Advertising a Buzz: Social Media Initiators Influence Super Bowl Advertising Buzz and Buy Advertised Products
Super Bowl watching is a social experience. We watch the game eagerly for its pomp and competitiveness, but also to assemble with friends and family, be part of a community, and engage with others as the show and the advertising unfold. We share food and drink. We talk before during and after the game. And, […]
Tags: advertising, buzz, copy testing, G&R, marketing research, metrics, Norms, research, SB, social media, Super Bowl, XLVIII
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