Social Media Powers Instant Research Communities

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In addition to using social media for distributing advertising, marketers have long recognized that social media is a valuable tool for research -- and now a number of companies are building online services which allow marketers to plan and execute targeted research campaigns via social media. Towards that end GutCheck unveiled “Instant Research Communities,” enabling marketers to leverage fans and followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ for research purposes.

The GutCheck service instantly recruits (and qualifies) respondents from among their social media communities for research panels, with an automated recruitment process which can be completed in a few hours, according to GutCheck. The service also gives marketers access to GutCheck’s own panel of six million consumers, which allows marketers to compare sentiment between their fans and the general population.

GutCheck emphasizes the security and privacy of its platform, which means brands can ask questions relating to sensitive issues including sentiment and product usage out of the public eye. Marketers can also discover new market segments and conduct testing for advertising, package design and web concepts.

Last week I wrote about two research panels which leverage social media to reach Hispanic consumers. The First, Tu Cuentas (which translates as “You Count,” but also “You Tell”), includes user-generated product reviews, moderated discussion forums and community polls of registered members, as well as Web cam interviews with individual members, allowing advertisers to uncover information about shopping behavior, brand preference, advertising likeability and product attributes.

Another online community, VozLatinum, has already attracted more than 80 corporate clients, including The Clorox Company, ConAgra Foods, Hallmark, and Nestle USA. Companies can conduct custom and targeted research activities in English and Spanish, including discussion forums, ad testing for both video and print, package testing, and attitudinal and behavioral research. VozLatinum includes both English- and Spanish-speaking consumers, ranging across all levels of acculturation, geography, and demographic makeup.

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1 comment on "Social Media Powers Instant Research Communities".

1. Jack Florio from LiquidGrids
   

   commented on: March 28, 2012 at 1:30 p.m.
   For pharmaceutical companies and healthcare in general, the tools to create instant communities are available already. Now the next step is to this dialogue into intelligence. Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project and the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) found that 80% of Internet users look online for health information, making it the third most popular online pursuit among all those tracked by the Pew Internet Project, following email and search engines. There are literally several million comments every day in the social world and companies are striving to find ways of identifying those conversations that are relevant to their business, for real time strategic intelligence. The dialogue is out in the social world in public places and it can be harnessed into relevant groups and turned into intelligence - understanding the Who, What, Where and How of each individual. There are now tools which make all this possible - turning dialogue in real time into Strategic Social Healthcare Intelligence and providing the vehicle to engage back in the dialogue on a one to many basis in a relevant and meaningful way. Instant Research Communities that contain Social Healthcare Intelligence are a reality!! Jack J Florio CBO, LiquidGrids

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