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By Eric Levy on May 16, 2013
Everyone probably knows that Disney and Apple are tight partners. After swapping stock and cash for Pixar, Apple and Disney have a shared future now, and other than Cars 2, I’ve been happy with…
By Rich Brose on May 16, 2013
I’ve been digging through the data from the 2013 Maritz Research Retirement Study and I am unearthing a number of interesting tidbits. We surveyed 1,000 near and recent retirees with at least $100,000…
By Al Goldsmith on May 13, 2013
In my last blog, “The Clandestine Consumer,” I reviewed what mystery shopping is and how it has been used by companies (both today and in the past) to identify gaps in performance relative to their…
By Amy Jones on May 6, 2013
The CASRO Management Conference created many thoughtful discussions and a few laughs. I enjoyed hearing Ralph Maurer say that just because you can make a dog jump doesn’t mean people want a jumping…
By Joe Stanton on April 30, 2013
T.S. Eliot famously said “So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.” The 2013 Restaurant Leadership Conference…
By Oliver Skeide on April 29, 2013
Market research online communities (MROCs) are en vogue. Not sure if the adoption is as strong as the buzz around them. Obviously, the internet does not just have a huge impact on our everyday life. It…
By Michael Allenson on April 23, 2013
A few days ago I was speaking with a business associate and she took out her smartphone to check email. It was a Blackberry. The phone was about two years old. Another person standing with us took…
By Amy Jones on April 22, 2013
On Thursday, April 25, I’ll be at the CASRO Management Conference in New Orleans, as a panel member for a session on talent management. First, I have to say I’m thrilled to represent Maritz Research…
By Michael Allenson on April 22, 2013
Today, the Maritz Restaurant Research Group is here at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. We are here to launch Capella Restaurant — the newest addition to Maritz’ proven…
By Joe Stanton on April 19, 2013
Dress shirt. Check. Tie. Check. Suit. Check. Tennis shoes. Check. Tennis shoes?? That was my reaction a couple weeks ago at a funeral I attended. He was an old high school classmate I hadn’…
By Jason Scheil on April 8, 2013
Part of my first job in market research was to help design a reporting website for one of our automotive clients. I was low man on the totem pole so I had the amazingly awesome [sic] task of turning…
By Randy Brandt on April 5, 2013
If I really want to know what the weather has in store, I’ll probably watch my favorite local TV station, read about the forecast in the newspaper and may even pull up the weather app on my phone.…