Crowdsourcing

What are the best sources for crowdsourcing and crowdfunding information?

Social Media

Feb. 17, 2012

Brian Koles answered this question

Hi Laura,
I can't speak too well to crowdfunding, but I'm sure you're familiar with KickStarter, IndiGoGo and the like.
As for crowdsourcing, the best way to gather information is to 'challenge' the public to compete in a way that addresses your mission rather than ... more

Feb. 17, 2012

Brian Koles answered this question

What are the best social media channels for crowdsourcing product feedback/ideas?

Hi Caty,
It's been a while since you posed this question, but I actually think you're looking at the problem backwards. The answer to your question is "all of them" because you want ideas from as many places as possible, but the key is hosting ... more

Feb. 17, 2012

Brian Koles answered this question

How do you keep up your crowd's interest with your crowdsourcing efforts?

Hi Lauren,
Obviously it's been a long time since you posed this question, but I felt compelled to answer. The best thing you can do to maintain enthusiasm for crowdsourcing efforts is to bring everyone involved onto a single platform where a community can form ... more

Business Experts: how do you identify and find them?

Crowdsourcing Strategies

Interests

Jan. 6, 2012

ARTHUR MATHU answered this question

Dec. 1, 2011

Sherrie Mersdorf answered this question

What tools do you use to crowdsource feedback from your customers?

Earlier this year we published a blog post on this exact topic! Crowdsourcing is great idea for collecting feedback and insights, conceptually. However, in practice, it doesn't always work smoothly. The hiccup comes in because customers don't always care. You need to answer the question: ... more

Customer Experience Management

Customer Feedback

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Nov. 30, 2011

Caty Kobe asked a question

What are the benefits from crowdsourcing ideas from your customer base?

Enterprise Feedback Management

Customer Feedback

Nov. 3, 2011

Nipun Jethi asked a question

What do you think of Humanoid, the world's 'first human brainpower API'?

Economy

API

Have A Great MR Idea? Want To Win Big $$ For It? Announcing The Insights Innovation Competition!

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Oct. 3, 2011

Alan Greenspan commented on this post

I like it! I'll definitely have to share this with my boss and see what he says about sponsoring... giving rebates back to society as a loyalty based incentive program that offers a challenge for everyone to learn and grow sounds exciting!
Using Social Media for ... more

General Management

How important is it to be transparent whenever crowdsourcing content?

Behavioral Economics

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Sept. 16, 2011

Lauren Harper asked a question

Aug. 15, 2011

Tina M asked a question

What is Opinionaided?

June 9, 2011

Leonard Murphy and 2 other people answered this question

POLL: Which social media channels best support your market research and intelligence? (choose one)

THis assumes that market researchers are using social media; most are not and are scared to death of it. This will change as more embrace Facebook, Twitter, Private label communities, social media monitoring tools, etc.. but it is still early. more

May 18, 2011

Jessica Groopman published a post

Market Research: Game-Changing Modalities & Shifting Methodologies

The mobile future is here; are you ready?

Analytics Software

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May 18, 2011

Leonard Murphy published a post

Is crowdsourcing an opportunity or a threat for market research?

April 19, 2011

Jessica Groopman asked a question

March 31, 2011

Jessica Groopman and 1 other person answered this question

How can you get the demographics of your “crowd”?

Jeffrey. While I agree that ethnographic and psychographic data are probably more reliable vehicles to understanding your customers, I'm not sure that crowdsourcing as a practice 'doesn't work.' In fact, I think it can be really powerful in the right context. Certainly when it comes ... more

What are you seeing as the biggest applications of crowdsourcing today?

March 3, 2011

Lauren Harper asked a question

What are some good crowdsourcing tools for collecting qualitative data surrounding a market?

Crowdsourcing Platforms

Feb. 28, 2011

Jessica Groopman asked a question

General Management