Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Consider using a focus group. On major changes, I like to bring in a group of people who are generally supportive of my leadership, but represent all the major groups within the church. Again, they may or may not immediately agree with the change, but I know they will be a respectful audience. And, I genuinely do.

Stakeholder Analysis 58

Stakeholder Analysis Learning-by-Doing Planning Edmondson 58

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Use a focus group. On major changes, I like to bring in a group of people who are generally supportive of my leadership, but represent all the major groups within the church. Again, they may or may not immediately agree with the change, but I know they will be a respectful audience. Or a plan to get them answered.)

Stakeholder Analysis 43

Stakeholder Analysis Learning-by-Doing Planning Influence 43

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 5, 2013

Focus group – On major changes, I like to bring in a group of people who are generally supportive of my leadership, but represent all the major groups within the church. Again, they may or may not immediately agree with the change, but I know they will be a respectful audience. And, I genuinely do.

Stakeholder Analysis 83

Stakeholder Analysis Edmondson Learning-by-Doing Focus Group 83

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 30, 2016

Use a focus group. On major changes, I like to bring in a group of people who are generally supportive of my leadership, but represent all the major groups within the church. Again, they may or may not immediately agree with the change, but I know they will be a respectful audience. Or a plan to get them answered.)

Stakeholder Analysis 30

Stakeholder Analysis Learning-by-Doing Planning Edmondson 30

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 25, 2011

Nobody would have told Jobs in a focus group that they want a thousand songs in their pocket because it’s impossible for most people to imagine something that doesn’t exist, if not knowing what your company is capable of creating. A: Telling your employees that you’re planning to sell your company is a delicate task.

Engineering 182

Engineering Reference Incentives Merchandising 182

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 25, 2011

Nobody would have told Jobs in a focus group that they want a thousand songs in their pocket because it’s impossible for most people to imagine something that doesn’t exist, if not knowing what your company is capable of creating. A: Telling your employees that you’re planning to sell your company is a delicate task.

Engineering 182

Engineering Reference Incentives Merchandising 182

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The key thing to remember is that your emails must be relevant to your audience and provide some value. Another way to gain customer feedback is to run a focus group. Customer focus groups also provide forums for people to give their opinions in a more open way.

Customer Loyalty 16

Customer Loyalty Loyalty Discount Incentives 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Sending people to your health plan’s website. The most common approach is to conduct regular surveys or focus groups to determine which aspects of health and wellness are important to employees, and which initiatives are not a good use of time. There are a few simple ways to start doing this. Measuring the right things.

Planning 8

Planning Incentives ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Analytics allow studios to go beyond simple focus groups or established financial modeling to determine how audiences might respond to a given film. By planning releases in a more systemic way, predictive analytics will be considered just as important as the producer, director, and actor who make a film a blockbuster.

Film 16

Film Franchising Budgeting Audience 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Analytics allow studios to go beyond simple focus groups or established financial modeling to determine how audiences might respond to a given film. By planning releases in a more systemic way, predictive analytics will be considered just as important as the producer, director, and actor who make a film a blockbuster.

Film 15

Film Franchising Budgeting Audience 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2017

Our article in the Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance discusses factors that can effectively “push” HR measures and analysis to audiences in a more impactful way, as well as factors that can effectively lead others to “pull” that data for analysis throughout the organization.

Human Capital 11

Human Capital Metrics Analysis Survey 11

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

And before you start building your own Social Nation, you need to have a well-researched game plan. You also need an aggressive programming strategy, one that includes defining your key audiences and targeting them through all available channels, to ensure that they know that you want to build a relationship with them.

Media 50

Media Follow-up Software Newsletter 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

“We are as much a tech company as we are a pizza company,” he told the audience, pointing out that of the 800 people working at headquarters, fully 400 work in software and analytics. Once the pizza got better, Doyle announced plans to open a Domino’s in Italy—a move that was nothing if not daring.

CEO 8

CEO Open-book Price Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Oftentimes, organizations rely on internal planning, process mapping, and brainstorming sessions to come up with new ways of satisfying customers. Intentionally including people who dislike your product or service in a focus group can lead to more provocative conversations. Roast your products and services.

Brainstorming 8

Brainstorming Loyalty Industry Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Fans were shocked when retired wrestler Mick Foley, a longtime face of the company, wrote about his disgust with the WWE’s creative direction and his plans to throw a brick through his TV after watching the way the WWE was actively defying its dedicated fans after the Royal Rumble. We don’t yet know how the WWE will respond.

Storytelling 8

Storytelling Audience Sports Company 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Women are so hypersensitive about their appearance already," one male executive shared in a CWLP focus group. "I The Vancouver Sun published a translation of the French booklet , the better to caption its own online gallery of snarky photos. Perhaps the Swiss were a bit over the top in the particulars they imparted.

EPS 15

EPS Banking Handbook Micromanagement 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

In fact, for all audiences, taking the family out for fast food was seen as a special treat. In focus groups throughout the state, mothers routinely believed that they were doing their best for their kids. The two share the pie as they devise a plan to build a pie factory. We call this inventive negotiations.

Succession 12

Succession Long-term Short-term Budgeting 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2011

And I'd say using the very, very awesome Twitter to solicit "questions" from citizens in this environment is a little bit like earnestly running a focus group about the best color for your next pair of $2000 loafers — while your boardroom's on fire. It will take focus, effort, investment, and time. Here's the good news.

Marketing 15

Marketing Loyalty Decentralization Credit Rating 15

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Three major implications drawn can be from this research: Rethink Traditional Research – Companies that rely on traditional surveys and focus groups alone (which in my experience is most of them) are probably getting but half the story. soccer mom drives a mini van and wears mom jeans.) About the Author.

Globalization 50

Globalization Bottom-up Brand Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

By 2007, PBS.org audience growth had stalled and the product pipeline was dry. The product manager working on our first augmented reality site for PBSKids.org ditched her plans for months of customer research and testing in favor of a 10-week sprint to launch. The transformation of a venerated but legacy brand into a digital leader.

Team 13

Team Metrics KPI Rogers 13

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 26, 2013

The key to social media is interacting with your audience through great content and conversations. Audience Connection. Then you understand the importance of making sure you are connected to your audience. We will give you customizable focus group agendas and surveys to connect with and learn from your audiences.

Storytelling 54

Storytelling Audience Brand Long-term 54

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2016

In this case, social listening revealed how category-level loyalties can trump brand loyalties, reinforcing the need for first-to-market product strategies and a marketing engagement plan that includes presence not just in the branded community but also in general computer forums as well.

Media 8

Media Sample Brand Marketing 8