measurement

Product reviews are the not-so-secret weapon of today’s shoppers. Armed with access to web-based opinions on every connected device, today’s consumers are more empowered than ever before. It’s time for…

Revolutionizing the Way People Enjoy Food & Beverage Stanley, a brand of Pacific Market International, is constantly working toward its vision of revolutionizing the way people enjoy food & beverage…

In a number of different conversations recently, I’ve heard people state their belief that reviews are polarized, meaning they’re either glowing or bashing, with little in between. Then came this…

Kristin Carpenter-Ogden is the CEO and Founder of Verde Brand Communications, an award-winning communications and strategy firm with nearly 20 years of expertise. Kristin and Channel Signal CEO Paul Kirwin…

As we peruse the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) product design awards for 2017, we are awestruck at the ingenuity that has us saying over and over again, “why didn’t…

Who are your competitors in 2018? I’ll start with a quick story that isn’t too much of a digression. I have an avocado waste problem. I love to eat them…

Companies spend millions of dollars on Voice of the Customer (VOC) tools. The goal? Understand their customers and prospects in order to improve products, customer service, messaging and marketing. These tools…

Traditional VoC programs help brands measure their audience through surveys, interviews and focus groups. Today, it also includes measurement of social media and product reviews. The product reviews segment of…

Brands have been catching on to the power of measuring the buyer voice through product reviews. And now, so is the media. The Ecommerce Conversations podcast, which “interviews interesting personalities in…

Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, but do customers wish to be reminded of their differences? Dove’s limited edition collection of body wash bottles in the shape of different…

noun per·fec·tion \pər-ˈfek-shən\ A quality or condition that cannot be improved; The act of improving something so that it has no flaws. – Merriam-Webster We talk a lot about product reviews on…

When You Only Measure Product Reviews on Your Own Website, You’re Only Getting the Tip of the Iceberg We all know the old iceberg metaphor. But how does it relate…