Dial testing makes another showing on the campaign trail. If you’ve been living under a rock for the last 24 hours, you may not know that last night’s debate was one for the record books. As has been tradition for years, CNN used dial testing during last night’s debate. They […]
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Swing Voter Project: A Tale of Two Convention Speeches
Dialsmith is working in partnership with Engagious and the Schlesinger to conduct a series of monthly swing voter focus groups in key battleground districts across the Upper Midwest and Florida. In our most recent focus groups, conducted virtually with swing voters from Wisconsin, we asked our participants to dial test […]
Back-To-School Messaging: How Parents Feel About Conditions For Returning to School
Back-To-School Messaging is a Mixed Bag for These Parents As part of the ongoing “Back-to-Normal Barometer” tracking study, we crafted and dial tested back-to-school messaging to gauge how parents would react. We tested the video below featuring someone playing the role of a school superintendent communicating a message about students […]
10 Types of Online Studies We’ve Done Post-COVID
In the post-COVID world, research hasn’t stopped, but it has changed profoundly. Week-by-week, we’ve be expanding the playbook on online qual…
UNMASKING THE UN-MASKERS: HOW TO GET ‘NEVER MASK WEARERS’ TO RECONSIDER
The research is in: Masks DO help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Yes, there were mixed messages from the government at the beginning which did not help with adoption by the public. But the message is now clear: wear masks and we will beat this thing. In fact, both New York and […]
Adapting to Online Qual Can Bring Out Your Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset or Fixed Mindset? In this covid-19 world, the business of research has one choice right now… Adapt. Bring on the Growth Mindset! This does not mean settling. It just means thinking differently about how you execute your work. Think about moving to Online Qual and how to make […]
A SECURE CONFERENCING PLATFORM FOR MARKET RESEARCH
Dialsmith is a Member of ZoomGov for Secure Online Research This high-security platform for web conferencing is used by fewer than 1% of all accounts. ZoomGov was designed to serve sensitive areas of the US Government. We use this same technology for all our online qual research: online focus […]
Adding Real-Time Dial Testing To Your Online Focus Groups
Now dial testing can be conducted in real-time during your online focus groups. If you are familiar with dial testing at all, you know it has been a mainstay of messaging, advertising, litigation, political, and media research. Previously only available for in-person groups and surveys, now online focus groups can […]
Four Dial Testing Takeaways from Florida Swing Voters
Dialsmith is the technology partner and dial testing services provider for the Swing Voter Project—an ongoing, national study being conducted by Engagious and Focus Pointe Global. The project features monthly focus groups set in key battleground districts across the Midwest and Florida. The first group was conducted in March 2019 […]
Top Five Dial Testing Takeaways from Pennsylvania Swing Voters
Dialsmith is the technology partner and dial testing services provider for the Swing Voter Project—an ongoing, national study being conducted by Engagious and Focus Pointe Global. The project features monthly focus groups set in key battleground districts across the Midwest and Florida. The first group was conducted this past […]
