OPTIMIZING MARKET RESEARCH USING MOBILE RESPONDENT OBSERVED ACTIVITIES DETERMINED FROM THIRD PARTY DATA SETS
A method and system platform for conducting mobile device market research into advertising effectiveness across varying media including mobile devices are disclosed. The method can include providing a previously defined data set comprising a list of mobile device respondents and related data. The method can include obtaining first party data for a subset of one or more mobile respondents from the list of mobile device respondents that participated in a predetermined activity. The method can include obtaining third party data for the subset of one or more mobile respondents that participated in the predetermined activity. The method can include correlating the first party data and the third party data. The method can include refining the previously defined data set based on the correlated first party data and third party data.
1 . A method for conducting mobile device market research into advertising effectiveness, the method comprising:
providing a previously defined data set comprising a list of mobile device respondents and related data;
obtaining first party data for a subset of one or more mobile respondents from the list of mobile device respondents that participated in a predetermined activity;
obtaining third party data for the subset of one or more mobile respondents that participated in the predetermined activity;
correlating the first party data and the third party data; and
refining the previously defined data set based on the correlated first party data and third party data.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined activity comprises: viewing an advertisement.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined activity comprises: using an application installed on a mobile device.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined activity comprises: visiting a website on a mobile device.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first party data comprises one or more of user provided profile data and gathered behavioral data.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the third party data comprises one or more of social media data, point-of-sale data, impression data, user provided profile data, location data, GPS data, and passively gathered data.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the third party data is performed via an application program interface, service, or file transfer protocol.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining first party data further comprises firing a beacon configured to check for whether a first party cookie has been set at a given mobile device.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining third party data further comprises:
receiving a third party partner cookie from a third party; and
firing a beacon configured to check for whether a third party cookie has been set at a given mobile device.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining third party data further comprises:
receiving a third party identifier from a third party; and
firing a beacon configured to check for whether a given mobile device is associated with the third party identifier.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining third party data further comprises:
receiving a third party tag from a third party; and
firing a container tag configured with the third party tag, wherein the container tag is configured to check for whether a third party cookie has been set at a given mobile device.
12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting one or more survey panel members from the previously defined data set refined based on the correlated first party data and third party data.
13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising executing a follow up action based on the refined data set.
14 . A platform for conducting mobile device market research into advertising effectiveness, comprising:
a. A plurality of mobile devices, each mobile device associated with a mobile respondent; and
b. one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
providing a previously defined data set comprising a list of mobile device respondents and related data;
obtaining first party data for a subset of one or more mobile respondents from the list of mobile device respondents that participated in a predetermined activity;
obtaining third party data for the subset of one or more mobile respondents that participated in the predetermined activity;
correlating the first party data and the third party data; and
refining the previously defined data set based on the correlated first party data and third party data.
15 . The platform of claim 14 , wherein the predetermined activity comprises: viewing an advertisement.
16 . The platform of claim 14 , wherein the predetermined activity comprises: using an application installed on a mobile device.
17 . The platform of claim 14 , wherein the predetermined activity comprises: visiting a website on a mobile device.
18 . The platform of claim 14 , wherein the first party data comprises one or more of user provided profile data and gathered behavioral data.
19 . The platform of claim 14 , wherein the third party data comprises one or more of social media data, point-of-sale data, impression data, user provided profile data, location data, GPS data, and passively gathered data.
20 . The platform of claim 14 , wherein the third party data is obtained via an application program interface, service, or file transfer protocol.
21 . The platform of claim 14 , wherein the instructions that are further operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations, wherein obtaining first party data further comprises firing a beacon configured to check for whether a first party cookie has been set at a given mobile device.
22 . The platform of claim 14 , wherein the instructions that are further operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations, wherein obtaining third party data further comprises:
receiving a third party partner cookie from a third party; and
firing a beacon configured to check for whether a third party cookie has been set at a given mobile device.
23 . The platform of claim 14 , wherein the instructions that are further operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations, wherein obtaining third party data further comprises:
receiving a third party identifier from a third party; and
firing a beacon configured to check for whether a given mobile device is associated with the third party identifier.
24 . The platform of claim 14 , wherein the instructions that are further operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations, wherein obtaining third party data further comprises:
receiving a third party tag from a third party; and
firing a container tag configured with the third party tag, wherein the container tag is configured to check for whether a third party cookie has been set at a given mobile device.
25 . The platform of claim 14 , wherein the instructions that are further operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations including executing a follow up action based on the refined data set.