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  • Let’s Talk AI – Sample Boosting

    Let’s Talk AI – Sample Boosting

      Sample boosting is becoming a popular term – the use of synthetic respondents to enhance or replace real survey participants. These are also referred to as synthetic users, synthetic personas, or virtual audiences. ➤ The concept of sample boosting—adding synthetic respondents to surveys—is sometimes confused with old-school weighting techniques. However, generative AI can lead…

  • Leveraging MSW’s Creative Effectiveness Score

    Leveraging MSW’s Creative Effectiveness Score

      Since the 1960s, MSW Research has been a leader in evaluating advertising across various media. Today, we’ve harnessed that experience in an #AI tool that delivers a Creative Effectiveness Score predictive of sales. ► MSW Research’s Creative Effectiveness Score metric evaluates ads on 150 creative elements proven to drive brand preference, offering insights across…

  • MSW Research’s AI Creative Effectiveness Testing

    MSW Research’s AI Creative Effectiveness Testing

      MSW Research is pushing the boundaries in leveraging AI to power creative testing. The evolution of our AI Creative Effectiveness Score metric has been swift and impressive. ✦ Since its launch, this metric has grown rapidly, achieving a level of accuracy and consistency that allows us to scale quickly and effectively. Each score is…

  • MSW Research’s AI Creative Effectiveness Score

    MSW Research’s AI Creative Effectiveness Score

      Introducing the AI Creative Effectiveness Score – the most predictive AI-driven measure of creative effectiveness in the industry. It’s fast, affordable, and proven to predict in-market sales results. Built on over 50 years of data, MSW Research’s Customer Commitment Brand Preference measure is the most predictive and validated metric for sales outcomes. Our AI…

  • Marketing Focus: Know and Understand Your Customer Completely

    Marketing Focus: Know and Understand Your Customer Completely

      “Know your customer” is much more than simply a personal data compliance issue. It’s the biggest opportunity for brand growth. ✔︎ Brands may assume they know their total market’s reaction to a particular societal cause, but as Bud Light discovered, much deeper insights into their customers’ lives and motivations are essential before taking a…

  • Fast Casual Trends:  These Chickens Are Flying!

    Fast Casual Trends: These Chickens Are Flying!

    In recent months, the headlines have been filled with news about the struggles that restaurants, particularly quick serve and fast casual, have had as a result of price inflation.  To a large extent, this can be traced to the fact that prices for food away from home continue to rise faster than prices for food…

  • AI-Powered Advertising Research

    AI-Powered Advertising Research

    Are you missing opportunities because of limited testing? MSW Research’s AI-powered Creative Effectiveness Score℠ changes the game. • What used to take weeks and cost thousands can now be done in minutes, enabling you to test more ads, assess competitors, refine your creative strategy, and overcome budget constraints and time limitations—all with greater precision. •…

  • The Future of Ad Research: Faster, Scalable, and More Affordable

    Trained on over 50 years of advertising research, our AI isn’t just another tool; it’s a game-changer. In the fast-evolving world of advertising, speed and cost are essential, but they’re just the beginning. What truly sets MSW Research’s AI-powered Creative Effectiveness Score℠ apart is its unmatched accuracy and predictiveness. Independent validations and endorsements from Quirk’s…

  • MSW’s AI Creative Effectiveness Score℠

    Got a piece of creative you’re unsure about? Let our AI do the heavy lifting… ‣ Upload any ad – video, print, or digital, and get a Creative Effectiveness Score℠ along with actionable insights on five key dimensions: brand differentiation, claims messaging, emotional connection, brand linkage, and advertising structure. ‣ It also delivers recommendations on…

  • Troubled Skies: The Growth of Southwest

    Troubled Skies: The Growth of Southwest

    Good morning, LinkedIn! Today, July 25th, marks the end of an era in the airline industry. The low-cost business model pioneered by Southwest Airlines since 1971, is coming to an end. ⁍ Reflecting on our report from a year ago, we observed Southwest’s resilience as preference grew, even after a major system failure that stranded…

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