News from the Active Consumer

Online Peer to Peer Conversations

Let’s get a definition together before we address this subject. Peer-to-Peer Conversations, in this context, are unfiltered communication between two people. It is real. It is not influenced by a third party. No one is asking leading questions. It is authentic. Focus Groups are not as effective anymore simply because companies realize that group dynamics [...] Read More

Separating the Signals from the Noise

A few months ago Channel Signal had the opportunity to view a social media report generated for a large company in the outdoor industry. The company asked us to evaluate it. We did and found that it was loaded with noise generated from affiliated or associated marketing sites, and discount sites. These sites use all [...] Read More

The Boston Marathon Changes Things

In our last update we reported that the top three issues people talk about online are: Relationships Health Hobbies. And that the Boston Marathon encompasses all three. We are now seeing, online, the huge outpourings of opinions from every quarter of the country. We also reported that the Marathon touched hundreds of thousands of Americans [...] Read More

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Analysts and Editors

Boots-on-the-ground experience, that's what our analysts and editors bring to the table. Insight is hard-earned and comes from having lived in the outdoor recreational business. 

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