It gives us great pleasure to announce that we have a new member of the Revelation Team. James Pozdena has joined us as a developer who will be focusing on customer support. James comes fresh off a position at Market Strategies International (formerly Doxus) here in Portland. We are super psyched
to have James' technical skills and market research knowledge and I
know members of the Revelation Nation  will come to appreciate James as we already do.

Shugoll Research and Midan Marketing teamed up to conduct a multi-phase study with tweens (8 to 12 year-olds) and teens (13 to 17 year-olds) using Revelation for a qualitative online immersion research method and a quantitative online survey method to develop an understanding of the role obesity plays in the lives of children ages 8 to 17 years and possible solutions that could lead to them developing healthy eating habits.  Learn more about the study including so

Each year the Oregon Entrepreneur's Network hosts one of the largest Angel investment conferences in the country. From a field of almost 100 companies, the Angel Oregon due diligence teams pare it down to two companies in three categories: Tech/Biotech, Sustainability, and Consumer Goods.

My friends over at Satisfaction have made customer service their abiding passion. At the beginning of February they even held a Customer Service is the New Marketing Summit.

Next stop on the Revelation speaking tour - Grand Rapids, Michigan! Revelation CEO Steve August will be presenting "Qualitative 2.0: How Web 2.0 is Revolutionizing Online Qualitative Research" to the West Michigan Chapter of the American Marketing Association.

Here's the details:

Networking starts at 11:30 am with the lunch and presentation beginning at noon.

All registrations must be made through our AMA/CVENT website using a credit card. If you have questions, please email us at amawestmichigan@yahoo.com.

WHEN
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

WHERE

The Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA) Annual conference took place last week in beautiful Vancouver, BC and Revvers were out in force. Revvers Kristin Schwitzer of Beacon Research and Christine Corner and Rachel Lewington of Genactis UK presented on studies they'd done this year. And of course G2 Marketing's Gretchen Gehrett and myself presented on Immersive Research and our study of qualitative researchers and technology. After the presentation, a bunch of Revvers gathered for a group photo:

Another week, another trip! This week Revelation goes to Vancouver for the Qualitative Research Consultant's Association's (QRCA) Annual Conference. Three days of qualitative, qualitative, qualitative. A few highlights to point out:

1. Join us at the dinner cruise on Thursday night for a Revelation users group photo, drinks and dinner. Fun for all - hopefully it won't rain!

2. Revelation's Steve August will be hosting an Immersive Research round table discussion on Thursday 10/25 from 4:30-5:30.

Revelation CEO Steve August travels to sunny Southern California this week for the Consumer Electronics Association Industry Forum at the famous Hotel Del Coronado.

Steve will be participating in a panel discussion entitled “Can You Ever Really Know Too Much About Your Customers? The Latest in Qualitative Research Techniques” session on Wednesday, October 17 from 10:00 – 11:00 am.

We are very happy to announce that The Revelation team is growing again. Today, we welcome Michael Felix who will serve as our Interaction Design Lead. Michael comes to us out of the University of Auburn Industrial Design program where his thesis was on the visualization of taxonomies - something we find quite interesting. Michael will be leading our ongoing efforts on evolving and improving interface issues and interactions - making things intuitive,  helping you get things done quicker and creating an inspiring experience.  Welcome Michael!

Though we are quite enjoying here in Portland, it's always good to travel to the Bay Area, especially to present at such great events as:

Marketing Research in Wine Country
Presented by the MRA Northwest Chapter Sept. 13-14.
Revelation's Steve August will present: "Qualitative 2.0: How Web 2.0 Is Revolutionizing Qualitative Research" on Friday Sept. 14.

For more information see:
http://www.ncpnwmra.org/calendar/2007/Fall_2007.html 

BayCHI Usability Engineering BOF Event 
On Monday, September 17th, Revelation CEO Steve August will present "Immersive Research: A Methodology for Remote Contextual Research." The event is being hosted at Google and you can find more information here: