tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post1702735568863844496..comments2023-10-22T10:53:07.976-04:00Comments on 14th & You: City Development and Business Ethics Issues Come Calling14th & Youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401615764637283832noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-23857475790450686892011-10-04T15:14:54.144-04:002011-10-04T15:14:54.144-04:00Interesting post...Interesting post...zachynyogahttp://www.ynyogaposes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-37653280955149444852011-08-03T11:48:21.355-04:002011-08-03T11:48:21.355-04:00"At best, I think that this call was being us..."At best, I think that this call was being used to test which of Walmart’s talking points will be well received by DC consumers."<br /><br />It may have sounded like a push poll, but I am 99% sure that you participated in a messaging survey. The battery of statements you heard will be ranked in order of how effective they are at fostering positive opinions about the Walmart projects; the polling firm will analyze which messages work best among which audiences and recommend Walmart use message A districtwide, message B among African-Americans, message C for seniors, etc. The favorability and political environment questions at the start also sound fairly standard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-52067360164750858912011-07-29T10:11:14.202-04:002011-07-29T10:11:14.202-04:00Next time, ask for their phone number so you can c...Next time, ask for their phone number so you can call them back and complete the survey. A legit survey research organization will happily give you a toll-free number.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952116122905558763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-78936536123504200442011-07-20T09:56:14.810-04:002011-07-20T09:56:14.810-04:00This is an old Wal-Mart tactic: http://chicagoist....This is an old Wal-Mart tactic: http://chicagoist.com/2009/07/29/is_wal-mart_push_polling_chicago.phpKevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-28540182776453816792011-07-19T21:37:20.159-04:002011-07-19T21:37:20.159-04:00Interesting but totally expected. If I were employ...Interesting but totally expected. If I were employed by Wal-Mart I would be doing the same and more. DC is going to be e great market for them and if they can keep from getting themselves shoplifted out of existence they will make a fortune here. If they open one near me I will gladly shop there. BTW - I screen all calls (especially the ones from my mother).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-12255507647784192712011-07-18T19:29:17.203-04:002011-07-18T19:29:17.203-04:00Interesting, thanks.Interesting, thanks.Danhttp://www.ynyogaposes.com/yogamats.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-48771758098261151122011-07-17T20:17:27.799-04:002011-07-17T20:17:27.799-04:00i guess this is the advantage of still having an a...i guess this is the advantage of still having an area code 989 number...IMGophhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389077782536090328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-89324877406911318232011-07-15T15:52:47.793-04:002011-07-15T15:52:47.793-04:00Also, if you haven't already, you should email...Also, if you haven't already, you should email this to every councilmember. <a href="mailto:dccouncil@dccouncil.us" rel="nofollow">dccouncil@dccouncil.us</a>Stronghold D.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15653750518766036284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-18420010794840266842011-07-15T15:16:02.348-04:002011-07-15T15:16:02.348-04:00Yes, I received the same call yesterday afternoon,...Yes, I received the same call yesterday afternoon, with the same questions. The surveyor never said Wal-Mart was behind it, but it seemed patently obvious this was the case when he began asking those questions which began with how great Wal-Mart is and begged to be answered in their favor. Hard as it was, I resisted.Franz Jantzennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-74940051904312315022011-07-15T14:47:26.392-04:002011-07-15T14:47:26.392-04:00Thanks for writing this.Thanks for writing this.Stronghold D.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15653750518766036284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-27291829334493213742011-07-15T12:57:45.050-04:002011-07-15T12:57:45.050-04:00Not anymore since we started screening our calls w...Not anymore since we started screening our calls with the answering machine. No more push polls, alumni begging, or PAC begging. Just my mother.<br />The last survey I participated in clearly had an agenda.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12378722789147387229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-37235559009037190972011-07-15T12:15:47.557-04:002011-07-15T12:15:47.557-04:00ZZZZzzzzzZZZ...boring.ZZZZzzzzzZZZ...boring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com