Test Sieving Questions

nstaab1 · 2013-03-01, 03:32

Hello,

My name is Nate and I stumbled across this blog and I am not sure if this is the right place but I am gonna try any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am a marketing major at Kent State University majoring in marketing. I am working on a marketing project for the Test Sieve industry and have been tasked with understanding the Sieve market better. I would love to get into contact with some people who use test sieves but I have run into difficulties actually figuring out the job titles that use test sieve. I realize that it is a very versatile product used in many industries but I was wondering if someone here could help me understand the end consumer of who actually performs sieving test. I plan on calling companies and I would rather have a job title that I can ask for rather than " can i speak to the person who does some test sieving".

Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thank you so Much!
Nathan Staab

ewmayer · 2013-03-01, 04:50

Hi, Nathan:

I suggest you survey some folks in your target demographic and see how the percentages break down regarding customer preferences for the 3 most commonly used test sieves:

1. Eratosthenes;

2. Multiple polynomial quadratic;

3. Number field.

If they answer (3), make sure to follow up with "general or special?" and ask whether they tend to have more difficulty with the sieving per se, or with the filtering or linear algebra step.

LaurV · 2013-03-01, 06:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewmayer

Hi, Nathan:

:ROFL:

Luckily I had no coffee in my hand (otherwise the keyboard would be irreversible destroyed) and the people in the office are out to lunch (otherwise they would say again that the farang is going nuts, at least)...

By the way I am completely angry with you now... No SIQS?

p.s. joking apart, are you talking to bots now?

It seems to me like a specific spamming bot pattern matching based (eliza, etc).

ewmayer · 2013-03-01, 19:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaurV

p.s. joking apart, are you talking to bots now?

It seems to me like a specific spamming bot pattern matching based (eliza, etc).

I think the "bot or not?" tipoff may lie herein:

I am a marketing major at Kent State University majoring in marketing.

The question you really need to ask, is ewmayer 'himself' a bot, with a really wicked AI-snark capability?

Batalov · 2013-03-01, 19:59

It is very hard to tell marketing reps from bots - because marketing people really talk like that!

firejuggler · 2013-03-01, 20:00

if it is a sand sieve, at least, you can get gold from it...

Dubslow · 2013-03-01, 21:53

Also since when is a forum a "blog"?

akruppa · 2013-03-01, 22:22

The posting is complete gobbledygook, but pasting pieces of the sentences into Google finds only this thread - it does not seem to be the work of an automatic spambot. It's hardly a consolation to think that an actual human wrote that.

ewmayer · 2013-03-02, 02:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by akruppa

The posting is complete gobbledygook, but pasting pieces of the sentences into Google finds only this thread - it does not seem to be the work of an automatic spambot. It's hardly a consolation to think that an actual human wrote that.

Not quite an actual human - a "marketing major majoring in marketing." I believe the Linnean classification is homo venditoris majorensis venditoris.

gd_barnes · 2013-03-03, 00:32

You would think if it is bot, it would get the grammar and capitalization correct and would not have run on sentences like the first one. Since when is the word "Much" capitalized except at the beginning of a sentence? Also, why is "sieve" in "Sieve market" capitalized? If it's a bot, it's a poor one. If it's a person, he certainly needs to work on his grammar.

Nathan Staab has a twitter account with a nstaab1 ID at https://twitter.com/nstaab1. It says that he is a musician but also a "managerial marketing student" at Kent State. For that reason, I think it may be a legit request for info.; just not worded very well.

drosbott · 2013-03-05, 02:57

If you use or are in an industry involving test sieves industry, please take a few minutes to answer the following survey questions in the survey.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RXf...4Pd2U/viewform

We are students needing to segment the market for this product!

Thanks.

2013-03-01, 03:32	#1
nstaab1 Mar 2013 1 Posts	Test Sieving Questions Hello, My name is Nate and I stumbled across this blog and I am not sure if this is the right place but I am gonna try any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a marketing major at Kent State University majoring in marketing. I am working on a marketing project for the Test Sieve industry and have been tasked with understanding the Sieve market better. I would love to get into contact with some people who use test sieves but I have run into difficulties actually figuring out the job titles that use test sieve. I realize that it is a very versatile product used in many industries but I was wondering if someone here could help me understand the end consumer of who actually performs sieving test. I plan on calling companies and I would rather have a job title that I can ask for rather than " can i speak to the person who does some test sieving". Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you so Much! Nathan Staab

2013-03-05, 02:57	#11
drosbott Mar 2013 1 Posts	Need Your Help! If you use or are in an industry involving test sieves industry, please take a few minutes to answer the following survey questions in the survey. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RXf...4Pd2U/viewform We are students needing to segment the market for this product! Thanks. Last fiddled with by akruppa on 2013-03-05 at 16:36

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2013-03-01, 04:50	#2
ewmayer ∂²ω=0 Sep 2002 República de Califo 2²·2,939 Posts	Hi, Nathan: I suggest you survey some folks in your target demographic and see how the percentages break down regarding customer preferences for the 3 most commonly used test sieves: 1. Eratosthenes; 2. Multiple polynomial quadratic; 3. Number field. If they answer (3), make sure to follow up with "general or special?" and ask whether they tend to have more difficulty with the sieving per se, or with the filtering or linear algebra step.

2013-03-01, 19:59	#5
Batalov "Serge" Mar 2008 San Diego, Calif. 24243₈ Posts	It is very hard to tell marketing reps from bots - because marketing people really talk like that!

2013-03-01, 20:00	#6
firejuggler "Vincent" Apr 2010 Over the rainbow 5553₈ Posts	if it is a sand sieve, at least, you can get gold from it...

2013-03-01, 21:53	#7
Dubslow Basketry That Evening! "Bunslow the Bold" Jun 2011 40<A<43 -89<O<-88 7221₁₀ Posts	Also since when is a forum a "blog"?

2013-03-01, 22:22	#8
akruppa "Nancy" Aug 2002 Alexandria 2467₁₀ Posts	The posting is complete gobbledygook, but pasting pieces of the sentences into Google finds only this thread - it does not seem to be the work of an automatic spambot. It's hardly a consolation to think that an actual human wrote that.

2013-03-03, 00:32	#10
gd_barnes "Gary" May 2007 Overland Park, KS 30427₈ Posts	You would think if it is bot, it would get the grammar and capitalization correct and would not have run on sentences like the first one. Since when is the word "Much" capitalized except at the beginning of a sentence? Also, why is "sieve" in "Sieve market" capitalized? If it's a bot, it's a poor one. If it's a person, he certainly needs to work on his grammar. Nathan Staab has a twitter account with a nstaab1 ID at https://twitter.com/nstaab1. It says that he is a musician but also a "managerial marketing student" at Kent State. For that reason, I think it may be a legit request for info.; just not worded very well.