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Update – Louisville and sleep

I had the opportunity today to hear directly from Louisville residents about their insomnia.  I was on WGTK NewsTalk 970 AM for a half-hour, talking about our recent study which named Louisville, KY as the metro area with the most sleeplessness.

One caller talked about the stress of holding down several jobs, but most callers spoke [...]

Bert on Louisville radio, for an hour

Recently, CBS News Sunday Morning released the results of our Sperling’s study on sleeplessness, naming Louisville, KY as the most sleepless city.  Naturally, this has been the talk of Louisville.

So Bert will be joining host Doug Proffitt this Thursday (Nov 17) from 1-2pm ET on WGTK NewsTalk 970 AM.  We’ll be talking about this and other studies, our Best Places [...]

CBS show scores big featuring Sperling study

The November 6th, 2011 episode of “CBS Sunday Morning” posted its largest audience in five years, drawing nearly 6 million viewers.  The lead story was based on our Sperling’s study of “Most Sleepless Cities”, which featured Louisville, KY as the worst city for getting a good night’s rest.

I’d like to believe that our compelling rankings helped to [...]

“Military Retirement” study garners major media coverage

Our Best Cities for Military Retirement and Second Careers study is a making a big splash in the media.  The team at Fleishman-Hillard PR orchestrated a great campaign for our USAA-sponsored study.

A big front-page above-the-fold feature in USA Today:  Job-Seeking Veterans.

Forbes.com featured a two-page story and a slide show, and the American Morning show on [...]

Military Retirement – Second Careers

Coinciding with Veteran’s Day, we just completed an interesting study about the best places in the U.S. for military retirees to start a second career.  Since most veterans retire from service in their 30′s or 40′s, they have plenty of time to start a new professional chapter in their lives.

source: allamericanpatriots.com

So what are [...]

Manliest Cities

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Where do America’s REAL men live?  “America’s Manliest Cities” is one of most entertaining studies I do, and it always seems to get a big reaction across the nation.  I’m not surprised - having one’s manhood appraised is definitely bound to start some spirited discussion!

This is the third year we’ve done the study, partnering with the good folks at Combos, [...]

Sleepless Cities

The results of our newest study were released today on the CBS show, Sunday Morning.  Louisville, KY earned the top spot of Most Sleepless City, and Honolulu residents got the best rest in our study of insomnia. (see the video clip on CBS)

Our new study ranks the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, home [...]

CBS introduces our latest study, this Sunday

On Nov. 6th, CBS Sunday Morning will unveil the results of our new study of Sleepless Cities. Tune in and watch their profile of America’s most sleep-challenged city.

Visit at Oregon State University

I started the month of November with a full day of events at Oregon State University, in Corvallis.

I was invited there to be part of the Entrepreneurs in Residence Series, presented by the Austin Entrepreneurship Program which is part of OSU’s College of Business.

The highlight of the day was my speech at noon, at [...]

Best Cities for Seniors

I just completed a really in-depth study on the best metro areas for seniors to live in.  Minneapolis came in first, with Boston and Pittsburgh rounding out the top three.  There’s an overview of the study here, with the top 25 cities:

2011 Best Cities for Seniors

We considered nine broad categories, each consisting of several [...]