Market Research - Get paid for your opinion on Peyronies

[peyronies_research]

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with Peyronie's Disease (treated or untreated) we are offering a generous check payment for participating in a paid phone interview. This is Medical Market Research and we are not selling anything, rather paying for your opinions, and your identity would remain confidential. Call Phil to set up a convenient interview time (609)781-2426.

[Lucketts]

I just called Phil.  He is recruiting folks who have peyronies in the US for a one hour interview on behalf of a pharmaceutical company (undisclosed) who apparently wants to introduce a new peyronies product.  The folks volunteering for the interview get paid $100 for their time (maybe the only good thing we'll ever see out of this disease), plus help the pharm co in their efforts.  I was the first to call, and encourage anyone else interested to call Phil.  He provides you a fixed time for the interview in the next month or so.

[skunkworks]

I removed your other threads as one should be enough. Lucketts has been around for a while so if he says it is legit then it probably is.

@Lucketts, do let us know how it pans out re interview and receiving payment.

[swiss]

My opinion Is that it sucks.

[Lucketts]

Thanks Skunkworks. Phil works for a company that sets up interviews for the companies seeking them. After my call, he immediately emailed a call-in number and form, and I am scheduled from 1-2 next Wednesday. Payment will be received by mail 2 weeks later. I'll report back on my experience.

Getting paid is nice, but the reason I'm doing this is to provide to a pharm company whatever information they need to help w/ the introduction of whatever drug/cream/product they're working on. Perhaps the sooner they can interview the requisite number of people, the sooner they can bring it to market. So I would encourage sufferers not to be skeptical, but rather to call Phil and be part of a possible solution.  Phil's client is confidential, but they always are in focus groups that I've participated in.  Although I haven't, if anyone wants to, they could ask Phil about his company, and I'm sure they'd learn that he works in an established business that facilitates interviews like this.

[NeoV]

I would be happy to do it but I am out of the US, even though I am a US citizen.

[Lucketts]

Well, today was my scheduled date and time.

Called in and gave the conference code.  Then I had to put in a screen share in the URL....  and balked even though the gentleman on the other end said that it was sharing his information w/ me.  Thought I might get hacked if this was not legitimate. He said that this was the first time it's come up, but that he totally understood. No pressure. Said that he would talk to Phil, who would call and get me comfortable that all was ok, and then we could reschedule. I assume all was fine...but gotta be careful these days.  Stay tuned.

[LWillisjr]

Guys,
I actually getting a git upset with these guys. They may have good intentions but I am hearing other comments about this not being what is was "sold" to be. I also know that members have received 2, 3, or even 4 requests of the same message to to contact them. they came on the forum without even trying to contact any of the moderators or admins.  feel like they have created a lot of commotion over nothing.

I am all for Peyronies awareness and pushing our platform forward. But I am getting a bad feeling about this and getting close to banning them.

[james1947]

I was just banning them if they will not go true the forum Administrator
We succeeded to keep this forum relevant just for Peyronies sufferers and those guys interest is money!!!
Unfortunately I can't ban them
Anyway, the place of this topic is not on this board!!!

James

[Lucketts]

I did not do the survey last week, because I was hesitant to url Join.Me, thinking it would involve some kind of screen sharing.  I have checked out everything further.  Join.me is an established business conference calling site, and had I gone further, it would have only allowed them to share their screen survey with me. I also checked out the facilitator and survey company, and am satisfied that all is proper.  Have rescheduled them for December 12. They have not had much participation from this forum, but had more response with some counterpart in Great Britain.

I also mentioned to them that I had gotten 3 or 4 emails from another marketing group also looking to do a survey. They were aware of another company (if I remember right, it was based in India) doing something,  but had no additional information about them.

I am as skeptical as anyone about things on the internet, but am comfortable here. As I have mentioned before, if participation in a survey can speed up the introduction of some peyronies help, I am all for it.  Will report back after the 12/12 survey.

[james1947]

Lucketts

Simply and blunt:
The way to apply to a forum is not by PM's to forum members.
It is done by contacting the ADMINISTRATOR!!!

James

[Lucketts]

James,

There is no need to be simple and blunt to me.

I responded to the one poster who posted on this forum looking for people to participate in a survey for a pharma co. working to introduce a new product.

The other survey was sent by some other marketing company seemingly to forum members on their private emails.  I received at least 4 of them.  I am not participating in that survey. If you received emails from them as well, you may want to respond to their email, and politely advise them of the proper procedure.

                    Lucketts

[james1947]

Lucketts

I am not blunt to you. Sorry if this what you understand. English is not my mother language so sorry if I expressed myself wrong.
Expressed my opinion about how things should be done by respectful people, I don't mean you, I mean the people that contacted you and others.
Regarding emailing or PM me, they will not as they read the forum carefully and know my opinion

James

[Lucketts]

Thanks also James.  We are a small band of brothers (and a few sisters) with this soul sapping disease, and we all have the same goal of helping ourselves and others.