2023 Market Research Training Paths: 4 Options

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Getting ready to advance your Market Research and Insights career in 2023? With our high-quality, skill-based microlearning offerings, found in the new All Access Backstage Pass, students will have even greater flexibility… Continue reading 2023 Market Research Training Paths: 4 Options

When Do Market Research Clients and Suppliers Work Best Together?

As for articles such as the recent Greenbook post? Sure, it is fine to vent—for both clients and market research suppliers. Nothing wrong with that! But the real issue is this: how do we step away from recycled platitudes about client-supplier relationships and make real change? When do market research agencies and clients work best together? Perhaps when …

Steroids, Social Media, Barry Bonds, and Market Research: How do they all connect?

If leveraged properly, this evolution of social media can be a gold mine for market researchers. Mike Moran, in his article titled Will social media listening replace market research?, delves into the impact social media is having on market research. In the end, he answers his title’s question…

Will This Sloppy, Boring, Error-ridden Market Research Report Do?

When consumers purchase a product, they expect to get what they paid for. This is also true when companies purchase market research; unfortunately some no longer receive the high-quality tangible product they paid for, at least according to Gill Wales (as stated in her article published on Research-Live.com titled Will This Do.)

Why you must train your market researchers

Imagine how your life would be if you could rely on your staff to:

Anticipate common project challenges
Specify effective project parameters….

In-House Versus Outside-Agency Customer Interviews

It may not be an age-old debate, but it’s one I’ve been hearing a lot lately. In market research, customer interviews (or in-depth interviews, or IDIs) are often a key… Continue reading In-House Versus Outside-Agency Customer Interviews

This isn’t Hollywood: Ask Yourself 7 Simple Questions to Optimize Your Market Research Budget

With these seven simple questions, being the director and the critic is possible, even for a deadline-stressed market research manager.

What Market Research Project Managers Can Learn From the Facebook IPO

The events and media coverage surrounding the Facebook IPO have been fascinating. After about the fourth day, as I read yet another article that seemed fueled more by speculation than actual facts, it dawned on me: the lessons from the blundered Facebook IPO hold true for market research project managers as well.

New 4-Week Power Programs Coming This Spring!

Great news! Thanks to the fabulous client feedback we’ve been receiving, Research Rockstar has gone ahead and scheduled a whole new round of 4-Week Power Programs. Research Rockstar’s live, online,… Continue reading New 4-Week Power Programs Coming This Spring!

10 Things Great Market Research Project Managers Do

10 things great market researcher project managers do: Challenge all assumptions Document deliberate project goals Think precisely about sample sources and screening criteria Plan for contingencies Manage client expectations (internal… Continue reading 10 Things Great Market Research Project Managers Do