When conducting survey projects, should you survey your own customer base (people who actually by from your company), or non-customers? Or both?
After all, you may very well have a list of customers that would be convenient for you to use for your survey project. But is that a wise
Online surveys and research panels go together like…well, milk and cookies. If they are both high-quality, yummy snack. If either is poor quality, the experience is ruined.
These days, there is a lot of awareness of online panel quality issues. So what does a market research buyer need to know?
In your organization, what happens when someone proposes a market research study?
* Do people roll their eyes?
* Do people perceive it as a decision making delay tactic?
* Do people readily volunteer to be involved in designing the project?
* Do any executive-level folks
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Never skimp on budget for:
* Quality sample. Having quality sample is critical. Avoid sources that can’t talk credibly about their recruitment tactics or list sources. You don’t want to bake a cake with spoiled eggs.
* Sufficient sample quantity. If you…
Well, “abuse” may be a little strong…but market research results certainly do get misused. Sometime intentionally; twisting results to confirm existing opinions, or ignoring results perceived to be inconvenient. In other cases, the misuse is accidental—issues such as poorly labeled charts or unclear methodology documentation can easily lead to erroneous