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How to Improve Dismal Survey Response Rates

As market researchers, we always want to produce high-quality survey data, and if we have terrible response rates that means we’re not getting enough people to complete the survey. A little while ago, we share a compendium of resources for email survey invitation response rates, but sometimes it’s not how

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Special Topic: Market Research Participants = Independent Contractors

Two weeks ago, the Insights Association brought to light a very important issue regarding how research participants are classified according to labor laws. This topic is of paramount importance, so we wanted to make sure our Rockstars are up to date as well. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has

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Setting Useful Objectives

Great Market Research Objectives for Successful Market Research Projects What makes a market research objective “good”? What makes it precise enough to guide a project such that, at the conclusion, the project will be likely to be perceived as successful? At Research Rockstar, we teach a 4-criteria model that professional

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When “One” is Not Enough: How Mixed-Mode Data Collection Can Amp Up Your Survey Research

As Market Research & Insights professionals, we always strive to optimize survey data quality. It can be tricky, especially when surveying niche, over-surveyed or hard-to-find populations. When attempting to do survey research with these challenging groups, collecting data that is reliable enough (in terms of sample size and sample quality)

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Insights Democratization: Breaking Down Silos, Building Up Data-Driven Decision Making

As a Market Research & Insights professional, you have likely heard the term “insights democratization.” Going back to its use in 2016 in a speech given by Ray Poynter, the phrase invokes a vision of organizations that have numerous data sources, and data-based findings, that are seamlessly shared within and

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Live Events: Quantitative Data Analysis, Writing Quantitative Research Reports & More

Don’t miss these upcoming eLearning opportunities for market research & insights professionals. Available in both on-demand and real-time formats. Full Access Students (Backstage Pass FA/VIP and Certificate Program Students): Join our instructors for upcoming real-time, eLearning sessions. Upcoming classes are detailed below! All Students: The same courses are also available 24/7