Market Research

CX: Career Obstacle or Opportunity?

…many seasoned market researchers find themselves asking, “How different is CX from what I already do as a professional market researcher?” Well, it turns out that they’re pretty darn close. In fact, we can argue that CX is just a specialization within the market research career space. Market research is

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The #1 Cure for Boring Quantitative Research Reports

Boring reports are often caused by weak synthesis. Boring reports tend to be glorified lists of single data points, filled with dull statements like, “25% of people reported X, and 35% reported Y.” Or how about, “3 out of 5 customers prefer A, and 2 out of 5 prefer B.”

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Podcast & YouTube News

Announcing a 10-episode series, “Conversations for Research Rockstars.” Please join the conversation on YouTube or the accompanying podcast (available on iTunes). Hosted by Kathryn Korostoff, with occasional special guests, the series is available now.

Market Research Training

Stepping Up Your Qualitative Skills

What’s the phrase – don’t bite off more than you can chew? Essentially don’t try to accomplish everything all at once — that is a recipe for failure. Rather, take things step-by-step (or bite-by-bite) and you’re bound to be successful! I was talking to a colleague recently who runs a

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Be Your Client’s Best Resource

Always top-of-mind for us here at Research Rockstar is thinking about how to best equip you with the tools you need to be the best resource for your clients when it comes to all things research and insights. Being the best resource for your clients means: Keeping your ear to

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Are you sure you’re not introducing bias? (With mini case study!)

As research and insights professionals, we spend a lot of time making sure we eliminate bias from our projects. Why? So that when we deliver our analysis and insights, we are providing the most objective information possible. There are many sources of bias, including: Participant Bias Is there something about