Market Research Training

10 Simple Questions for Interviewing Quantitative Research Job Candidates

Getting a lot of people applying for a quantitative research job? Want a fast way to weed out those that lack basic quant knowledge? Here are ten interview questions you can use to quickly, and even by phone, weed out quantitative research fakers: Using examples, what’s the difference between ranking

Customer Insights

Video Will Rock the Market Research World in 2015

I’ve been reading a lot of predictions for market research—the typical pontification we see at this time of the year. Some of it has been very inspiring, but too many just rehash the obvious.

Personally, I think there are a lot of interesting theories, a lot of long-term shifts taking

Best Practices

Article Synopsis: A Unique Value Proposition “Designed with You in Mind”

In their article, authors Scott Garrison and Jet Kruithof discuss the global truth that product success depends on a compelling unique value proposition (UVP). Yet, as we saw above, a UVP that succeeds in America may fail in another culture. So can we craft marketing messages which resonate with all

Deliverables

Article Synopsis: “Tips on Measuring Crucial Social Factors in New Product Research”

Consumer behavior about new products or product categories are often hard to anticipate for many reasons, but one that is often overlooked is social factors. According to author Briana Brownell, the success of some new products heavily depends on social factors which are often undetectable during concept-testing. Failure to recognize

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Agency Selection

110 Ways to Handle Project Overload

End of year can be a surprisingly busy time for market researchers. Some clients have “left over” budget they need to spend. Others are trying to get a head start on 2015. And then you get a few of those “rush” projects that seem to pop up at the worst