These days, it’s not uncommon for organizations that once relied heavily on outsourced market research to re‑think that practice. There are four primary reasons why you might be driven to consider bringing some, even most, of your market research processes in-house: Feasibility. There are over 50 online survey platforms alone,
Maybe online survey research needs the “Sazzies”, the Survey-Razzies? We can create awards for “Most onerous” or “most annoying” survey designs. Or how about, “Most spelling errors” or “Poorest chance of meeting intended goals”?
What does your target market think of your brand? How does your target market perceive your brand as compared to your competitors’ brands? While brand research can be a very complex, exhaustive exercise, in many cases a simple approach may suffice. If you plan to do your own brand perception
With the summer season upon us, along comes a most welcomed relief for many market research project managers. The workload slows and creates a great opportunity to take care of some market research housekeeping. For survey writers, one of the best uses of slow time is to spend it creating
“Market research firm releases pet ownership study: Forgets to survey people who own cats.”
Can you imagine? Conducting a study on a topic, and forgetting to include participants who represent a large percent of the market?
It happens all too often. And we cannot blame the DIY researchers.
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