Do Your Market Research Reports Look Dated?

When was the last time you refreshed your PowerPoint template? Have your reports pretty much looked the same for 5+ years? The brutal reality is that people do judge a… Continue reading Do Your Market Research Reports Look Dated?

eLearning on The Beach? 12 Courses for Summer Training

Good news, Researcher Rockstars! We have 12 amazing courses available for July and August, starting at just $100!  Have a 12-month Backstage Pass? Then these courses are already in your course catalog.… Continue reading eLearning on The Beach? 12 Courses for Summer Training

Hot Market Research Jobs Often Require These Skills: Do You Have Them?

Will your next great market research & insights career opportunity require showing that you can work with multiple data sources? Or perhaps it will require demonstrating your ability to find… Continue reading Hot Market Research Jobs Often Require These Skills: Do You Have Them?

Food & Beverage Taste Testing Research for Innovators

Golden milk? Drinkable soup? Plant-based meats? Cannabis-infused foods? Siracha EVERYTHING? These are just a few of the food trends happening in 2018. Food is hot! And cool! If you are… Continue reading Food & Beverage Taste Testing Research for Innovators

Market Research Job Decisions: Supply-side or Client-side?

Market Research & Insights professionals can apply for jobs in various types of companies. Often, the first decision is: should you pursue “client-side” or “supplier-side” openings? For example, would you… Continue reading Market Research Job Decisions: Supply-side or Client-side?

Market Research Identity Crisis!

Market Research & Insights professionals face a dilemma in social situations: how do you answer the question, “What do you do?” Do you state your “profession” or your job title?… Continue reading Market Research Identity Crisis!

Market Research & Insights Job Skill Trends: Lessons from J&J, Google & Thermo Fisher

Market Research & Insights career opportunities are shifting. Do you have the skills employers are seeking? In this conversation, I illustrate new skills trends by looking at recent job postings from… Continue reading Market Research & Insights Job Skill Trends: Lessons from J&J, Google & Thermo Fisher

The Most Significant Change in 2018: New Organizational Structures

The most significant change for market research & insights professionals isn’t being talked about, and it should be. It isn’t about AI. Or automation. Or mobile apps. Or block chain. It’s about organizational structure. In this fast-paced presentation, Kathryn Korostoff will present her research on organizational structure changes, and how they are creating job title and skill requirement shifts. Let’s get specific and talk about implications for career planning.

Can Market Researchers Apply Behavioral Economics Concepts to Improve Data Quality?

Care about market research data quality? Of course you do! Lessons from behavioral economics can be used to inform market research methodology design decisions. Let’s use an example. Imagine you… Continue reading Can Market Researchers Apply Behavioral Economics Concepts to Improve Data Quality?

April showers: It’s raining…report writers!

Isn’t it crazy how you plan and plan, and then just one schedule slip, and (bam!) you have three critical market research reports due the same week? It happens. We’re… Continue reading April showers: It’s raining…report writers!