Will This Sloppy, Boring, Error-ridden Market Research Report Do?

When consumers purchase a product, they expect to get what they paid for. This is also true when companies purchase market research; unfortunately some no longer receive the high-quality tangible product they paid for, at least according to Gill Wales (as stated in her article published on Research-Live.com titled Will This Do.)

Why you must train your market researchers

Imagine how your life would be if you could rely on your staff to:

Anticipate common project challenges
Specify effective project parameters….

When the Conclusion Isn’t Supported by the Methodology (and why RateStars is utter nonsense)

We sometimes have cases where the data and the conclusion seem to match, but a closer look and you realize the methodology was fundamentally unable to support the conclusion. Today’s case in point: RateStars.

To Jump or Not to Jump? Four Simple Tasks to Complete Before Committing to A Custom Market Research Project

Making business decisions is often a go or no-go situation. Typically, it’s not about choosing to wade up to your knees; it’s about either jumping in or staying on dry… Continue reading To Jump or Not to Jump? Four Simple Tasks to Complete Before Committing to A Custom Market Research Project

In-House Versus Outside-Agency Customer Interviews

It may not be an age-old debate, but it’s one I’ve been hearing a lot lately. In market research, customer interviews (or in-depth interviews, or IDIs) are often a key… Continue reading In-House Versus Outside-Agency Customer Interviews

You Spent 8 Hours Last Week Doing This? That Is Market Research Madness!

Last week, you spent eight hours editing your staff’s work for basic survey design errors, weak report writing, and simple chart blunders. Not a great use of your time, was it?

An Open Letter to Market Research Software Companies

Idea voting. Prediction markets. Online surveys. Crosstab analysis. Text analytics. Social media research. What type of market research software do you sell?

This isn’t Hollywood: Ask Yourself 7 Simple Questions to Optimize Your Market Research Budget

With these seven simple questions, being the director and the critic is possible, even for a deadline-stressed market research manager.

Learning Market Research Is Important Because….

Thanks again to everyone who participated in our Ultimate Market Research Training Give Away. We loved reading all of the fantastic quotes about why learning market research is important. And as promised, we have assembled our favorites into a montage.

We Have a Winner! The Ultimate Market Research Training Give Away

Winning this drawing means that Teri can attend all of our 4-week Power Programs at no cost for the next 12 months. We are always adding new dates, and topics, so she will have lots of market research learning options