Does Online Panel Quality S*ck?

A huge topic for Market Research & Insights professionals is data quality, and in most cases, a key component of survey research data quality is driven by sample quality. The… Continue reading Does Online Panel Quality S*ck?

Is it Really Necessary to Pre-Test our Questionnaires? 

A surgeon wouldn’t begin surgery without first ensuring that their medical instruments were sanitized. And most professional researchers wouldn’t launch a new survey without first testing their instruments (the questionnaire). But these… Continue reading Is it Really Necessary to Pre-Test our Questionnaires? 

Would You Rather Be a Market Researcher…or a Fly?

Social Media Listening Lessons from Microsoft Would a market researcher rather be a spider, a bee or a fly? A fly, of course! Article Synopsis, “Market research at the speed of social… Continue reading Would You Rather Be a Market Researcher…or a Fly?

Getting More People to Take Your Surveys: 8 Ways to Optimize Response Rates

New market research methods are great—but I also still value the tried and true. Survey research, for one, is still very important (especially for populations and research goals that can’t… Continue reading Getting More People to Take Your Surveys: 8 Ways to Optimize Response Rates

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?

Article Synopsis: “The Internet’s Hidden Science Factory”

PBS Newshour, February 2015 By Jenny Marder Synopsis by Research Rockstar intern Sarah Sites Many researchers struggle to find willing survey takers. What if there were a website to which… Continue reading Article Synopsis: “The Internet’s Hidden Science Factory”