In professional market research, combining qualitative and quantitative methods is often recommended for various scenarios. For example, conducting focus groups or ethnographic research as Phase 1 before a survey research… Continue reading Common Scenarios for Combining Qualitative & Quantitative Research
If you’re new to the Market Research and Insights profession you may be surprised to learn that we have specific ethical and legal guidelines to which we must adhere. While… Continue reading Managing Clients Who Ask for Unethical or Illegal Research Activity
Have you ever conducted market research in support of Thought Leadership (TL) programs? TL programs are used by companies in many industries, especially in B2B, and can be used to… Continue reading Unleashing the Potential of Thought Leadership Research
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High-quality market research data requires a high-quality sample. But diving into sampling can be trickier than it looks, partially because the jargon around sampling methods does get a bit geeky.… Continue reading Demystifying Probability and Non-probability Samples
Experienced market researchers know that asking about future behaviors in surveys is tricky. For many reasons, there is a big difference between what people say they will do and what they actually do. Anyone with a teenager will back me up on this; statements such as “I’ll clean my room tomorrow” or “I’ll walk the dog after dinner” may be well-intentioned, but are no guarantee of task completion.
When conducting in-depth interviews (IDIs), it’s not uncommon to encounter participants who provide over-rationalized or contradictory responses. As the interviewer, we want to recognize and remedy these situations quickly to… Continue reading Handling Contradictory and Over-Rationalized Responses in IDIs
Do you struggle to execute research projects with children? Do you have trouble designing techniques that work with all age groups within a study? Do you sometimes wish for a… Continue reading Conducting Research with Children: Key Tenets for Success
As market researchers, we always want to produce high-quality survey data, and if we have terrible response rates that means we’re not getting enough people to complete the survey. A… Continue reading How to Improve Dismal Survey Response Rates
Great Market Research Objectives for Successful Market Research Projects What makes a market research objective “good”? What makes it precise enough to guide a project such that, at the conclusion,… Continue reading Setting Useful Objectives
