[Free Video] Market Research Jargon Alert: “Market” or “Audience”?

What do you hear more often: “market” or “audience”? And what’s the difference? I increasingly hear clients talk about their “target audience. buy lasix online lasix no prescription ” And… Continue reading [Free Video] Market Research Jargon Alert: “Market” or “Audience”?

Can You Think of at Least 3 Market Research Career Path Scenarios?

Why the focus on career planning? Because market research career paths are changing. Your next big career move could be quite different than what you may have envisioned just a… Continue reading Can You Think of at Least 3 Market Research Career Path Scenarios?

8 Qualitative Market Research Methods For Your 2018 Projects

Qualitative data is hot! How do I know? Because every week I talk to dozens of research and insights professionals while teaching Research Rockstar courses.  And the topic has been… Continue reading 8 Qualitative Market Research Methods For Your 2018 Projects

Can You Name 8 Market Research Methods?

It’s no secret that response rates for surveys have plummeted in recent years. This is problematic; can you really trust the results of a survey that had less than a 1% response rate? Sure, we have sources for finding qualified people to take our surveys, but for some populations of interest, surveys aren’t the best choice. Luckily, today we have lots of options for collecting data from survey-avoiding populations….

Boosting Your Resume’s CX Quotient: Tips for Market Researchers

CX is hot. Hiring managers are often looking for “CX experience.” Many cool job openings these days have “CX” in the title. As a market researcher, you can with absolute integrity refresh your resume with today’s semantics—especially if you have done any of the 7 project types described above. You may not have known it, but you have been a customer experience expert for years. And now is the time to start bragging about it.

Special Event This Friday!

Join us this Friday, June 9th at 12:30pm ET for a YouTube Live interactive broadcast with Research Rockstar’s lead instructor, Kathryn Korostoff on Job Title Trends for the Broader Market… Continue reading Special Event This Friday!

More Alike than Different: The Changing Roles of Corporate and Supplier Researchers

he roles of clients and suppliers are now overlapping and intersecting in exciting new ways. Some of these new intersections are creating career advancement opportunities, and even new business and organizational structures. Some are creating pain for teams that need to adjust to the new reality….

Digital and Media – Millward Brown Predicts Trends for 2015

The hottest market research trends of the new year are often difficult to anticipate, but thanks to Millward Brown (MB), advertisers will be better prepared for what 2015 brings. The… Continue reading Digital and Media – Millward Brown Predicts Trends for 2015

Video Will Rock the Market Research World in 2015

I’ve been reading a lot of predictions for market research—the typical pontification we see at this time of the year. Some of it has been very inspiring, but too many just rehash the obvious.

Personally, I think there are a lot of interesting theories, a lot of long-term shifts taking place. But as for something we will truly experience in 2015? Something that will really change what we do, how we do it? It’s simple: video-based reports.

Article Synopsis: Seasonal marketing in a social age.

Analysis of actual shopping behavior conducted from mobile devices suggests that conventional definitions of seasonal shopping behaviors are being disrupted by mobile shopping. Beyond the powerful implications for marketers in general, this also has implications for market researchers who may be timing research on purchase plans and branding around seasonal shopping assumptions.