It is rare that as a marketing researcher I get to take a survey. That may sound odd, but more often than not one’s occupation is used as a screener. Most researchers don’t want other researchers taking their survey, even though they may be qualified on all other accounts. The rare occasion is the...read more

If there were one industry that could truly benefit from consumer insight research, it is the restaurant industry. Granted there are the giants of the industry, e.g. McDonalds or Chik-fil-A, that have teams dedicated to dissecting every aspect of the customer experience, but the biggest gains can...read more

One the primary purposes of marketing research (both for consumer and B2B market research) is to mitigate risk. Often I am asked what I do for a living and invariably my response is I quantify executives gut feelings. This is exactly where market research as a function needs to be. When we bring our...read more

While we highlight the most popular posts from a given month in our newsletter, one of my favorite activities is to look back and see what posts were the most popular overall each year. Keeping with tradition, here's a look back across the 20 most popular posts of 2012!   Customer Loyalty Month: 25...read more

Do you currently use Net Promoter Score (NPS) to gauge and measure customer satisfaction? If so, check out these best practices that you can implement (if you don’t already) in the beginning of 2013! Let Customers Know You’re Using Their Feedback – Emphasize that you are taking customer feedback and...read more

For many larger companies, non-profits and governmental organizations the need for market research is thoroughly understood, valued and budgeted for. Marketers and strategists within these entities realize that market-driven consumer insights are essential to maintaining or expanding their position...read more

Seldom as market researchers will we create a category list that meets everyone’s needs. No matter what your personal forte, be it consumer or B2B market research, there will always be the need for the almighty ‘other please specify.’ This feature is germane across all types of questions including...read more

The who, the what, the how, the why and the when. Let’s take a look at “the when” for establishing a timeframe for measuring customer satisfaction. Companies, organizations and governmental entities invest heavily in attempting to understand the drivers underlying customer satisfaction and...read more

Survey research principles can be applied to areas outside of consumer or B2B market research. This should be no surprise to readers of this blog. Trade associations are one industry vertical that is tapping into the attitudes of its members. I recently participated in a survey of market researchers...read more

The almighty ‘Other’ category can be incredibly useful in creating meaningful input for survey data analysis. As a B2B marketing researcher, who has spent considerable time in the consumer market research arena as well, I can say that no matter how well my category lists are constructed there are...read more