As a fact of daily life we are confronted with choices and options. Some of these decisions are easy to make and take little of our precious time. However, there are those decisions that take considerable time and resources to resolve. As survey researchers we put our respondents through choice...read more

There comes a time when all professions begin to question their purpose. Consider it therapy for the profession. Market research is no different. Since the new millennium started, the MR profession has seen the rise of data mining, social media, online survey platforms, big data, gamification, The...read more

Not all surveys will be applicable to all potential respondents. Targeting our survey efforts to those most likely to respond will increase our engagement levels and in theory provide a more interesting experience. How do we know who is most likely to respond? This is a question for the ages, but in...read more

As consumer insight professionals we are often tasked with assessing how our consumers and prospects make a choice when selecting a product or service. This is not an easy task regardless of whether your focus is consumer or B2B market research, but there are several ways to reach the end. A recent...read more

Customer satisfaction with a product or service is a function of expectations. Are they met or better yet are they exceeded? This is the playing field that marketers have to navigate on a daily basis. What makes it especially challenging is that we have to often rely on forces and people outside of...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

At one point we all learned our ABCs. With the pace of change currently increasing in the marketing research world we are now in need of a refresher. In this case the A and B refer to the concept of A/B testing and the C is the outcome of that test, better known as the Champion. A/B testing has long...read more

Many companies wrongly assume customer service data discussions exclusively involve performance metrics. While this is important, your company produces a huge swath of useful information from the customer service desk. You just need to figure out what and how to use it. Research firm Software Advice...read more

Within the realms of consumer and B2B marketing, there is a space where features dance with benefits and customer needs are met or exceeded. It is easy to see a product’s features, e.g. size, shape, colors, accessories, etc., however it can be a bit more complicated to assess the features built into...read more

After analyzing numerous case studies over the past three years, Nucleus Research came up with some pretty impressive numbers to quantify the effect certain marketing and management investment decisions can have on a company. These numbers take into account both hard returns, such as cost savings,...read more