Using Qualitative and Quantitative Question Formats

In both consumer and B2B market research we are often faced with questions from clients that require both quantitative research methods as well as the deeper insights that come from unstructured or more qualitative approaches. Fortunately, online survey platforms such as Cvent allow us the ability...read more

What is Loyalty?

LinkedIn can be an excellent platform not only for networking, but also for holding meaningful discussions with others in your line of work. A member of the Customer Experience Management LinkedIn Group posed this discussion question to her fellow CRM-minded members: How are we actually defining...read more

20 Most Popular Posts of 2012

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

Building a Practice with Patient Satisfaction

Even healthcare practitioners need to understand that choice exists in the market! This is why I strongly prescribe a healthcare satisfaction survey. This should be taken quarterly, at a minimum, for the full effects to be seen. Customer satisfaction measurement is well known in the consumer and B2B...read more

Was this Survey Enjoyable?

When we ask for customer feedback on a survey our focus is almost entirely on a specific product or service in question. Quite often it involves measuring customer satisfaction, brand awareness or some other variable directly impacting the 4Ps. However there seems to be a trend toward concluding...read more

Using Outside Samples

When is it appropriate to look outside your house files for potential respondents? I go outside for sample when my internal database does not have adequate coverage in a key response group or when an “outside in” view of the market is required. There are a few options marketing researchers can...read more

The Mathematics of Customer Satisfaction

Customer satisfaction is often considered to be a fairly soft measurement, relying on such markers as client feelings and industry leanings. Zack Urlocker, a guest contributor for Forbes, has provided an interesting formula for quantifying customer satisfaction in this article, and with the effects...read more

Data Types: Survey 101

On a fundamental level, the surveys we author for our clients are nothing more than data collection platforms. It is the astute researcher that realizes there are many ways to capture data through the questions asked. The question we must ask ourselves is who is our audience?Knowing your audience...read more

25 Most Popular Survey Posts of 2011

Last week I shared my favorite feedback management blog posts that fell outside the Top 25 Most Popular Posts of 2011. After crunching the analysis for most read articles, most shared and clicked posts, I've narrowed down our 476+ posts to just the Top 25.Please share your thoughts below on any...read more

Surveys and Sales: The Measure of Client Satisfaction

Quantitative market research. Qualitative market research. Surveys. Revenue. With so many ways to measure client satisfaction, determining the best way to measure it can seem daunting.  Through the time that I have spent conducting and developing market research though, I have found that pairing the...read more
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