by May 22, 2013
In the voice of the customer world it is our role as market
researchers to listen and follow through on what the customers are
saying. Quite often this puts us in the position of ‘middle men’
between the customers and internal groups (e.g. sales, marketing,
finance, customer service, etc.)...read more
by May 16, 2013
“Welcome to the show!” so the ringmaster said. We could also say
welcome to the survey, and that would be the function of the
welcome page in the Cvent online survey platform. The platform
allows the researcher to create not only an invitation, but also a
welcome and a thank you page. How...read more
by May 7, 2013
In a previous post I discussed the basics for conducting online
advertising testing. With the advent of online survey platforms the
ability to test various advertising messages and formats is easier
than ever. Gone are the days of renting large rooms and embedding
ads in mock programs. The current...read more
by May 6, 2013
What makes a community? Well certainly it is a collection of unique
individuals who call a single place home. It is also a place where
businesses hang their shingle. Collectively the residents and
businesses work together and if all goes well the community can
thrive. However, there is something...read more
by April 23, 2013
Just who we are is a question that has been asked by philosophers
since time immemorial. Market research professionals are no
different than those wise men from ancient Greece in this regard.
Our task is to create an understanding of the consumer’s mind in
which we can shape our brand positioning...read more
by April 18, 2013
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
by April 16, 2013
The number of true monopolies in the global economy is not that
large. What this means to the rest of us is that we have to compete
to sell our products and services. Competition can come from both
global competitors and those homegrown in your back yard.To grow in
a soft economy companies must be...read more
by April 11, 2013
There was a day not long ago that advertising testing involved
sitting large numbers of people in a room and showing them ads
embedded in pilot television shows with a pre-exposure survey and a
post-test assessment following the programming and ad exposure. My
how things have changed! With the...read more
by April 8, 2013
It has been said many times that randomness is next to godliness in
the world of experimental design. I would extend this thinking to
the structured world of survey research as well. In this post we
will look at two methods for incorporating randomness into your
online survey design. Cvent offers...read more
by March 28, 2013
The concept of a New York minute can be applied to market research.
For those who do not know a New York minute is an instant, which is
infinitely shorter than the 60-second minute you and I work with.
In the current haze of cloud-based thinking, we can apply this
short attention span metric via the...read more





