“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

Some experts believe that digital technology is going to be the next big thing in improving customer experience (CX). Companies are using the latest technology to cater to their customers while helping out their marketing department at the same time. In an Oracle survey of over 1300 senior execs,...read more

What is statistical significance anyway? The core of our survey data analysis should be directed toward generating consumer insights that are both meaningful and actionable. In order to achieve this joint goal we have to keep our eye on significance, both statistical and managerial.Previously we...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

Customer satisfaction measurement can be best described as part art, part science, and part intuition. Regardless of how you view it there are several moving parts to this equation. Satisfaction, as a measure itself, is part of a larger equation centered on profitability. When designing a...read more

Making your survey dynamic is one of the easiest ways to engage the respondent and make his or her experience more memorable. Why is that critical to your success? Engaged respondents are more apt to provide robust opinions and make it through to complete the survey. After all, as market researchers...read more

Do you remember your first time? Well if it was your first kiss then I hope you would remember. In this case I am referring to first time you became a customer of (fill in the blank). How you feel about your first experience with a new retailer, vendor or other company plays a large role in...read more

Summer is often thought of as the travel season with families taking their annual vacations. Of course travel and tourism occur throughout the year and are a significant input to the both US and the broader global economies. The industries that make up the tourism sector are keen at paying attention...read more

When it comes to measuring customer satisfaction there are many camps. The one thing most market researchers will agree on is that customer satisfaction (CSat as it is also known) is a multi-dimensional construct. What this means in English is that a customer’s satisfaction with your brand, company,...read more

The quality of the data we analyze in consumer or B2B marketing research is a direct function of the quality of the questions we ask. Nowhere is this truer than with open-ended questions. The side of the marketing research fence that is qualitative draws deeply from the well of consumer thought. The...read more