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 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
by March 7, 2013
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
by February 28, 2013
Looking to get the most useful data out of your surveys? If so,
consider randomizing your survey questions to eliminate bias and
ultimately deliver more actionable survey results.
Oftentimes, the order in which questions are displayed affects how
people will respond. What is question bias and why...read more
by February 22, 2013
According to a recent Business Insider article, “American adults
are invited to take surveys 7 billion times each year, with 24% of
respondents indicating they were asked to take part in more surveys
this year than in previous years.”Customer surveys are an excellent
tool to gauge satisfaction and...read more
by February 21, 2013
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
by February 19, 2013
Are questions with dichotomous answers the best use of our online
survey design? Answering this question is not as simple as saying
Yes or No. Dichotomous questions (those with two response options)
may be simple to answer, however they leave one key component
behind. Variance allows us to dive more...read more
by February 15, 2013
Think about your own experiences, when you are unhappy with a
product or service and tell the company, what do you expect to
happen? If you're thinking, "Nothing. Companies don't listen to
customer feedback" I wouldn't blame you. But I hope you're more
like me: I expect a response. But not a generic...read more
by February 13, 2013
Online survey platforms have provided B2B market researchers and
their kin in the consumer space expanded options for questionnaire
design. These options afford us the ability to create surveys that
are both engaging to the respondent and more likely to yield
actionable data for our clients.With the...read more
by January 31, 2013
At some point throughout the year, you need to reach out to your
stakeholders to increase your organizations’ understanding of their
opinions, knowledge and attitudes in order to optimize
success. “A survey is the natural way to go about this, but
while the survey concept is straightforward,...read more
