by May 31, 2013
There are a few go to techniques that we use for survey data
analysis. The primary tool used for analyzing survey data is the
crosstab. There are fancier multivariate techniques, and those have
their place, but for everyday use the crosstab is the preferred
method for analyzing nominal and ordinal...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 19, 2013
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
by February 11, 2013
In the course of survey research several topics have developed a
reputation for being ‘sensitive’. In short this means the topical
areas are perceived to be just short of off limits by the culture
we live in. Examples include cultural diversity, recreational drug
use, sexual activity, alcohol use,...read more
by January 7, 2013
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
by November 20, 2012
Topics of the day (TOD) are often associated with public opinion
polls, but can be useful those of us in consumer and B2B market
research. One such topic of current importance is the Fiscal Cliff.
There are numerous tax cuts expiring and spending cuts set to go
into effect on January 1, 2014 unless...read more
by August 14, 2012
What does B2B market research have in common with our general
marketing colleagues? Well aside from serving marketers as our
primary internal clients, we also rely on email as a tool for lead
generation and other marketing tactics. In our case it is designed
to encourage potential respondents to...read more
by July 27, 2012
What goes into a score? In a previous post, it was relayed that one
of the primary differences between a survey and an assessment is
that questions are scored. There are other differences of course,
but assessments, be they employee assessments or knowledge checks
before a training course, typically...read more
by July 26, 2012
What is the difference between a survey and an assessment? The
short answer is not much. If you think back to your days in school,
the tests you took were nothing more than a scored survey. Chances
are the survey design had both structured and unstructured
questions with the intent of measuring your...read more
