Online survey platforms, such as Cvent, offer the user a wide variety of tools designed to maximize the user experience. After all isn’t that what we are looking for…an engaged respondent that provides truthful and enlightened responses? With that said it amazes me how many surveys go out that do...read more

The concept of significance is central to generating consumer insights. As market researchers we are tasked with providing data to decision makers that is both useful and meaningful. How we measure statistical significance depends upon the types of questions we ask and the associated data structure...read more

In a recent post we examined the nature of the data types available to consumer or B2B market researchers including; nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. The latter two categories allow the user to generate mean or average scores as part of their survey data analysis. Working with means gives the...read more

For many larger companies, non-profits and governmental organizations the need for market research is thoroughly understood, valued and budgeted for. Marketers and strategists within these entities realize that market-driven consumer insights are essential to maintaining or expanding their position...read more

The end of 2012 is quickly approaching, so it’s time to think about your New Year’s resolutions! Increasing operational efficiency is the number one 2013 priority among decisions makers, followed most closely by improving customer satisfaction, according to a recent study by Customer Management IQ. ...read more

Measuring influence is a common practice in both consumer and B2B marketing research. Understanding the dynamics of the purchase process is critical to both effective messaging as well as the overall design of your sales programs. With that said from the perspective of questionnaire creation there...read more

My recent posts have spoken to the concept of screening participants and letting them down gently if they do not qualify for the current study. To continue in that vein, this post looks at a specific screening question appropriate for B2B marketing research. In this arena researchers often need to...read more

If you believe the pundits then the slew of bad economic news points back to a recession. Regardless of your thoughts on whether or not we will limp along or fall back, we must take the time to rethink our approach to how we market our products and services. This is the case for B2B marketers as...read more

Goal setting and strategies for achieving them is an industry unto itself. Marketers, in general, and marketing researchers specifically, need to embrace goal setting before launching into any campaign. Prior to launching a survey project we need to gain clarity about the types of questions the data...read more

Last Friday, National Tell a Story Day, inspired this month's Throwback Thrusday because survey reports and analysis is just that: Telling a Good (Compelling) Story. Whenever you tell a story, you have to start by setting the stage. The same is true with research reports whether you're working on...read more