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 9, 2013
Some days as a B2B market researcher, and in my previous lives in
consumer research, I find myself becoming more intimate with SPSS
files and questionnaires than with our customers. Ah, you might
say, such is the life of a quant junkie. Well that may be true, as
I do love working with the data that...read more
by April 30, 2013
Chapters in a book are self-contained entities which could stand
alone, but are better suited to be part of a larger whole. The new
revision to the Cvent online survey platform allows the researcher
to group questions into a chapter. This new feature is well adapted
for scoring sections within an...read more
by February 25, 2013
There comes a time when those of us in consumer and B2B market
research realize that we are not just the messengers, the conduit
for the voice of the customer, but we also are the change agents.
This realization came to me some time ago, but was reaffirmed while
reading the book Outside In by Harley...read more
by February 20, 2013
Measuring customer loyalty and satisfaction is a primary task for
both consumer and B2B market research professionals. Today’s
question is a matter of time as in a snapshot (one period in time)
or a trend (measurements over a period of time.) Should
satisfaction, awareness or other measures be...read more
by December 10, 2012
Poor customer service could land you a prime time spot filled with
bad reviews on various social media channels for everyone to see.
Customers have power, which means they can and will publicize both
good and bad experiences, so exceptional customer service is
necessary. You probably already know...read more
by November 28, 2012
Optimism, or lack thereof, is a key driver to both current and
future spending. Practitioners in both consumer and B2B market
research have known this for some time. There are numerous ongoing
tracking studies which measure consumer sentiment and/or sentiment
amongst purchase managers. Both have...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 November 14, 2012
Incentives have become the necessary evil in marketing and other
forms of survey research. In the days of old it was common to send
out a single dollar with a mailed survey to encourage participants
to complete their survey. As data collection methods have evolved
toward online survey platforms the...read more
by September 11, 2012
Customer satisfaction is often considered to be a fairly soft
measurement, relying on such markers as client feelings and
industry leanings. Zack Urlocker, a guest contributor for Forbes,
has provided an interesting formula for quantifying customer
satisfaction in this article, and with the effects...read more
