by May 10, 2013
Ok so just what is a Likert scale anyway? If you have been in
market research, or any form of survey research, for any length of
time you have no doubt come across the ubiquitous Likert scale and
its strongly agree to strongly disagree framework. In the years I
have been involved in constructing...read more
by April 16, 2013
The number of true monopolies in the global economy is not that
large. What this means to the rest of us is that we have to compete
to sell our products and services. Competition can come from both
global competitors and those homegrown in your back yard.To grow in
a soft economy companies must be...read more
by April 1, 2013
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
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 March 13, 2013
Those in the behavioral economics field hold onto the mantra of
trust in what people do, not what they say. Can consumer insights
professionals gain from this, and if so how can it be applied? The
short answer is yes, those of us in the consumer and B2B market
research space can benefit from...read more
by February 22, 2013
There is a new C-level position taking shape. According to work
published in the Harvard Business Review blog the next generation
of C-level executive is likely to be the Chief Customer Officer
(CCO). This is a good thing for those of us in marketing research
and consumer insight positions as it...read more
by January 30, 2013
Are products services and vice versa? There is a bit of confusion
in the marketing waters nowadays about this issue. Essentially,
from my humble perspective, there is little difference between a
product and a service. Yes, it is difficult to load a service into
your car and install it in your...read more
by January 16, 2013
Making the connection between survey data and information stored in
transactional data warehouses or CRM systems allows the consumer or
B2B market researcher to exponentially grow the value of the
customer insights they deliver. As with most survey-related topics,
there is more than one way to make...read more
by January 9, 2013
Testing 1,2,3, test, test. Consumer and B2B market
researchers, well actually researchers of all stripes and
disciplines, are tasked with collecting data. Said data can be from
transactions, a customer satisfaction survey, brand awareness
tracker, or some other data collection method (e.g. analysis...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
