Resources for the Research Community
Recently I heard the average smartphone user is never more than three feet away from his or her phone. There is no judgment on this, but it does play into our need as consumer and B2B market researchers to expand our thinking on how we deliver surveys to respondents. Multi-channel research involves leveraging two or […]
We’ve been busy looking at the hot topics in marketing to see where new marketing approaches can have the greatest impact. The answer: Minimizing B2B buyer fears. There’s been a lot of talk about the similarities between B2B and B2C buyers –especially since we’re all B2C buyers outside work. Even though it would certainly make […]
Even those new to survey research have been exposed to the ubiquitous Likert scale. This question format and the strongly agree to strongly disagree framework is a staple in the pantry of questions we regularly use on surveys. In the years I have been involved in constructing surveys and teaching market research I have seen […]
For many different reasons, one thing I can conclude about working in customer experience measurement: Net Promoter Score® (NPS®) is a polarizing topic. You either love it or you hate it. And my thought is always this, “If you’re using NPS to get a score, then it is just a survey and only benefits the […]
From market disruption to mergers and acquisitions, pharmaceutical brand teams are facing game changing challenges in today’s competitive landscape. Your brand is either in a physician’s prescribing decision loop, or not. Having a solid go-to-market plan, one that is informed by decision intelligence is now more important than ever. Too many times we’ve seen a […]
If you’ve been following the McDonald’s debacle for the past year or so you can’t have missed the fact that the company woke up late to the fact that consumer values have shifted. Away from fat/salty/fast dollar – menu foods to brands that are seen to offer healthier, fresher, natural, more customized food consumers are […]
If you’ve never lived in Boston, you might not understand the spectacle that is September 1st. It’s the day that most new leases start, which means it’s the day almost every person in the city moves into a different apartment. U-Hauls crowd the narrow streets, abandoned furniture sits on the sidewalks, and new neighbors begin […]
