Resources from Market Research University

A few weeks ago, we told you about Market Research University – an all-day, online market research training session run by Kathryn Korostoff of Research Rockstar. The event took place entirely on Twitter; you may have followed along with the hashtag #MRXU.

In case you weren’t able to attend, though, Kathryn and the participating “professors” were gracious enough to have posted some additional resources from the training session:

  • Diane Hagglund, of Dimensional Research, has shared fantastic B2B project management insights here: LINK.
  • Michaela Mora, of Relevant Insights, has shared a generous post on her market research project management tips: LINK
  • Greg Timpany has provided a script of his tweets, here: LINK.
Be sure to avail yourselves of their expertise! This is terrific material, and could be of use to any market research professional.
While you’re at it, you may also want to take a look at another recent post from MRXU contributor Michaela Mora, entitled, “Survey Tools Race to Improve User Experience.” It offers a great look at how online research tools are making major enhancements to leverage developments in new technology (including text selection, heat maps, etc.). Definitely worth a look.

Twitterversity: Training in the Principles of Market Research Project Management

Professional training and career development is an ongoing, continuous process. And tomorrow, there’s a great opportunity to keep that process going!

Be sure to join Kathryn Korostoff of Research Rockstar tomorrow, July 28th from 7am-3pm EST, for an exciting day of free market research training at MRXU, their Twitter-based market research training program.

Here’s the agenda for the day:

Class: Principles of Market Research Project Management
When: July 28, 7 am to 3 pm EST.
All times below are EST.

7 AM: Professor Kathryn Korostoff opens the event with, “A Question of Time: Setting Realistic Time Expectations with partners, colleagues and clients.” How long do different aspects of the research process really take?

8 AM: Professor Diane Hagglund will focus on, “Special Considerations for B2B Projects”, and will be available for Q&A via #MRXU

10 AM: Ten Project Management Tools.

11 AM: Professor Greg Timpany on, “Project Management 101: Tips for Beginners”, and will be available for Q&A via #MRXU

12 PM: Professor Michaela Mora on, “A Step by Step Guide to the Market Research Process”, and will be available for Q&A via #MRXU

2 PM: Hot Topics & Final Q&A. The Twitterversity will close with any follow-up on hot topics from the day. All POVs welcome!

Complete details can be found at Research Rockstar.

Follow along with your favorite Twitter client using the hashtag #MRXU. We’ll be there!

Want to Be A Research Rockstar?

Our Friends at Research Rockstar have made a very exciting offer for readers of Research Access.

As you may know, Research Rockstar provides online training on market research topics. Their classes are Flash-based, interactive and most are under an hour. The classes typically sell for $129 per class or $600 for a one-year “full access” VIP membership.
But today Research Rockstar is giving away three (3) FREE VIP memberships to readers of this blog. Winners will have 24×7 access to classes on:

• Market segmentation
• Questionnaire planning
• Product concept testing
• Delivering research
• And more

To enter the drawing, visit http://www.researchrockstar.com/vip-membership-drawing/.

Three winners will be picked at random on March 31, 2011. The winners will be announced on our blog and the Research Rockstar blog in April, 2011.

WINNER’S LIST:
For an official announcement of the winners, visit Research Rockstar’s web site at ResearchRockstar.com on or after April 5, 2011.