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Activating segmentation through storytelling

BP turned to data visualization to help increase the internal uptake and awareness of the results of a global C-store segmentation.

Mining social media to boost segmentation

This article describes how researchers can employ an algorithm to unsolicited customer-generated content from social media to gather the opinions of their users to improve products and target messaging.

In Case You Missed It... March 2013

News and notes on marketing and research: consumer trends for 2013; where marketers are paid the most

Facebook Graphs: Charting a new course for MR recruiting?

The author provides an overview of Facebook's Graph Search function and examines its application for marketing research, specifically how Graph Search can be used to find and recruit qualified respondents.

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Why marketers fail to understand the mature market

For at least a decade, marketers have been told about the mature market’s affluence and size, yet this market is virtually ignored. This article discusses marketers’ failure to understand the mature market.

Tacos in Tel Aviv? Research advises Mexican restaurant chain against opening franchises in Israel

The authors discuss the variable aspects of conducting a feasibility study and detail the market research aspect of the effort using the proposed launch of Mexican dining franchises in Israel.

Divide & conquer

Satisfying people’s needs and making a profit along the way is the purpose of marketing. Identifying needs and recognizing differences between groups of customers is at the heart of marketing. Segmentation can help with this effort. This article discusses segmentation in business-to-business markets, including how to segment.

How the travel industry is coping with today’s recession

Drawing from research with business and leisure travelers and conversations with travel industry firms, the author explains the impact of the economic downturn and explores the role of travel companies’ marketing research in these difficult times.

Use care, preparation when conducting medical qualitative research

Because medical market research respondents are not self-selecting, qualitative researchers are advised to take time to learn about their needs and limitations - emotionally and physically - and do what they can to meet respondents as they are.

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