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Sponsored White Paper: 11 Easy Ways to Improve Your Survey Response Rates
You can learn a lot from your customers and employees - if you can get them to fill out your survey. Surveys are a powerful and cost-effective way to not only gather information, but also identify and diagnose problems as well as uncover any new and emerging opportunities. However, one of the biggest challenges that many companies face in conducting surveys is getting enough people to take their survey (i.e. getting a high enough response rate) to ensure that their survey results are accurate. While there is no single, silver bullet for improving response rates, there are some easy steps that companies can take that, when combined, will help them improve their survey response rates. This white paper from Allegiance discusses what those steps are.
Sponsored White Paper: The Devil Is in the Data
This research-on-research report explains how DMS Research profiled and examined panelists and survey respondents in detail based on their survey-taking behavior to help determine how questionnaires can be designed to gather the most accurate information from different types of respondents.
By the Numbers: Are Internet access panels a lemon market?
The author argues for a way to allow users of access panel research services to pre-judge the quality of their suppliers' products and eliminate the uncertainty that is harming both buyers and vendors.
The road ahead for marketing and advertising research
A survey of ARF members sought to identify some of the necessary traits the industry needs to develop and maintain in order to thrive and also looked at the topics and trends coming down the pike.
A report on the 2009 Globalpark Market Research Software Survey
This time around, results show that larger research companies are leading the charge when it comes to adopting mobile research techniques and, in spite of all the industry buzz, online communities have not yet taken off.

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Stroh's Hispanic research "Is Spoken Here"
Beer company Stroh's tested three Spanish-language television ads to tap into the Hispanic marketplace. Telephone surveys were used with Spanish-speaking interviewers to achieve the best results.
Changes in health care prompt clinic to use market research
In an increasingly competitive health care industry, clinics like Park Nicollet in Minnesota are finding that market research can be invaluable. Mail surveys and one-on-one interviews are some of the techniques the clinic has used to gauge the marketplace.
Sample generation system enhances flexibility
Random digit dialing (RDD) has grown in sophistication, thanks to the arrival of Genesys, a custom RDD sample generation system developed by Marketing Systems Group. This article discusses Genesys, including types of RDD, updating the database and speed and flexibility.
Vacations high priority among Americans, survey shows
The American Express National Travel Forecast survey conducted telephone surveys with over 1,000 U.S. residents. The survey inquired about various aspects of vacation plans, including where they planned to travel, how long, how much they were willing to pay, what activities they plan to engage in, and what their attitudes were toward price and quality of service.
Regular check-ups
The Employee Benefits Division of the CIGNA Corporation conducted an ongoing patient satisfaction survey using phone interviews with its members. The goal was to assess members’ satisfaction with their primary care physicians in order to help CIGNA identify tangible ways to improve service.

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