Focus Groups

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Considerations when employing a market research online community: The author outlines some of the specific trade-offs (big vs. small, general vs. specific, pure vs. passionate) that researchers make in choosing to use market research online communities.
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.
How clear research objectives can lead a project to success: Defining research objectives at the beginning of a project can serve as a guiding light throughout the research process and help ensure that client needs are satisfied by asking the right questions to the right people the right way.
How to build brand and trust without a big budget: Trust is a key driver in selecting product and service providers, which is time-consuming to earn and easy to lose. Building trust among clients and consumers depends heavily on five main elements: benevolence/concern, reliability, competence, honesty and openness.

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There are 628 articles in our archive related to this topic. Below are 5 selected at random and available to all users of the site.

Getting more golden eggs without killing the goose: For single-product companies considering moving away from a single-product strategy, there is a challenge for how to do so without killing the brand that has given so much over the years. By way of example, this article provides suggestions on refocusing innovation.
Money isn't everything: This article reports on the second phase of an ongoing research project about respondent motivation for participating in research, especially focus group sessions. The study used two focus groups, one paid and one unpaid, to explore this issue in more depth than in Phase 1 of the study. (Phase 1 was the subject of a May 1990 Quirk's article. A follow-up was published in the June 1992 issue.)
The road to success: Transportation firms use a wide range of formal and informal market research techniques to determine customer needs and to analyze the competition. This article discusses strategies including mail-in surveys, telephone interviews, informal face-to-face information exchange and computer database mining.
Decide and buy: An overview of theories of the consumer decision-making process that aims to help marketers find the method(s) that will work best for them.
Leaving nothing to chance: The Missouri Lottery and research firm Market Directions tested new potential lottery games and monitored public attitudes toward the lottery in general by conducting numerous quantitative and qualitative studies. This article describes one focus group research effort aimed at choosing games for a particular year. Participants from several locations in the state were asked to "shop" among 15 mock-ups for $30 worth of tickets.

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Related Glossary Terms

Focus group: A qualitative market research technique in which a group of participants (approx. 10) of common demographics, attitudes, or purchase patterns are led through a discussion of a particular topic by a trained moderator.

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Related Events

ESOMAR ANNUAL CONGRESS: ODYSSEY 2010: September 12-15, 2010; ESOMAR will hold its annual congress, themed 'Odyssey 2010 - The Changing Face of Market Research,' on September 12-15 in Athens, Greece.
RIVA COURSE 303: ADVANCED MODERATING: September 20-22, 2010; RIVA Training Institute will hold a course, themed 'Advanced Moderating,' on September 20-22 in Rockville, Md.

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