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“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill Bad news – it’s one of those things that are...

On-site research is great. It lets you learn about customer disposition and how inline your targeting is with your objectives. But this is in the heat of the moment....

Developing a Methodology Brief: You never know who’s going to read a market research report. Perhaps it’s your client’s insights team, or it may be folks who work in...

 I always enjoy studying perceptual maps. At the same time, I am sometimes bothered by some of the data. There always seems to be one or two variables in the...

In this five-part series, we discussed the overall measurement strategy we recommend when you’re challenged with how to measure event marketing. It starts with getting a clear understanding of...

One of the biggest challenges researchers face is finding a way to present results in a way that is both meaningful and easily understood by non-researchers. A popular solution...

Summary: A lot of the work of a market research manager during the first quarter is consumed with launching new projects for the coming year. Many experiential and traditional...

I had the opportunity this week to review data from projects conducted over the past three years. The first thing that I noticed was how familiar it all was. Despite...

Qualitative research is a discovery process designed at it’s core to reveal things you didn’t even suspect might be true.  (Survey research validates these assumptions.) We just finished a...

As I draft a preliminary template for a mid-program recap report, my mind whirled with the sheer potential of possibilities.  I know I will soon be digging into innumerable...