Posts Tagged ‘research’

Question by metrics1: What is best consumer database for market research?
Who provides comprehensive databases of US consumers (with key demographic information) that can be used for large enterprise market research and targeting?

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Answer by Pep
There are a few good ones out there.. bu that kind of stuff costs money. I gout lucky about 6 months a go I needed research for a potential start-up and I found it in on google answers for a few dollars, $ 15.

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Question by greaser122: How do you conduct market research?
I am looking in to building an online business and allot of references tell you to conduct market research but I don’t know how to. My business would revolve around making youtube videos and making money through affiliate marketing.

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Answer by kemperk
since I have taught this:

a; write your biz plan,
b; take each assumption [statement] and see how true it/they are
by asking applicable “stakeholders.”
1. vendors
2. possible clients
3. possible competitors
4. possible employees
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analyze probably amount of sales and what you plan on doing
to achieve same
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determine start-up capital needs and defend same

you need to do both PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
research;
primary is asking people
secondary is reading data from any source.

Hope this is a good start. Get hold of me for more
help

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Question by rebelfairy: Can sociology be related to market research?
I have just graduated from univeristy with a major in Sociology.
I’m currently trying look for a permanent job which I hope can be related to Sociology. I’m looking at positions for market research and was wondering how can I convince the company that a Sociology graduate can be considered for a market research job. I’m also open to more suggestions regarding career opportunites for Sociology graduates besides teaching. Thanks!

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Answer by unknown
Marketing may be another option

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Question by chatter: How much to charge for Market Research Services?
I am considering a home-business in the Market Research Field. I have over 10 yrs experience. I started as an interviewer and worked my way up to Manager of a focus group facility. I then worked for someone else out of my home 10 yrs ago, for about 3 yrs., getting cost estimates for focus groups, writing screeners, daily reports etc. Basically, the moderator would call me and I would take it from there. The moderator would get daily reports and conduct the actual focus group(s). Since I have been out of the industry for 10 years, I’m not sure how much to charge my clients. My clients are contracted focus group moderators who work with companies like Kraft. I don’t want to charge too much, but I have to cover my costs and I want to make it worth my efforts.

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Answer by DeeDee
Figure out what your costs are. That is important. You need to decide who much money it will cost you to do business (rent,advertising, office expenses etc.), what you want to pay yourself (be reasonable), and what profit you want to have to go back into the business. I have a consulting aspect to my company and that is how I came up with my “retail” numbers. We charge by the hour for smaller, short term projects. We also provide any client with a package, flat rate charge for more complex projects or if they request it.

Check out my website and contact me if you want some assistance. www.dubois-sbms.com

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Question by lala86: How can i participate in Focus groups and market research in Kamloops, British Columbia?
I am looking to participate in focus groups and market research in kamloops, British columbia. I am also looking for focus groups in vancouver and any other places in the BC region

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Answer by Mixi
You can sign up with focus group facilities in Vancouver and they will contact you when they think they have a match between your background and the study.

Try searching: Market Research, Vancouver, Focus Group

I’ve linked a recent want ad below.

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Question by Angelina M: How do you do market research?
I just started a new job and we are starting an assignment and we are calling it Market Research. My boss/owner wanted me to look up business in certain areas, to see about starting up another office in another area?
Do you know how I can look this up?

And how do I find out how much sales our competitors make? (Think of the pie chart)

Can anyone help?

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Answer by Strategic Sourcing Expert
You need to get a subsription to a company like hoovers.com they have all the information you need. At the very least, ask for a free trial, they may let you use it for a day. Another company with that type of data is onesource.com

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Online market research firms have evolved with time as the need to understand existing and emerging markets has risen alike. Lots of complex factors involved with markets require intricate understanding and decoding, something only online market research firms are competent at handling. This is perhaps the gravest reason why organizations outsource market research, for they know the service is pristine, immaculate and precise.

Outsource market research involves brand name research, branding studies, product development research, concept testing, customer satisfaction research and pricing research. The vendors doing this use state of the art methods and techniques for data collection. Also, they involve advanced market research suppliers for server side implementation of online phone and mail survey related assignments.

Online market research firms are resourceful enough to deploy a variety of outsource market research methodologies. They are good at reading and deciphering MR surveys and implement that acquired knowledge whilst doing a lot of branding research, customer satisfaction, concept testing, new product research, positioning studies, pricing research and advertising research. Their repository of research tools and methodologies are a robust mainstream manner of data assimilation, both quantitative and qualitative.

Online market research firms are good at finding out how highly is the target population involved in a given scheme of things. They identify sample frames effortlessly, and produce sample lists of pristine quality. Their results are always good with the focus in them being pretty tight. They cover multiple worldwide geographies, a varied range of complicated questionnaires and bring their rich experience to deal with advertising copies, concept statements, photographs etc.

Organizations like to outsource market research for the advanced tools that MR firms use in their research. They are very fidgety about the use of technology for they believe in lapse in the same might cost their clients badly.

Data analytics, verbatim analysis, tabulations, coding, data recording, reclassification, quality control, logic checking, quick survey taking, flat liners, verbatim cleaning, monitoring, regulating survey results, quota management, dashboard reporting, web reporting, presentations, media tracking, data management, database standardization, database maintenance and updating, data mining and market research panel cleaning are some of the many widely used instruments in MR.

Then there are a lot of other factors involved in the ordeal as well. Money is a big factor that often ends up being game changer. When an organization decides to outsource market research, it invariably ends up saving a lot of money. Online market research firms are known to charge considerably lesser than what other usually would, and hence they get all these assignments in large numbers.

Their work remains faultless. With all the latest tools and techniques they are equipped with, the research reports are bound to exude that excellence. Also, they are professionals whose forte is market research. So comparing them with fly by night operators claiming to be good at market research is a futile thought.

The reasons mentioned above have ensured with time these firms have gained a lot of precedence and get heralded very highly across the world. They get the work and they deliver without flinching for even a second.

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Question by wiconley: how does one do market research if they wanna get into a particular industry?
I wanted to start an game studio, for pen and paper RPGs, and wanted to know how to research that market.

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Answer by Vanessa
You start your research from a general perspective of the industry, and narrow it down to a micro-market.

First you have to check the industry that you want to enter in. How are other game studios for pen and paper RPGs faring? How much do they earn?

Once you establish that the industry has potential, look into your micro-market. Look at the neighborhood where you plan to set up that studio. Are there enough customers who would come to your studio to give you business? Perhaps you can do a survey among potential customers in that neighborhood.

When you see that the industry is doing well and that you have a potential market — enough to make your business successful — then go for it!

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Question by xtremist151: Where can I find Market Research companies in California?
I have created a survey for unemployed college students and I am trying to get them to answer it. Are there market research firms out there in California or elsewhere where I can give my survey to them and pay them some money to connect with students to answer this survey for me?

I’ve been out of school for sometime now and I need to get my survey out to students. Any ideas?

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Answer by Stephen W
you wont be able to retire but try

http://paidtoclic.webs.com/

for a little extra cash

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Question by Melissa B: Where do you find market research statistics?
I’m currently in the process of starting my own small freelance businesses and writing a business plan. I’m trying to do market research and find statistics in my geographical area, but I’m not finding much. My local Chamber of Commerce didn’t have any statistics, and I’m at a loss as to where to look online. Besides www.sba.gov, are there any other statistics websites that would be of value to a small business?

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Answer by Damn_ I’m_good
Yes… your STATE’s Department of Commerce… the SBTDC of your local community college… AND…your area’s PIC ( private industry council)…….

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