Forget the Research Jargon

 One of the most productive things you can do for your organization is to develop your own, opted-in group of volunteers to participate in ongoing research and discussions. Your proprietary research panel (or “Insiders” or “Advisory Panel” or whatever you want to call it) can serve a variety of valuable roles: They can reduce…

 If you want your research to be statistically reliable — meaning that you can depend on it to accurately represent a particular audience, guide your strategic direction, etc. — you need to have a certain number of respondents. So the simple answer to this question is 400. But of course, that’s not the only…

 Agencies often think of research as a significant cost, but fail to recognize its ability to generate revenue and ROI as well. Whether conducted for client work or for the agency’s own thought leadership and business development efforts, research can generate ROI in a number of ways — both by generating revenue and by…

 It’s not as easy as just offering everyone a gift card or a chance at an iPad. Incentive strategy can have a big impact on your response rate (and your legal liability)!