Share the Wealth
Sharing your research project — during development and after results are in — can reap lots of rewards within your organization. Don’t be stingy!
Even if you’re not very familiar with research, you’ve heard the terms “quantitative” and “qualitative”. What’s the real difference? These terms refer to types of data — not necessarily to research approaches. Quantitative results are those you can count, that you can tabulate. These are either numbers you can work with mathematically or text…
Partners can be an incredibly smart way to gain respondents — and a win/win for both of you.
You don’t have to wait until you can pull off a major new research study to start building your thought leadership with research. Even small, simple approaches can be a great start!
Using research to track how things may be changing with your audience over time can be very valuable, but there are some things you should watch for to make sure your data is representative and helpful.
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…
Your research can be a powerful force for your organization, if you can just do three things with it.