The Biggest Opportunity You’re Missing With Your Research
Many people who do research with their customers or prospects forget this simple and incredibly valuable step!
You might be surprised to know how many of your survey respondents are going to participate using a mobile device — often a smartphone. That small screen requires more than just shrinking the font! In this video I share some considerations for mobile survey respondents.
This is the introductory episode to Fun with Research! In it, I talk about the purpose of our show. In my work doing research for agencies and their clients, I’ve noticed two common issues with agency folks in regards to incorporating research into their work: A problem of CONFIDENCE While many agency marketers have some…
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…
Sarah and I talk about respondent sources and representative samples.
Every researcher I know has gotten this question or comment at some point: “Steve Jobs said research isn’t helpful because people don’t know what they want.” Actually, what Steve said in an interview in 1998 was: “It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want…
Your goal with research shouldn’t be to confirm you’re right — it should be to prove yourself wrong. Thanks to Edison Research VP Tom Webster for inspiring this one.