Two Nerds Talking Research with Wine #3
How many respondents you really need.
Many of our agency clients working on thought leadership research worry that they don’t have a strong niche. Many do — they’re just not thinking about niche the way I think they should.
Thought leadership research serves you and your audience. It doesn’t need to serve everyone.
Engaging partners in your thought leadership research can get you the respondents you need and build new relationships that can get more eyes on your thought leadership content!
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…
Sharing your research project — during development and after results are in — can reap lots of rewards within your organization. Don’t be stingy!
Developing partnerships can bring you far more than just respondents to your survey!