Welcome to Season 2 of Fun with Research!
I have SO MUCH to share with you in Season 2! New research for agency owners, thought leadership insights, and of course answering research questions. And I have a question that may surprise you!

Buying publicly available research reports can seem like an expedient way to get the information you’re looking for. But there are some things to be aware of.
Little mistakes can have a big impact. Make sure you’re properly testing your surveys before fielding them. I have some suggestions about things to check you might not be considering.
Sarah and I talk about respondent sources and representative samples.
Thought leadership is all about getting the right people to tune in to your content. Research can be a very effective tool to do that, if you plan properly.
Good research can not only build your thought leadership through the insights it reveals — simply doing it in the first place helps you build your authority with your thought leadership followers.
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…