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Why Direct Mail & Focus Groups Don’t Mix

The Point

Recently, a client sent us results of a focus group they had conducted, results that included an evaluation of direct mail concepts we’re developing for one of their products. This reminded me of an article (below) on direct mail and focus groups that I wrote more than 10 years ago.

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Types of Qualitative Research: 13 Approaches and Methods to Help Your Business Grow

Optinmonster

Qualitative studies are vital to the market research process. Its goal is to quantify and generalize the results of a study through numbers, percentages, and statistics. In most other types of qualitative research, researchers start with a hypothesis and then conduct a study to test that hypothesis.

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How to augment market research and glean customer insights with AI

Martech

Surveys and focus groups are the go-to methods for gathering customer insights to drive marketing strategy. This article explores two key use cases for how AI can enhance customer understanding more efficiently and effectively. The very design of a study and the questions in the survey often reflect the company’s agenda.

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How Storytelling + Data = The Most Compelling Content

Webbiquity

Two of the most effective are through blog posts and case studies. Case studies are another effective way to add data naturally to your content. Customer stories enable you to provide concrete evidence of your impact and make a more compelling case for your business. ? Edit the piece.

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Seven Ways B2B Tech Buying Behavior is Changing [Research]

Webbiquity

The 63-page study provides a wealth of insights for B2B marketers and product managers. Case studies become relatively more important in high-value (six-figure and definitely seven-figure) purchases of complex enterprise applications and suites. Mismatched Content Type Priorities. .” as opposed to products.

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Transform your B2B brand: 7 strategic insights

Martech

In one case, my internal team of three digital marketers and I worked with an outside design firm, one with whom I had prior experience, to refresh the corporate and product logos, update the color scheme and then redesign the website and product data sheets. A great example of this is a case study from St.

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Decision Makers Like Details

WriteSpark

I once participated in a focus group to evaluate the effectiveness of sales materials produced by an insurance company. The group included people of diverse professions, ages, and life experience. The group's choice?