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Whether it is a focus group or a survey, market research gets answers to your questions. Once social media tells them what the right issues are, they formulate the right questions for focus groups and surveys. Photo credit: dmhoro. MORE
Many still rely on costly, time-consuming focus groups that don’t always gather accurate audience opinion. MORE
The findings garnered from desk research can help to frame a good qualitative interview and a thorough focus group can help provide relevant answer options for a quantitative survey. Focus groups are rarer in qualitative B2B studies. MORE
Yes, it makes sense to group your stories into highlights, but do users watch them? The post Focus Group on Must-Know Instagram User Behavior Stats [Data Study] appeared first on ClearVoice. MORE
And Q&A sites like Focus and Quora have recently tapped into the world’s collective wisdom to rank whose answers to certain questions contain the greatest nugget of truth. A smaller group on internal experts might conceptualize a few ideas or products, then ask the crowd for feedback on what to lose or keep. Many of the crowdsourcing models used today actually touch a relatively small group of early adopters in specified fields. by Jesse Noyes | Tweet this. MORE
For these reasons, it’s important to consider whether your content focus is too narrow and what you can do to overcome stale articles, blogs, or other pieces that don’t drive (and keep) audience interest. Focus Groups. If you regularly hold research or focus groups as part of product development, see if you can work with that team to have a session to focus on gathering insight about your content and what users want from you. MORE
While focus groups attempt to simulate and gain insights on what the customer potentially thinks, nothing can substitute truly anonymous, honest and unbiased feedback. So how are websites replicating—and advancing—the traditional focus group? MORE
Focus Groups. Focus groups are similar to interviews, but in this case, you're assembling a large group of people for one shared interview. The interviews, focus groups, and surveys are all sources of primary data. MORE
This October 2015 survey highlights findings from Onalytica’s focus groups and consultations with 100 Marketing Directors, Heads of Social Media, Communication & PR Professionals. MORE
There’s an argument against remote work that because there are so many stimuli to be found on the scattered corners of the planet, staying focused and productive is impossible. According to my survey results, 17 of the 37 felt more productive on the go, while 16 reported they were sometimes better focused, while only four said they were less effective with their time. So you get to focus on value-added work more often,” he shared. MORE
Teams run focus groups to identify important themes, conduct internal. Many companies put months and months into rolling out their inaugural content operation processes—which makes sense, as content production is complex. MORE
Ideally, you should focus on people who have recently interacted with your brand, whether it was making a purchase or purposefully deciding not to buy. For instance, you might conduct an in-person focus group, send out an online survey or engage in individual phone interviews. Whether you’re running a focus group, survey or interview, you should always come ready with a discussion guide so you can use your time wisely. MORE
Tags: B2B Web Strategy Social Media focus group craft problem solution oriented content mode target traditional media messages the biggest problem “listening” stage above bill’s post includes quarter inch holes ’ cheaper a traditional physical wanted drill produces true feelings MORE
Customer focus groups? The post Weekend Reading: “Hunch” by Bernadette Jiwa appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. For the 126th episode of The Marketing Book Podcast, I interviewed Bernadette Jiwa, author of Hunch: Turn Your Everyday Insights Into The Next Big Thing. Do you know where will your next big idea come from? Analyzing hard data? A corporate brainstorming session? Or closer to home? In Hunch, Bernadette Jiwa demonstrates that […]. MORE
As a general rule there are four steps involved in the process of onboarding employees: Establish a focus group – to sell the idea to a selected group of employees, to get a feel for what would work best, and what (if any) barriers are in the way. MORE
If all we do is focus on winning the sale, they’re going to tune out or opt out. If we focus on how we can help them, we’re going to build trust, and when they trust you, they’ll stick around and likely buy whatever it is you’re selling. MORE
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. MORE
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? Contrary to what some conventional marketing wisdom might indicate, the simpler piece was rated as much less effective and credible by the group because of the complexity of factors that must be considered when buying insurance. MORE
Are they focused on increasing ad sales? This can be done through phone interviews, focus groups, surveys, and more. As a B2B marketer, there’s a good chance you are a part of a large team, which is one piece of a much larger organization. MORE
This experiment is definitely a step up from focus groups that are often plagued by groupthink, etc. A major problem marketers have always faced is the difficulty of proving the exact results of an ad campaign. While technology is helping to lessen this problem, neuromarketing may provide more solutions. MORE
If it is a new product or service, include feedback from initial reviewers, “This product has been used in focus groups; here’s some feedback from initial reviewers.”. There’s no doubt that social proof is one of the key ways people decide to buy or try your products or services. MORE
Customer focus groups are moderated Q&A sessions with your customers, and as marketers know, they can serve as invaluable opportunities to test products and theories with your end users. So how can you make the most out of customer focus groups? MORE
Consider some research, like using an outbound telephone call or a focus group, to gain additional insights into the reasons for the inactivity. A maniacal focus on data hygiene will pay off in all areas of customer management, especially in retention and reactivation. MORE
I’ve never been much of a believer in focus groups for market research. They are expensive and, like some, I believe that focus group dynamics lead to group think, which may not amount to true customer response. MORE
They bring customers in for focus groups and collaborate on product development. January 18, 2018 by Carla Johnson I have a client that’s proud of his new innovation center. It’s well thought out. He’s hired the best-of-the-best across the board. MORE
Focus groups. Google Surveys is exactly what it sounds like: it’s a tool for market researchers to create surveys and deliver them to highly targeted demographic groups. It supports survey making, focus group management, and provides both qualitative and quantitative analysis. MORE
If you’re B2C, you need to focus on topics people love, which can span everything from travel and adventure to cooking and sleeping. (I’m Or else, your content focus groups just might feel a bit like Clockwork Orange. MORE
With a thousand and one different ways to gather, analyze, and automate data practices, it’s no wonder that marketers are finding themselves running on-site focus groups or distributing paper surveys less often. Getting Focused. The post What Ever Happened to Focus Groups? MORE
In traditional research, companies elicit feedback through periodic surveys and then enhance their findings through focus groups. When interpreted via a sensible methodology, data becomes intelligence. When viewed through the lens of real consumer behavior, intelligence becomes wisdom. MORE
They use focus groups, surveys, Net Promoter Score, brand trackers, and probably the Long Island Medium. Clients speak with me all the time about all the things that they do to understand customers. MORE
Let’s do a focus group and find out. In an interesting BusinessWeek article dating back to 2005, titled “ Shoot the Focus Group ”, the author states that although there are plenty of examples and ample evidence that Focus Groups fail time and again, companies keep using them. The old-fashioned focus group still has its believers even with fiascoes like Pepsi Edge and a decades-long new-product failure rate of about 90%.” – BusinessWeek. MORE
Surveying groups of people at a conference, for example, introduces segmentation that can skew the results. Tactic 3: Get in Their Heads With Focus Groups and Usability Testing. MORE
The Good Stuff: My favorite ways of conducting interviews with buyers are using a mix of focus groups, one-on-one interviews and quantitative surveys because the mix gives you a deep and broad base from which to understand personas and operationalize around them. MORE
They research and analyze your consumers all the time, conducting focus groups, sending out surveys, studying online shopping habits, and asking one underlying question: “Where, when, and how does our consumer want to communicate with our business?”. What do focus groups think of the product, and what questions or hestitations do they have? MORE
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? Contrary to what some conventional marketing wisdom might indicate, the simpler piece was rated as much less effective and credible by the group because of the complexity of factors that must be considered when buying insurance. MORE
In the fast-paced world we live in, carefully constructed research that focuses on identifying customer underlying needs and enables segmentation has largely fallen out of favor. Photo credit: Wikipedia. MORE
Will surveys, focus groups and interviews become relics of a bygone age? When Big Data finally becomes a reality, does that mean market research will become surplus to requirements? Some would say so. They argue that we already have the answers to most questions at our fingertips. They’re sitting in our servers and on the web. All we need to do is mine the data to reveal the insight. MORE
Why focus groups? Focus groups are an adaptable research tool that can be used to discover a multitude of things, from an assessment of a product, to its potential issues or weaknesses, or just the lay of the landscape and how the product fits into it. MORE
To gain deeper insight into your buyers — and to build better buyer personas — you can hold focus groups, interview current customers, conduct surveys, or check out who’s engaging with you via social media. Picture your customers. Not just their industries and business functions. MORE
You can even conduct customer surveys, questionnaires and focus groups to get detailed insights on the kind of content your audience needs and wants. Brands are jumping on content marketing as a cash cow — but the yield will be poor unless you can stand out from the herd. MORE
Through focus group studies and a survey of 1,212 adults who regularly access the internet, we found: 54 percent of respondents have felt deceived by native advertising in the past. As 2016 comes to an end, the media industry faces an uncertain future. MORE
Focus Group Related Topics Buzz Marketing for Technology
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
While focus groups attempt to simulate and gain insights on what the customer potentially thinks, nothing can substitute truly anonymous, honest and unbiased feedback. So how are websites replicating—and advancing—the traditional focus group?
The Point
APRIL 5, 2011
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.
ClearVoice
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Yes, it makes sense to group your stories into highlights, but do users watch them? The post Focus Group on Must-Know Instagram User Behavior Stats [Data Study] appeared first on ClearVoice.
Content Standard
JULY 7, 2017
With a thousand and one different ways to gather, analyze, and automate data practices, it’s no wonder that marketers are finding themselves running on-site focus groups or distributing paper surveys less often. Getting Focused. The post What Ever Happened to Focus Groups?
ClearVoice
DECEMBER 7, 2018
There’s an argument against remote work that because there are so many stimuli to be found on the scattered corners of the planet, staying focused and productive is impossible. According to my survey results, 17 of the 37 felt more productive on the go, while 16 reported they were sometimes better focused, while only four said they were less effective with their time. So you get to focus on value-added work more often,” he shared.
B2B Marketing Traction
MAY 11, 2012
I’ve never been much of a believer in focus groups for market research. They are expensive and, like some, I believe that focus group dynamics lead to group think, which may not amount to true customer response.
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Biznology
JUNE 29, 2017
Consider some research, like using an outbound telephone call or a focus group, to gain additional insights into the reasons for the inactivity. A maniacal focus on data hygiene will pay off in all areas of customer management, especially in retention and reactivation.
Biznology
JANUARY 7, 2013
In the fast-paced world we live in, carefully constructed research that focuses on identifying customer underlying needs and enables segmentation has largely fallen out of favor. Photo credit: Wikipedia.
Biznology
JUNE 7, 2012
Whether it is a focus group or a survey, market research gets answers to your questions. Once social media tells them what the right issues are, they formulate the right questions for focus groups and surveys. Photo credit: dmhoro.
The Effective Marketer
JANUARY 19, 2012
Let’s do a focus group and find out. In an interesting BusinessWeek article dating back to 2005, titled “ Shoot the Focus Group ”, the author states that although there are plenty of examples and ample evidence that Focus Groups fail time and again, companies keep using them. The old-fashioned focus group still has its believers even with fiascoes like Pepsi Edge and a decades-long new-product failure rate of about 90%.” – BusinessWeek.
Sales Intelligence View
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
Many still rely on costly, time-consuming focus groups that don’t always gather accurate audience opinion.
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Modern Marketing
MARCH 23, 2011
And Q&A sites like Focus and Quora have recently tapped into the world’s collective wisdom to rank whose answers to certain questions contain the greatest nugget of truth. A smaller group on internal experts might conceptualize a few ideas or products, then ask the crowd for feedback on what to lose or keep. Many of the crowdsourcing models used today actually touch a relatively small group of early adopters in specified fields. by Jesse Noyes | Tweet this.
EMagine B2B Blog
AUGUST 24, 2010
Tags: B2B Web Strategy Social Media focus group craft problem solution oriented content mode target traditional media messages the biggest problem “listening” stage above bill’s post includes quarter inch holes ’ cheaper a traditional physical wanted drill produces true feelings
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 9, 2017
Customer focus groups? The post Weekend Reading: “Hunch” by Bernadette Jiwa appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. For the 126th episode of The Marketing Book Podcast, I interviewed Bernadette Jiwa, author of Hunch: Turn Your Everyday Insights Into The Next Big Thing. Do you know where will your next big idea come from? Analyzing hard data? A corporate brainstorming session? Or closer to home? In Hunch, Bernadette Jiwa demonstrates that […].
Kapost
MAY 28, 2018
Teams run focus groups to identify important themes, conduct internal. Many companies put months and months into rolling out their inaugural content operation processes—which makes sense, as content production is complex.
Onalytica B2B
OCTOBER 15, 2015
This October 2015 survey highlights findings from Onalytica’s focus groups and consultations with 100 Marketing Directors, Heads of Social Media, Communication & PR Professionals.
KoMarketing Associates
JUNE 7, 2018
For these reasons, it’s important to consider whether your content focus is too narrow and what you can do to overcome stale articles, blogs, or other pieces that don’t drive (and keep) audience interest. Focus Groups. If you regularly hold research or focus groups as part of product development, see if you can work with that team to have a session to focus on gathering insight about your content and what users want from you.
Type A Communications
JANUARY 18, 2018
They bring customers in for focus groups and collaborate on product development. January 18, 2018 by Carla Johnson I have a client that’s proud of his new innovation center. It’s well thought out. He’s hired the best-of-the-best across the board.
The B2B Research Blog
NOVEMBER 16, 2014
The findings garnered from desk research can help to frame a good qualitative interview and a thorough focus group can help provide relevant answer options for a quantitative survey. Focus groups are rarer in qualitative B2B studies.
Tomorrow People
OCTOBER 10, 2017
You can even conduct customer surveys, questionnaires and focus groups to get detailed insights on the kind of content your audience needs and wants. Brands are jumping on content marketing as a cash cow — but the yield will be poor unless you can stand out from the herd.
Ignite
AUGUST 16, 2017
This experiment is definitely a step up from focus groups that are often plagued by groupthink, etc. A major problem marketers have always faced is the difficulty of proving the exact results of an ad campaign. While technology is helping to lessen this problem, neuromarketing may provide more solutions.
WriteSpark
APRIL 18, 2018
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? Contrary to what some conventional marketing wisdom might indicate, the simpler piece was rated as much less effective and credible by the group because of the complexity of factors that must be considered when buying insurance.
WriteSpark
APRIL 18, 2018
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? Contrary to what some conventional marketing wisdom might indicate, the simpler piece was rated as much less effective and credible by the group because of the complexity of factors that must be considered when buying insurance.
Hatchbuck
APRIL 18, 2019
Ideally, you should focus on people who have recently interacted with your brand, whether it was making a purchase or purposefully deciding not to buy. For instance, you might conduct an in-person focus group, send out an online survey or engage in individual phone interviews. Whether you’re running a focus group, survey or interview, you should always come ready with a discussion guide so you can use your time wisely.
Act-On
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
As a general rule there are four steps involved in the process of onboarding employees: Establish a focus group – to sell the idea to a selected group of employees, to get a feel for what would work best, and what (if any) barriers are in the way.
KoMarketing Associates
APRIL 30, 2019
Are they focused on increasing ad sales? This can be done through phone interviews, focus groups, surveys, and more. As a B2B marketer, there’s a good chance you are a part of a large team, which is one piece of a much larger organization.
Hatchbuck
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Focus groups. Google Surveys is exactly what it sounds like: it’s a tool for market researchers to create surveys and deliver them to highly targeted demographic groups. It supports survey making, focus group management, and provides both qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Act-On
MAY 22, 2017
To gain deeper insight into your buyers — and to build better buyer personas — you can hold focus groups, interview current customers, conduct surveys, or check out who’s engaging with you via social media. Picture your customers. Not just their industries and business functions.
Hubspot
JULY 13, 2018
Focus Groups. Focus groups are similar to interviews, but in this case, you're assembling a large group of people for one shared interview. The interviews, focus groups, and surveys are all sources of primary data.
The B2B Research Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
Will surveys, focus groups and interviews become relics of a bygone age? When Big Data finally becomes a reality, does that mean market research will become surplus to requirements? Some would say so. They argue that we already have the answers to most questions at our fingertips. They’re sitting in our servers and on the web. All we need to do is mine the data to reveal the insight.
Content Standard
JANUARY 11, 2019
Surveying groups of people at a conference, for example, introduces segmentation that can skew the results. Tactic 3: Get in Their Heads With Focus Groups and Usability Testing.
Buzz Marketing for Technology
MAY 23, 2012
In traditional research, companies elicit feedback through periodic surveys and then enhance their findings through focus groups. When interpreted via a sensible methodology, data becomes intelligence. When viewed through the lens of real consumer behavior, intelligence becomes wisdom.
B2B Lead Generation
MARCH 25, 2013
If all we do is focus on winning the sale, they’re going to tune out or opt out. If we focus on how we can help them, we’re going to build trust, and when they trust you, they’ll stick around and likely buy whatever it is you’re selling.
MLT Creative
FEBRUARY 2, 2011
Why focus groups? Focus groups are an adaptable research tool that can be used to discover a multitude of things, from an assessment of a product, to its potential issues or weaknesses, or just the lay of the landscape and how the product fits into it.
Contently
JUNE 18, 2018
If you’re B2C, you need to focus on topics people love, which can span everything from travel and adventure to cooking and sleeping. (I’m Or else, your content focus groups just might feel a bit like Clockwork Orange.
Cintell
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
The Good Stuff: My favorite ways of conducting interviews with buyers are using a mix of focus groups, one-on-one interviews and quantitative surveys because the mix gives you a deep and broad base from which to understand personas and operationalize around them.
Biznology
DECEMBER 18, 2015
They use focus groups, surveys, Net Promoter Score, brand trackers, and probably the Long Island Medium. Clients speak with me all the time about all the things that they do to understand customers.
Hubspot
JUNE 1, 2018
They research and analyze your consumers all the time, conducting focus groups, sending out surveys, studying online shopping habits, and asking one underlying question: “Where, when, and how does our consumer want to communicate with our business?”. What do focus groups think of the product, and what questions or hestitations do they have?
Contently
DECEMBER 8, 2016
Through focus group studies and a survey of 1,212 adults who regularly access the internet, we found: 54 percent of respondents have felt deceived by native advertising in the past. As 2016 comes to an end, the media industry faces an uncertain future.
Writing on the Web
JULY 16, 2015
If it is a new product or service, include feedback from initial reviewers, “This product has been used in focus groups; here’s some feedback from initial reviewers.”. There’s no doubt that social proof is one of the key ways people decide to buy or try your products or services.
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