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How to Run a Focus Group for Your Business

Hubspot

Typically, this is done through extensive market research -- and one key component of the market research process is running a focus group. A focus group is a small group of people, typically representative of your target market, that you run ideas and questions about your product, service, or business by.

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4 Ways Your Website Can Replace Focus Groups

Buzz Marketing for Technology

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? We look at four ways that your website can replace focus groups: 1.

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How To Build Product Messaging and Positioning That Stand Out

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

The answer: strong product messaging and positioning. . I’ve been at Salesforce for nearly a decade, and our messaging and positioning have come a long way during that time. Messaging and positioning are often considered the same thing, but they are actually different. Positioning is the internal framework your team uses.

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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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Why Focus Groups Are a Waste of Money for B2B Marketers

B2B Marketing Traction

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. Are you a B2B marketer or researcher who has gotten great results from focus groups?

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The comprehensive marketer’s guide to brand research

Tomorrow People

Mature organisations tend to pursue it whenever one of the following happens: when growth has stalled, when their brand identity becomes dated, or when internal stakeholders no longer know how to describe the firm’s positioning. There are a few things to keep in mind when hosting a focus group.

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The comprehensive marketer’s guide to brand research

Tomorrow People

Mature organisations tend to pursue it whenever one of the following happens: when growth has stalled, when their brand identity becomes dated, or when internal stakeholders no longer know how to describe the firm’s positioning. Focus groups. There are a few things to keep in mind when hosting a focus group.

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