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Understand the steps involved in conducting consumer research, from defining research focus to implementing solutions. Learn about different research designs, data collection methods, survey administration, and analysis techniques. Design a comprehensive questionnaire for gathering valuable consumer insights.
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Consumer Research • Used to gather information in order to know what consumers want and need. • Important because consumer trends change.
Steps for Conducting Consumer Research 1. Define the focus of the research. • What types of information need to be gathered? • What questions need to be answered? 2. Define which type of research design will be used. • Exploratory • Used when the problem is not defined • Descriptive • Used to gather information regarding a target market • Causal • Used to demonstrate the cause and effect relationship
Steps for Conducting Consumer Research (continued) 3. Collect data. • Primary data • Secondary data • How to obtain feedback • Personal observation • Focus groups • Questionnaires
Steps for Conducting Consumer Research (continued) 4. Determine sample. • Group of people representative of the population. • Helps make generalizations about a group of consumers. 5. Administer the survey 6. Analyze and interpret the results.
Steps for Conducting Consumer Research (continued) 7. Recommend solutions. • Report the findings from the survey. • A findings report should include: • Title page • Acknowledgements • Contents • Charts, tables and graphs • Introduction • Review of information
Steps for Conducting Consumer Research (continued) • Data collection used. • Findings • Recommendations • Conclusions • Appendices • Bibliography • Implement Solutions
Design a Questionnaire 1. Methods of administration include: • Mail • Telephone • E-mail • Websites • Personal interviews
Design a Questionnaire (continued) 2. Content includes: • Number of questions • Availability of information • Format • Open-ended • Closed-ended • Question wording • Short • Unambiguous • One question per statement • Specific and clearly defined • Layman’s terminology
Design a Questionnaire (continued) 3. Sequence • Begin with broad questions • Group similar topics together • Consider skip patterns 4. Physical characteristics • Simple to complete • Headings for each section • Easy to understand • Enough room for responses to open-ended questions