Tag Archives: data collection
A practical explanation of transparency for market and social researchers
The ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market, Opinion, and Social Research and data Analytics identifies three fundamental principles for researchers. The first one focuses on transparency: When collecting personal data from data subjects for the purpose of research, researchers must be … Continue reading
It’s not easy to write a questionnaire and this is the proof
If you’re reading this post, chances are you know how to write. You’ve been writing your name since you were 4 years of age and you’ve been writing well composed sentences since you were about 10 years of age. Of … Continue reading
What if everything you’re doing to design a marketing research study is wrong?
Chances are, most everything you’re doing when it comes to marketing research is based on a template. You’ve got standardized questionnaire modules that you tweak and edit so that they’re relevant to each project. You’ve got a set of 3 … Continue reading
Is consumer recall of past purchases and behaviours fact or fake news?
What did you have for lunch today? What about last Tuesday? What about three weeks ago last Tuesday? Honestly, I have no clue what I had for lunch last Tuesday, let alone three weeks ago. And yet, these are the … Continue reading
More Naked Packaging Please! The environment needs it and people are demanding it.
Packaging is a double-edged sword. It makes single serve food, beverages, and meals-to-go more practical and convenient. It facilitates safe and speedy transportation from producer to buyer. It helps shoppers quickly identify the products they need and want. At the … Continue reading
Canadian Viewpoint is on the Women in Research shortlist for the Best Places to Work Award 2019!
Women in Research (WIRe) just announced the shortlist of 22 companies in the running for the WIRe Best Places to Work Award and we’re delighted to see our company is on the list along with one other Canadian company, DIG … Continue reading
Have car, don’t drive: How market research solved the mystery of car renters who didn’t drive the car anywhere
Making the rounds last week was a news article in The Asahi Shimbun sharing their mysterious problem that a lot of people in Japan were renting cars but never driving them. Given that the company earns at least part of … Continue reading
Bitcoin Sentiment Tracker: A national gauge of consumer perceptions and attitudes towards bitcoin, by CorbinPartners Inc. for Payments Canada
As a company that specializes in fieldwork and data collection, Canadian Viewpoint’s work is usually a quiet foundation supporting larger projects. But when we saw Payments Canada’s public report about Bitcoin produced by CorbinPartners, we were pleased to see our … Continue reading