Tag Archives: interview
Design Thinking for Market Researchers
The term Design Thinking can be intimidating. You’ve probably heard it used in lofty, high level terms times by highly creative people. But Design Thinking isn’t just for creative people building innovative new products. It’s an extremely relatable way of … Continue reading
How to write open-ended questions that lead to actionable insights
Whether you conduct interviews, discussion boards, focus groups, shop-alongs, questionnaires, or something else, open-ended questions are the most powerful questions that researchers have in their toolbox. The value they generate is undeniable. Let’s work through some of the pros and … Continue reading
Focus Groups Are Better Than Biometrics for Marketing Research
Yes, that’s a clickbait title. It’s also a very common and genuine sentiment. If you run a quick search on Twitter for “better than focus groups,” you can see that they take a lot of heat for not being the … Continue reading
Disadvantages of Qualitative Market Research: Science, subjectivity, and sample sizes
In our previous blog post, we shared numerous advantages of qualitative research from its ability to let participants experience concept materials in greater detail, to serendipitous findings, and helping marketers understand the imperfect human being behind the data. Of course, … Continue reading
Qualitative Research Techniques: Eight Characteristics of an Effective Market Research In-Depth Interviewer
It takes a special person to spend 90 minutes individually interviewing research participants about an unknown product and come away with interesting and insightful information. It takes an even more impressive person to be able to do that with 15 … Continue reading
Beth Depatie Joins Canadian Viewpoint as Call Centre & Project Manager
February 6, 2019, Markham: Beth Depatie has joined the Canadian Viewpoint team as Call Centre & Project Manager.In this role, Beth will be responsible for managing our Markham call centre operations, including managing day-to-day activities, ensuring telephone research projects are … Continue reading
Qualitative Research Techniques: Nine Attributes of a Successful Focus Group Moderator
A great focus group moderator has an abundance of interpersonal and communication skills that few people have and many people wish they had. If you’re building your learning plan for the year with hopes of becoming a great moderator yourself, … Continue reading
Marketing Research Essentials: How to Reduce the Risks of Marketing Innovation Through Consumer Research
Like the academic strategy of “Publish or Perish,” consumer brands often have a strategy of “Innovate or Die.” Many companies see product and service innovations as one of the most important paths to long-term business success. With innovation being a … Continue reading
Brands Banking on Experiential Marketing in the Q4 Holiday Season
Alibaba, an online retailer out of China, reported $25 BILLION in sales in one day on November 11, 2018.Deloitte reports online shopping is expected to grow 20% this holiday season accounting for more than 55% of all purchases.One single online … Continue reading
Ugly Innovations Turned Pretty: Smart glasses that will finally intrigue researchers
Remember these?Google Glass. The most amazing, smartest glasses ever made. Touted as a hands-free device for hands-free workers, they’re the ugliest pair of glasses you’ll ever own. Unless, of course, you’re wearing a pair held together with electrical tape.It’s almost … Continue reading