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Marketing Research Kit For Dummies

ISBN: 9780470520680 | 047052068X

Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: For Dummies
Pub. Date: 4/5/2010

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Your hands-on guide to getting and putting marketing data to workWhen money is tight and everything is on the line, you need to make sure you've done your homework. You need Marketing Research Kit For Dummies. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a small business owner, or a marketer in a large organization, this powerful resource provides you with the hands-on tools you need to identify, obtain, record, and analyze marketing data.Make better business decisions - get the lowdown on marketing research and learn what it can do for you to start making ... MOREbetter business decisions todaySurvey your way to success - find out how different types of surveys can (and can't) work for you and get do's and don'ts for the best ways to conduct themIt's a method (not madness!) - discover how secondary data (like online sources and sites with links to multiple sources) can be used in your marketing researchAnalyze this - get the tools and information you need to collect, analyze, and report your dataBonus DVD IncludesSample questionnaires, checklists, focus group scripts, and research reportsVideos of a complete focus group session and a results presentationExcel-based tools and a step-by-step guide to various data-analysis methodsSee the DVD appendix for details and complete system requirements.Open the book and find:How marketing research can (and can't) help youQuestions to ask when gathering dataStrategies for analyzing resultsWhen to call in outside expertiseThe strengths and weaknesses of surveysTips for avoiding errors in survey researchExamples of good (and bad) research questionsGuidelines for setting up your own data analysisLearn to:Design surveys and questionnairesIdentify, obtain, record, and analyze marketing dataImprove existing products and servicesUse the forms, templates, checklists, and video included on the DVD

The tools you need to identify, obtain, record, and analyze market dataSure, access to data is faster and easier to obtain than ever before, but how do you cut through the clutter of information to find what's most useful and organize it to suit your purposes? Market Research Kit For Dummies supplies a brimming box of tools that help you mine mountains of data, find the sources you need, and put your data to work in a hurry.Whether you're an entrepreneur, a small business owner, or a marketer in a large organization, this powerful resource and companion CD provide you with hands-on tools you need to identify, obtain, record, and analyze secondary, data-electronic and print-for developing or revising a marketing plan, launching a new product or service, or implementing long-term strategic planning. It also offers clear, in-depth instructions and customizable forms for conducting your own primary research. Includes complete instructions for writing a research plan, conducting depth interviews, and focus groups Fully explains the process of sampling, analyzing data, and reporting results Features tips on developing questionnaires for face-to-face, Internet, and postal surveys Helps you keep an eye on your competition and analyze their resultsWhen money is tight and everything is on the line, you need to make sure you've done your homework. You need Market Research Kit For Dummies.

Market Research Kit For Dummies , with the accompanying CD, provides readers within any organisation with the hands-on tools they need to identify, obtain, record and analyse data, whether theyre developing a business plan, launching a new product or service, or revising their marketing plan.

Introduction.

Part I: Marketing Research: Learn It, Live It, Love It.

Chapter 1: Seeing What Marketing Research Can Do for You.

Chapter 2: Following the Stages of the Marketing Research Process.

Chapter 3: Surveying the Types of Research You May Do.

Chapter 4: Believing In Marketing Research Ethics.

Chapter 5: Working with Independent Marketing Researchers.

Part II: Surveys: A Great Way to Research.

Chapter 6: Different Types of Surveys You May Use.

Chapter 7: Recognizing Errors in Survey Research.

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Chapter 9: Writing Good Questions.

Chapter 10: Designing Good Questionnaires.

Chapter 11: Deciding on a Sample Type.

Chapter 12: Selecting a Sample Size.

Part III: More Methods to Meet Your Needs.

Chapter 13: Secondary Data: What Is It and How Do You Use It?

Chapter 14: Using In-Depth Interviews and Focus Groups.

Chapter 15: Projective Techniques and Observational Methods.

Chapter 16: Conducting Experiments and Test Marketing.

Part IV: Collecting, Analyzing, and Reporting Your Data.

Chapter 17: Collecting and Preparing Your Data.

Chapter 18: Tools for Analyzing Your Data.

Chapter 19: Creating Effective Research Reports.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten Useful Research Tips for Business Operators.

Chapter 21: Ten Statistical Methods that You (or Your Research Consultant) May Use.

Appendix: On the DVD.

Index.

Michael R. Hyman, PhD, is a Stan Fulton Chair and professor of marketing, the author of more than 100 published scholarly papers, and current member of nine journal editorial review boards.

Jeremy J. Sierra, PhD, is an assistant professor of marketing with a teaching interest in sports marketing and marketing research.

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