Marketing research is usually the first step in the marketing process, after ideas for products are conceived. Small companies conduct marketing research to obtain information from the marketplace.

Companies and other organizations use marketing research to manage the risks associated with offering new products and services. These organizations don't want to spend too much money developing a ...

A typical Pew Research Center national survey – regardless of mode – is designed and implemented with a total survey error approach in mind, aimed at minimizing ...

In 1997 questionnaire research was viewed by many scientists (including myself) as soft science and an “easy way to a quick publication”. The principles underlying high quality questionnaire research ...