Steps+in+the+Marketing+Research+Process

[] The marketing research process includes the systematic identification, collection, analysis and distribution of information for the purpose of knowledge development and decision making. The reasons and times at which your company or organization might consider performing marketing research varies, but the general purpose of gaining intelligence for decision making remains constant throughout. Whether you are conducting ad-hoc marketing research projects, creating a new marketing research program or revising an existing one, what are the key steps in the process? While there are dozens of little steps along the way, each of those steps fits into one of the six major steps of the marketing research process. They are identifying and defining your problem, developing your approach, establishing research design and strategy, collecting the data, performing data analysis and reporting and presentation. Gabe Ismert

Maggie Buchmiller From the eleven steps in understanding the marketing research process, step 4 is determining the research design. The three research designs are exploratory, descriptive, and causal designs. Exploratory research is an informal research that is taken to learn more about the research problem, for example getting background information on a specific topic. Descriptive research refers to research that describes the idea of interest. As an example, this is used in describing the demographic profile of a brand. Finally, is the causal research design. This is used to uncover what factor or factors caused a specific event. Examples of this design would be just any experiment that you would use for your study.

Alvin Burns, Ronald Bush. Basic Marketing Research: Using microsoft excel data analysis. 1st. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. Page 65

Going out and collecting data is not so easy; there are a lot of opportunities for error. They can be intentional or unintentional and by either the fieldworker or the respondent. There may be people who withhold info, stretch the truth, lie, or make up data. It is important for the researcher to be knowledgeable about these issues and take steps to minimize these happenings. One step is Validation, which is when 10% (usually) of the participants are randomly recontacted to see if they really participated in the study. -Maddie Baltz
 * Step 9:** Collect Data

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Steps in the Marketing Research Process

The marketing research process is one that has many variances, and is considered to be "a way, not the way". These steps serve as a framework for everything that Marketing research is, and that's what makes the 11 step process so important. Although, the 11 step process is one that is used very commonly you can simplify it by putting it into these 3 steps: defining the problem which is the most important of all steps, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting the results. Fernando Galvan

Alvin Burns, Ronald Bush. Basic Marketing Research: Using microsoft excel data analysis. 1st. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.

__The research process may also be summarized into seven steps: Define problems, Set Objectives, Select Research Methods, Design Research Instruments, Collect Data, Organize Data and Present Findings. These steps may come easy or become highly complex depending upon the demographic information that is at hand. The will aid in the strategy towards releasing a new product, or even if that product is worth going publicly. Some key areas to note are how your company is seen through the public eye and how you can improve this relationship into the future.__

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http://www.slideshare.net/drkellypage/setting-research-objectives-in-applied-marketing-research The first step of the marketing research process (defining the problem), must be done correctly or else you will have incorrect research objectives, incorrect research design and process, and waste time and money. The goal is to develop clear and concise research objectives. Once the problem has been correctly identified, it is important to consider whether it can be made into an opportunity. Angela Nelson


 * The second step of the marketing research process, as stated above is setting objectives.** This step also includes setting budgets and timetables. After you define the problem, you need to set objectives to move forward. These objectives could be to explore the nature of the problem so you can define it more clearly or it could be to determine how people will respond to your product if it is presented a certain way. A budget also needs to be determined in this step. How much money are you willing to spend on your research? Finally, you must determine a realistic timetable for the project. How long will it take for each step? What is your deadline for completion? Once you have completed all of this you can move forward to step 3.

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 * //Step three to the marketing research process is to select an appropriate research method for what you're researching.//** If this is something that has not yet been researched, then exploratory research would be the most appropriate method to use.This involves collecting //Primary data//, which cannot be found in any existing sources. To gather primary data, a researcher must go out and collect information by conducting surveys, observing, questionnaires, etc. This can prove to very challenging and is very difficult without multiple tests. But if one is researching something that has already been researched, //secondary data// would be an appropriate method of research. This process is generally a lot easier and can be conducted more quickly than primary research. Secondary research can be conducted by just getting on the internet and looking up information or going to ones local library. These are two types of research used everyday in the researchers world.

http://www.smallbusinessnotes.com/marketing-your-business/select-research-types-methods-and-techniques.html Justin Esparza

Designing research tools can be separated into its own step, but goes hand in hand with what research method you are using. This step can be skipped if you are looking for secondary data, but is necessary for primary data research. Research tools can be surveys, observational studies, or questionnaires. Questionnaires are the most common type of research tool. They can consist of close-ended questions or open-ended questions. Close-ended questions give the respondents answers to choose from, while open-ended questions allow respondents to use their own words.

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The seventh step in the marketing research process is the analysis and interpretation of the data that was collected. Before analyzing the data you must change it to the right format by coding it which takes the raw data and converts it into numbers and symbols that can be analyzed. After the data is formatted correctly you can cross tabulate the data. Cross tabulation is the most common analysis tool in marketing research. Cross-tabulating divides a sample into subgroups to show how the dependent variable varies from group to group. Cross tabulation can be used for both nominal and ordinal variables. Many companies don't take their marketing research efforts past cross tabulation.

http://www.quickmba.com/marketing/research/ Adam Pink

Step 5. Conducting the research and collecting the data is the fifth step in the six step approach I read about in this article. This type of research is perfect for getting detailed information on customers attitudes and how they perceive products or services. There are multiple ways of conducting research for example mail in surveys and telephone interviews. Both of these methods are fairly inexpensive and give back extensive feedback.Focus groups are very popular in this step where customers and prospects gather as a group and then discuss a particular topic, usually under the guidance of a researcher. They are very useful for gaining customer concerns or for getting their thoughts on potential changes. Observing customers at various points of contact in your business provides unbiased feedback about a product or service. [] Brent Arnold

There are five steps in the marketing research process. The first of which is defining the problem and the goal. The next step is the plan of how the problem will be researched. That starts with finding the deep root of the problem. The next step is gathering the information in either a primary or secondary way. Then you analyze your data and see what you came up with. If you are not satisfied, then you must keep researching. The last step in the marketing research process is presenting the information you have collected and present it to the company or boss of your workplace. This process is just one of many. there are many ways of going about the collection of data, defining the problem, and setting objectives. [|www.sayeconomy.com/5-basic-steps-in-process-of-marketing-research/]

R.J. Nill

The marketing research process can be quite difficult and costly for companies. Defining the problem, which is the first step in the process, is often the most difficult. When a company tries to identify their problem they usually get caught up in the symptoms of what is really going on. For instance, "The company sales are declining." While that is a problem that management needs to fix that is not the underlying problem but rather the symptom. The underlying problem could be the customer service is not helpful so consumers are either not purchasing or at the very least buyback is nonexistent. A marketing research analyst is someone who can clearly identifying the problem for the company thus able to draw conclusions after conducting research to best address the problem. For an explanation in what a marketing research analyst will do in a day watch this youtube video.- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsOgNmeeQHo&feature=related.

Sarah Buse

Marketing research is a thoroughly linked process, wherein every step is individually as well as collectively important. A slight mistake or shortcoming in any of these steps can largely affect the eventual success or failure of the entire marketing research campaign. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/basic-steps-of-marketing-research-process.html JoEllen Keyser

Marketing research should not be confused with market research. As marketing research is the process in which market research is involved but its a much broader scope. Rather than just observing the opportunities that are available in a market, marketing research views multiple faucets such as distribution channels, market patterns, and distinct market competencies. Michael Hippensteel []