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By Barbara Clark Perhaps the market research industry’s marquee event of the year, The Market Research Event (TMRE), in 2022 did not disappoint in its promise to “advance the insights practice and drive bottom-line impact with insights.” The event featured six compelling content “streams.” The stream that I gravitated toward, given Martec’s considerable experience in
By Rick Claar, President Originally posted on oceanexchange.org I recently attended the annual Ocean Exchange event and came away with quite a few “a-ha” moments. What I was struck by in particular was that, going in, I expected to learn about all sorts of innovations and advancements in technology and methodologies to protect and preserve our oceans.
By Emily Bielak I recently attended the CXM 360 Conference, a Customer Experience Management symposium presented by Michigan State University billed as “a content-rich event that covers the entire discipline of Customer Experience Management.” I’m happy to report that the conference did well to live up to that billing and I came away with a
This is Part Three of a three-part series on pricing strategies to help companies navigate the uncertain future that inflation and ongoing supply chain issues are creating. For Part One on Price-Value Mapping, click here and for Part Two on Benefit-Value Analysis, click here. To read all three installments in full detail, complete with graphics, illustrations,
This is Part Two of a three-part series on pricing strategies to help companies navigate the uncertain future that inflation and ongoing supply chain issues are creating. For Part One on Price-Value Mapping, click here. To read all three installments in full detail, complete with graphics, illustrations, and applicable case studies, download the full eBook
A conflation of current events has created both upward and downward pressure on consumer prices—persistent rising inflation posing a risk to demand, combined with disruptions in the supply chain raising production costs at the same time. Simultaneously, many companies are seeing shrinking profit margins meeting potentially slowing demand. The reflexive course of action during inflationary
We’re making our way through 2022, and if we’ve learned anything so far this year, it’s that there’s no going ‘back to normal’ anytime soon. Instead, industries around the globe are discovering a ‘new normal’ with different market preferences and spending priorities. CPG (consumer packaged goods) companies are working hard to stay on top of
Voice of the customer (VoC) is a research method that’s used to collect customer feedback. User experience (UX) and customer experience (CX) are elements of VoC that indicate ease of use, uncover new areas of potential, and can help to mend fractures in difficult-to-understand interfaces. Studying what your customers actually value and catering to their
Moving the needle on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is a top concern for recruiting teams and employers. Regardless of industry or company size, human resources (HR) professionals should review and understand current DEI hiring trends. The Wave of 2020 2020 ignited a flood of initiatives for DEI, causing stakeholders to reflect on workplace equity
Conjoint analysis is a powerful tool and can be used to quantify a number of metrics, including product/feature value; trade-offs customers are willing to make; and, in some cases, price elasticity for a product, feature or brand. Adaptive choice-based conjoint
Successfully reaching and engaging survey participants today presents unique challenges and opportunities. The origins of market research are rooted in convenience – sampling based on street interviews. The first market researchers stood on the streets and asked people passing by what they thought about the topic at hand. While this was effective at starting to
Investments in and commits to electric vehicles (EVs) are at all-time highs. In March 2022, EV sales reported a 60% increase from March 2021 (one of the largest jumps in EV history). Electric vehicle proliferation isn’t slowing. In fact, with the Biden administration working to make 50% of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions
