MR – Week 13

Marketing research is the gathering of data or raw facts to organize and transform into information a person can use to make a decision or sometimes educated guess. It is the formal communication link between the organization and the external environment. Marketing research allows an organization to develop, implement and monitor its marketing plan. Who…

Secondary data is information gathered by others for other purposes. We utilize secondary data as background information and to provide data so we do not have to do lengthy and/or multiple primary research surveys. Secondary data advantages are it is time and cost effective. The disadvantages are the data we find is not always a…

Thanks for a great term! I look forward to reading your research reports and determining where my next business venture should appear and what it might look like!

What are the different types of research? Secondary research is information and data collected or available from another source. Primary research is data that you design and collect first hand. Types of Research Design Exploratory Literature Search Depth Interviews Focus Groups Case Analysis Descriptive Research Describe characteristics of groups Portion of people who behave a…