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Learning Objective
1. To understand what clients want from a research supplier or department. 2. To appreciate the role of communications in managing marketing research. 3. To learn about the research management goals of assurance of data quality, cost control, adherence to time schedules, maintenance of client profitability, and staff development.
Learning Objectives
Learning Objective
4. To examine unethical practices among marketing research suppliers, clients, and marketing research field services. 5. To become familiar with respondents rights. 6. To discover methods by which the level of professionalism in marketing research can be raised
Learning Objective To understand what clients want from a research supplier or department.
Learning Objective To understand what clients want from a research supplier or department.
7. Is responsive to the clients needs 8. Has high quality-control standards 9. Is customer-orientated in interactions with client 10. Keeps the client informed throughout a project
Communications
Learning Objective
To appreciate the role of communication in managing marketing research
Liaison
Must communicate accurately honestly and frequently with client Should go over the project objectives, methodology, and timing with client Client should sing off on the questionnaire Ascertain how often the client wants progress reports
To learn about the research management Learning Objective goals of assurance of data quality, time schedule, cost control, client profitability and staff development.
Time Management
Keep Project on Schedule Two Problems
The incident rate problem A longer-than-anticipated interview
To learn about the research management Learning Objective goals of assurance of data quality, time schedule, cost control, client profitability and staff development.
Costs Management
Capture data collection and other costs daily. Daily reporting of costs to project managers. Communicate the budget picture to clients and managers. Quickly identify over-budget situations Offer options to client early in the process.
To learn about the research management Learning Objective goals of assurance of data quality, time schedule, cost control, client profitability and staff development.
To learn about the research management Learning Objective goals of assurance of data quality, time schedule, cost control, client profitability and staff development.
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To learn about the research management Learning Objective goals of assurance of data quality, time schedule, cost control, client profitability and staff development.
Connect rewards to a business result Open your financial books Offer diversity within your organization Provide clear promotional paths
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To learn about the research management Learning Objective goals of assurance of data quality, time schedule, cost control, client profitability and staff development.
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To learn about the research management Learning Objective goals of assurance of data quality, time schedule, cost control, client profitability and staff development.
5. Research department manager needs to become acquainted with the backgrounds of the potential vendors 6. Questions that should be asked to determine the stability of the company
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How long has the vendor been in business? What other companies have they conducted research projects? What are the academic backgrounds and experiences of those persons who will be working on the project? Does the success of the project depend on the capabilities of a subcontractor
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To learn about the research management Learning Objective goals of assurance of data quality, time schedule, cost control, client profitability and staff development.
7. Review the quality control standards of each potential vendors 8. The reputations of the firms must be considered in the decision 9. Avoid letting price be the sole determining factor in the selection
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To learn about the research management Learning Objective goals of assurance of data quality, time schedule, cost control, client profitability and staff development.
Researchers Challenge
To shed their long held tradition role as a support function To move beyond the task of simply crunching numbers and churning out results To begin to understand the underlying business issues at stake and adjust the information they gather and how they analyze it To reach out to other departments, building relationships and a better understanding of the issues companywide
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Learning Objective To review some unethical practices found among marketing research suppliers.
Ethics:
Moral principles or values generally governing the conduct of an individual or group. Not a one-way relationship.
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Learning Objective To review some unethical practices found among marketing research suppliers.
Abuse of respondents
Most common problem: lengthy interviews Refusal rate now averages 60 percent.
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Clients responsibilities
Clients will provide safe products/services and disclose all product contents Clients will provide instructions Clients will not request activities that violate the code or are prohibited by law
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Respondent Rights
The Right to Choose to Participate The Right to Safety The Right to be Informed The Right to Privacy
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Methods by which the level of professionalism in marketing research can be raised
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Methods by which the level of professionalism in marketing research can be raised
Challenges to professionalism
Push polls Sales pitches disguised as research
Fostering Professionalism
Profession versus professionalism Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO)-trade association representing full-service marketing research firms CASROraising professionalism in the marketing research industry
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Methods by which the level of professionalism in marketing research can be raised
Researcher Certification
Licensing Certification See Exhibit 19.4 The Pros and Cons of Certification
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SUMMARY
Learning Objective
Marketing Research Supplier Management Managing a Marketing Research Department Marketing Research Ethics
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