Market Research Case Studies

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    2019 Car Dealership Market Survey Report | Automotive Industry Statistics & Analysis

    Drive Research, a national automotive market research company, recently commissioned our 1st Annual 2019 Dealership Study for Central New York (CNY). This type of research is unprecedented in the Syracuse-region and does not exist on a relevant local audience like this for any dealership. With this 2019 car dealership market survey, we set out to answer car dealership’s most challenging business questions including: • How do car buyers budget for their next vehicle purchase or lease? • What is

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    College Student Focus Groups | Higher Education Qualitative Recruiting

    As a higher education market research company, Drive Research has a lot of project experience with students at colleges and universities. Whether it is targeting college students for focus groups or a quantitative survey, our higher education market research firm can assist. Read more about a recently completed project for college student focus groups in Syracuse, NY. Qualitative Research Objectives A multicultural market research company in New York City hired Drive Research for a colleg

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    How Market Research Can Help Your Business Be More Successful

    Awards, titles, positive reviews, and social shares are common indicators that a business is doing well. While those are great forms of recognition, here at Drive Research, we use market research to measure progress through data and fact-based evidence. Data is important when it comes to measuring a business’ progress because without it, everything is simply based on assumptions. Collecting data allows a business to not only measure progress, but make successful and powerful decisions. In this

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    What is a Consumer Expenditure (CEX) Survey? | CEX Company

    Tired of asking what a consumer expenditure survey (CEX) is? Drive Research, a CEX company, has the answer! In the following post, Drive Research will answer: What is a consumer expenditure survey (CEX)? What are the benefits of a consumer expenditure survey (CEX)? How is a consumer expenditure survey (CEX) used? What is an example of a consumer expenditure survey (CEX)? Drive Research, a CEX survey company, outlines the definition, benefits, and examples of conducting consumer expenditure

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    What is Usability Testing? | Explaining the Definition, Methods, Advantages, and Disadvantages

    Usability testing or user testing is a qualitative market research technique in which participants evaluate a website, application, product, or prototype to test its ease and likelihood of use. This process allows organizations to uncover usability issues, collect explanatory feedback from their target audiences, and measure satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the topic of research. In short, usability research is more about testing a product, website, application, or prototype than testing th

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    5 Times Customer Feedback Surveys Made Us Laugh

    Sending a customer feedback survey on a regular basis is never a bad idea. A customer satisfaction survey offers valuable insight into what drives customer happiness and frustrations, allowing organizations to consistently improve it’s business practices. With the help of a well-constructed customer satisfaction survey, businesses are able to segment and prioritize areas of improvement. The data in turn can support your future marketing strategies through evidence-based insights. Even without ha

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    The Best Ways to Analyze Open-Ended Survey Responses (From Experts)

    You can always learn something interesting when you include an open-ended question in an online survey. They are most beneficial when there is any uncertainty about the answers a respondent might provide to your question. With an open-ended question, researches can give respondents a text box and let them speak their mind. It’s always great to use this method of gathering data, but how can you efficiently sort all of the replies if you have 1000s of respondents? The truth is, there is no one p

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    Case Study: Focus Group Recruitment and Hosting Facility

    Our market research company in Syracuse, NY gets this question a lot, "Can Drive Research help recruit for a focus group?" We also get this question a lot, "Can I learn more about the Drive Research focus group facility?" Safe to say the answer to both questions are YES! Recently, a research company reached out to Drive Research to help recruit for a focus group project and use the our focus group facility. Learn more about this project and outcomes for this focus group study! Drive Resear

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    Case Study: Airport Uses Intercept Surveys and Mobility Analytics to Create Customer Personas

    The airport and airline industry is faced with many unique challenges when it comes to marketing their location or service. Oftentimes, consumers choose which airport to use based on convenience and proximity to where they are traveling from or traveling to. Another key factor for travelers choosing an airline is the cost of airfare in comparison to other area airports. The caveat here is the cost of airfare is not controlled by the airport. With the cost of airfare out of their control, how do

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    What is the Cost of an Intercept Survey? | Intercept Survey Company

    In recent years, businesses in North America have seen an increase in new email laws and powerful spam filters, impacting the delivery rate of emails being received by their customers and prospective clients. It is no wonder these organizations are finding it more challenging to collect important feedback regarding customer experience (CX) and drivers of satisfaction or dissatisfaction. As the reliability of email survey responses decline, there has been a resurgence of businesses using interce

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    4 Benefits of Focus Groups | Market Research Video

    A qualitative type of market research, focus groups involve a small group of participants (usually no more than 12) discussing their thoughts, opinions, and needs of a particular brand, product, or service. The group discussion is led by a qualified, trained moderator to keep the conversation on track and moving along. A focus group is unlike most other marketing research methodologies. It offers many benefits and value to all types of businesses. Watch as our focus group company outlines 4 key

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    Do Phone Surveys Still Have a Place in Market Research? | Phone Survey Company

    With an increasing number of households ditching their landline phones, are phone surveys a lost cause? Although response rates have decreased throughout recent years, phone data collection has proven to still have a worthwhile place in market research. Phone surveys are useful when it comes to targeting specific, hard-to-reach audiences, allow for a more personalized survey experience, and produce high-quality responses. In this blog post, our phone survey company will dive deeper into the ben

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