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Employee Performance Survey Questions You Should Ask & How To Do It
Posted at: 11/4/2024 1:30 PM
Conducting employee performance surveys is an ideal way to improve the overall functions of a business. Why? By completing performance surveys, businesses can understand how employees approach their job and what improvements can be made. Equally as important, these surveys will also highlight areas where employees excel in their job. But asking the right questions is key. The types of questions asked in these employee surveys will vary a bit depending on the type of organization and the main
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What Are the Benefits of Conducting Surf-Alongs?
Posted at: 11/1/2024 12:30 PM
Learning how users interact with a website allows businesses to better understand the motivations behind customer decision making. By conducting surf-alongs, brands will be able to not only understand these decisions, but they can also gain insights into important customer details like trends and even pain points. For example, customers may be running into an issue that’s lurking on a brand’s website. Surf-alongs will help uncover these issues, thus creating a smoother user experience. In t
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Cart Abandonment Surveys: Benefits & Example Questions
Posted at: 10/31/2024 12:30 PM
Picture this. You’re doing some online shopping, adding items to your cart with every intention of purchasing them when you find yourself closing the browser tab once you’ve taken a peek at the subtotal. Been there? Same. Perhaps the subtotal was higher than you anticipated, maybe you were disappointed in shipping costs, had questions regarding the product, or got distracted, or maybe you just changed your mind. Whatever the reason may be, that online retailer will never know unless they as
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5 Phone Survey Alternatives to Consider
Posted at: 10/30/2024 12:30 PM
Let’s face it - thanks to spam calls, caller ID, and the decreased use of landline phones, phone surveys are more time-consuming and costly than other market research types. For this reason, our market research company consistently recommends alternative research methods for phone surveys. But there's good news. While the use of phone surveys has dramatically changed, it's also led to the increased use of other online market research methods! This includes online surveys, online interviews,
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Employee Value Proposition Surveys: Questions To Use
Posted at: 10/29/2024 12:30 PM
Ever wonder what makes your company stand out from the rest? Your employees can help you answer this question with employee value proposition surveys. Reviewing the data from these surveys, you can determine the value that employees put on their workplace. This information can end up revealing new insights about the employee experience and much more. Keep reading to learn more about the importance of employee value proposition surveys and how they can make a positive impact in your workplac
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What Is Competitive Intelligence Research? (and How To Do It)
Posted at: 10/28/2024 12:30 PM
Competing brands are everywhere, which is why it’s so important to know what they’re up to. In our experience, leveraging competitive intelligence can uncover important insights that help customize your marketing strategies and product offerings. By keeping a close watch on market patterns and customer influences, businesses can adapt and win even in a competitive environment. Investing in competitor market research can be one of the major sources of data that you use to make informed and i
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15 Employee Culture Surveys Questions To Ask About Your Company
Posted at: 10/25/2024 12:30 PM
Employee culture surveys are a powerful tool used by companies to better understand their workplace environment. By asking specific questions about topics like employee satisfaction, engagement, and workplace values, companies can gather valuable insights. In our work, we’ve seen that organizations with strong cultures often have a higher net profit and workforce growth. For example, Gallup's research shows a 50-point increase in employee engagement over three years for companies with a soli
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Employee Lifecycle Survey Types, Solutions, & Best Practices
Posted at: 10/24/2024 12:30 PM
Are you curious about the stages your employees go through in your company? An effective way to learn more about this is through conducting employee lifecycle surveys. This market research method gathers employee feedback about the different stages of their employment. Using the feedback, you'll gain a better understanding of your employee's experience at work. Keep reading to learn more about the employee lifecycle and why it's so important! How We Approach Employee Lifecycle Surveys O
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Understanding Judicial Surveys: Benefits & Example Questions
Posted at: 10/23/2024 12:30 PM
The legal field is one that's constantly evolving, and gathering the opinions of the public or a select stakeholder group plays a key role in this. Thankfully, there's a market research method that's perfect for staying on top of these trends: judicial surveys. These online surveys provide key insights on the perception of both courtroom and legal interactions. Even more importantly, they help legal teams evaluate the overall trust of the justice system in their region or help provide data f
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How Much Does an Online Survey Cost?
Posted at: 10/22/2024 12:30 PM
If you don't conduct market research frequently, you probably have some basic questions about the process. Let us guess, a big question you may have is… How much does an online survey actually cost? Although the scope and price of the most common types of market research vary a great deal, it can be broken down into five core components. We think these components will help you understand what goes into the cost of an online survey! Every online survey proposal can be broken down into the fo
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2024 Cyber Monday Statistics, Trends, and Facts
Posted at: 10/21/2024 12:30 PM
No holiday shopping is ever complete without Black Friday and Cyber Monday. A chance for consumers to shop in person (or online) and snag some great deals, Cyber Week is one of the most anticipated times of the holiday shopping season. Our 4th annual Cyber Week survey gathered responses from 1,000+ Americans on how they prefer to shop during this (often chaotic) time. In this post, we'll cover the data found for Cyber Monday 2024. According to our survey, we found that… 68% of consumers will
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Switching Market Research Companies: 7 Signs It’s Time
Posted at: 10/18/2024 12:30 PM
Partnering with the right market research team is critical for a brand that wants to receive quality data to improve business. If a brand is working with a market research team that isn't delivering anymore, this is the biggest sign that they should begin looking for a different one. What are some common signs that it's time to switch, you ask? Outdated data, slow turnaround times, and lack of innovative/unique research approaches are all giveaways. Spend some time evaluating your current