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  • Blog 5 Tips for Executing Successful Tracking Study Research

    5 Tips for Executing Successful Tracking Study Research

    Interested in learning more about tracking studies? Or, want to know how to execute successful tracking study research? We’re here to help! In this post, we will discuss 5 tips to execute a tracking study successfully: How to define tracking study research goals How to decide how often to run a tracking study Keep the tracking study consistent Do something with the data Consider hiring a third-party For even more info, check out our ultimate guide to brand tracking! Or, watch our brief

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    Customer Feedback Survey | Market Research Company

    One of the simplest yet most powerful market research approaches you can utilize is a customer feedback survey. This type of market research can benefit all types of businesses and organizations, both large and small. They are designed to collect responses, reactions, and comments from customers using a formal questionnaire or form. There are several options you have when it comes to a customer satisfaction survey, therefore it can be helpful to partner with a customer feedback survey compan

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  • Blog: Saratoga Race Track: Survey Shows What Albany Residents Like and Dislike

    Saratoga Race Course: Survey Shows Albany Residents Likes and Dislikes

    Let the races begin! 🏇🏇 A hallmark of the Albany area, the Saratoga racing season is a summer-long national event based in New York’s capital region. Starting in mid-July, horse races are held weekly until early September at the Saratoga Race Course. With ticket sales beginning May 18, our New York market research company wanted to see how Capital region residents felt about the event by launching a survey. Drive Research surveyed over 450 Albany residents who were happy to share their l

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  • Blog: Market Research with Vloggers: Best Practices for Recruiting YouTubers

    Market Research with Vloggers: Best Practices for Recruiting YouTubers

    Social media vloggers, bloggers, and influencers are one of the more popular audiences in research lately. Lucky for many of our clients, Drive Research is highly experienced in recruiting this audience. When an agency reached out to us on behalf of a large international video tech/equipment brand, we knew we were the right fit for the project. This case study blog outlines our step-by-step process of recruiting YouTubers and vloggers. Report: A Brand's Guide to Working with Influencers

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  • Blog: Customer Motivation Surveys: Benefits, Process, and Sample Questions

    Customer Motivation Surveys: Benefits, Process, and Sample Questions

    Are you wondering what moves a customer from the initial awareness stages to becoming a life-long customer? Well, like most business questions and objectives - there’s a market research study that can answer this quorum. Customer motivation surveys are used by businesses to understand what motivates shoppers to move from awareness to interest to ultimately making a purchase. Knowing what motivates customers also helps set businesses up for success with customer satisfaction and loyalty. For

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  • Blog: Healthcare Branding: How to Test Medical Marketing and Advertising Concepts

    Healthcare Branding: How to Create the Best Medical Marketing Campaign

    According to the World Health Organization, there are an estimated 2 million different medical devices on the market which are categorized into +7000 generic device groups. So if a new healthcare product or service concept wants to enter the market, it’s safe to say it will need strong branding. The best way to test healthcare branding before entering the market is to use market research. Medical marketing and advertising concept tests can answer a variety of questions like: How appealing

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  • Blog: 7 Mistakes Recruiters Make and How to Avoid Them

    7 Mistakes Market Research Recruiters Make (& How to Avoid Them)

    Recruiting research participants can be challenging. While I’ve always said there’s no single way to find participants willing to be part of market research recruitment (we’ll get into that later), there are definitely things that you can be doing wrong. This blog outlines some common mistakes I’ve witnessed recruiters make, and how to avoid them. Recommended Reading: Ultimate Guide to Recruiting Participants for Qualitative Research Mistake #1: Lying To or Misleading the Participant Lo

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  • Brand Equity Survey: 4 Questions You Need to Be Asking

    Meeting and exceeding customer expectations is an important factor to measure for any organization. For instance, an interesting figure revealed that up to 77% of brands could simply vanish without anyone caring. We don’t want that to be you! Without properly measuring customer satisfaction, how can you be sure they are satisfied with your brand, product, or service? How can you be sure customers will remain loyal and continue to give you their business? That is where brand equity studies co

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  • Blog: 4 Ways Hotels Can Reduce Employee and Staff Turnover

    4 Ways Hotels Can Reduce Employee and Staff Turnover

    There’s a lot more to a hotel than Insta-worthy shots and amazing service. In order to compete in the industry, hotels need to have proper staffing to meet customer demands. Unfortunately, employee turnover in the hospitality industry isn’t a new dilemma. Over 73% of hotels and motels are experiencing staff turnover. So, how can you reduce employee turnover at your hotel? We’ve got a hunch. Here’s what you can do: Invest in Voice of Employee (VoE) market research Communicate with employe

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  • blog: 5 Ways a Dental Practice Can Improve Online Reviews

    5 Ways a Dental Practice Can Improve Google Ratings

    There’s more to a dental practice than pearly whites. Okay, that’s the main part–but in order to keep those pearly whites coming, positive reviews of your practice are essential. To say Google reviews matter is an understatement. Recent research shows that a whopping 84% of consumers will trust patient reviews as much as they would from an in-person recommendation. If you’re wanting to increase Google reviews for your dentistry, there are some important things you need to implement. Thankfu

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  • Blog: Concept Testing a New Healthcare Product with Doctors

    How to Test a New Healthcare Product Concept with Doctors

    There are several new technologies and innovations being introduced to the healthcare field right now. More specifically, as with many industries, medical professionals are looking for ways to adapt to digital. Major areas of interest include virtual health, cloud-based technologies, AI, collaboration, and VR. However, when introducing a new healthcare product concept, there are many uncertainties. Is there a need for the product/service? What is an appropriate price? What are the best ma

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  • Struggling to Get People to Attend Qualitative Research? Use These 7 Tips

    7 Ways to Improve Show Rates For Your Qualitative Research

    We’ve all been there. Yes, even a qualitative recruitment company like Drive Research has struggled to find qualified participants to attend market research studies. Sure we’ve learned from past mistakes and with these mistakes we now understand what does and does not work. With great qualitative recruitment experience, Drive Research was able to create a streamlined process for finding participants, even those who are hard to reach. Plus! This process helps with getting our dream participan

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