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Conducting Marketing Research and Forecasting Demand

Marketing Management, 13th ed

Chapter Questions
What constitutes good marketing research? What are good metrics for measuring marketing productivity? How can marketers assess their return on investment of marketing expenditures? How can companies more accurately measure and forecast demand?
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What is Marketing Research?

Marketing research is the systematic design, collection, analysis, and reporting of data and findings relevant to a specific marketing situation facing the company.

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Types of Marketing Research Firms

Syndicated service Custom Specialty-line

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The Marketing Research Process

Define the problem Develop research plan Collect information Analyze information Present findings Make decision

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Step 1: Define the Problem

Define the problem Specify decision alternatives State research objectives

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Step 2: Develop the Research Plan

Data sources Research approach Research instruments Sampling plan Contact methods

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Research Approaches
Observation Ethnographic Focus group Survey Behavioral data Experimentation

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Research Instruments
Questionnaires Qualitative Measures Technological Devices

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Questionnaire Dos and Donts

Ensure questions are free of bias Make questions simple Make questions specific Avoid jargon Avoid sophisticated words Avoid ambiguous words Avoid negatives Avoid hypotheticals Avoid words that could be misheard Use response bands Use mutually exclusive categories Allow for other in fixed response questions

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Question Types - Dichotomous

In arranging this trip, did you contact American Airlines?
Yes No

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Question Types Multiple Choice

With whom are you traveling on this trip?

No one
Spouse Spouse and children Children only Business associates/friends/relatives An organized tour group
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Question Types Likert Scale

Indicate your level of agreement with the following statement: Small airlines generally give better service than large ones. Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree
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Question Types Semantic Differential

American Airlines Large ....Small Experienced..Inexperienced

Modern...Old-fashioned

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Question Types Importance Scale

Airline food service is _____ to me. Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important

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Question Types Rating Scale

American Airlines food service is _____. Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor

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Question Types Intention to Buy Scale

How likely are you to purchase tickets on American Airlines if in-flight Internet access were available? Definitely buy

Probably buy
Not sure

Probably not buy

Definitely not buy
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Question Types Completely Unstructured

What is your opinion of American Airlines?

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Question Types Word Association

What is the first word that comes to your mind when you hear the following? Airline ________________________ American _____________________

Travel ________________________

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Question Types Sentence Completion

When I choose an airline, the most important consideration in my decision is: _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ __________________.

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Question Types Story Completion

I flew American a few days ago. I noticed that the exterior and interior of the plane had very bright colors. This aroused in me the following thoughts and feelings. Now complete the story. _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________
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Question Types Picture (Empty Balloons)

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Qualitative Measures
Word association Projective techniques Visualization Brand personification Laddering

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Technological Devices
Galvanometers:
Measure interest or emotion aroused by exposure to a specific ad or picture

Tachistoscope: flashes an ad with exposure interval Eye cameras: where does the eye lands first? Audiometers GPS

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Sampling Plan
Sampling unit: Who is to be surveyed? Sample size: How many people should be surveyed? Sampling procedure: How should the respondents be chosen?

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Contact Methods
Mail questionnaire Telephone interview Personal interview Online interview

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Pros and Cons of Online Research

Advantages Inexpensive Fast Accuracy of data, even for sensitive questions Versatility Disadvantages Small samples Skewed samples Technological problems Inconsistencies

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