Archive for April 2021

Thinking outside the box is most comfortable when the box is not filled to the brim with urgent deadlines and a multitude of competing priorities. Often the realities of business mean professionals are stretched for time and resources to brainstorm and implement solutions. When it comes to marketing research, project criteria may be inflexible—the research…

Rebate programs support joint growth for both parties. A commitment to work together results in stronger, more efficient processes, including the opportunity to review completed projects and define areas for improvement. Rather than sporadic ad hoc collaborations, repeated partnership allows the supplier to understand the client’s expectations around communication, data collection techniques and preferences, and…

Market research professionals seem to all have a story or two of how their sample vendors worked hard to earn their business only to disappear during the project. You have a deadline to meet, end-clients to impress and a reputation to maintain – you need your key vendors to provide critical pieces to make it…

The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year. – John Foster Dulles, Former US Secretary of State At Paradigm Sample, we work with some of the most talented consumer insights professionals in the industry. No matter the title…

Few industries today are not facing some sort of disruption. We live in a world of constant change and business innovation. The amount of media and technology can be overwhelming, and those large waves of change create smaller ripples that affect even the most niche of industries.While some market research methodologies remain unchanged, implementation has…

Every industry is facing disruption. It is no secret that professionals are being asked to do more with less and on tighter deadlines. In response to economic realities, teams either constrict or expand and both can cause confusion and delays. Having a large team often means members are specialized, which can offer greater expertise, but…

A researcher might use a balanced click sampling strategy when researching new products/brands, to understand the market landscape, or to determine the right audience for the brand and its competitors. For established products or brands, a researcher would use the balanced clicks approach to highlight fluctuations in the landscape or audience. This is done typically…

Market research today happens in the context of information overload. Where people once had to search for information, now they are offered it constantly, and the biggest problems are around who and what to trust. This is the reality for consumers, but also for researchers, marketers, and their teams.Learning is increasingly a team management issue. Leaders are…

Incidence is one of the most critical pricing factors in the online market research world. In this article, we focus on understanding the concept of incidence and what the difference is between conversion, incidence, and qualification rate.Let us first look at what incidence rate is and how it is being understood by different individuals:According to…