Dewey Edition22
Reviews"A comprehensive and readable handbook."-Quirk Magazine, February 2005"Appears in its updated fourth edition to put market research into a practical world of results."-The Bookwatch, March 2005"An easy read, with 'handy hints' sections and examples of good (and bad) practice."-Professional Marketing, May 2005"Clarifies the essential techniques of market research that management needs to know."Journal of Economic Literature, June 2005, "A comprehensive and readable handbook." -Quirk Magazine, February 2005 "Appears in its updated fourth edition to put market research into a practical world of results." -The Bookwatch, March 2005 "An easy read, with 'handy hints' sections and examples of good (and bad) practice." -Professional Marketing, May 2005 "Clarifies the essential techniques of market research that management needs to know." Journal of Economic Literature, June 2005, "A useful guide to the strengths of research and the advantages it can generate for industry and commerce." -Research, "A comprehensive and readable handbook." Quirk Magazine "Appears in its updated fourth edition to put market research into a practical world of results." The Bookwatch "An easy read, with 'handy hints' sections and examples of good (and bad) practice." Professional Marketing "Clarifies the essential techniques of market research that management needs to know." Journal of Economic Literature "The Market Research in Practice series are excellent publications. They offer students the opportunity to study core topics separately and in depth." Graham Webb, Senior Programmes Manager, Marketing, Sales & Retail, Park Lane College, UK, "A comprehensive and readable handbook."Quirk Magazine "Appears in its updated fourth edition to put market research into a practical world of results." The Bookwatch "An easy read, with 'handy hints' sections and examples of good (and bad) practice." Professional Marketing "Clarifies the essential techniques of market research that management needs to know." Journal of Economic Literature "The Market Research in Practice series are excellent publications. They offer students the opportunity to study core topics separately and in depth." Graham Webb, Senior Programmes Manager, Marketing, Sales & Retail, Park Lane College, UK, "A comprehensive and readable handbook." Quirk Magazine "Appears in its updated fourth edition to put market research into a practical world of results." The Bookwatch "An easy read, with 'handy hints' sections and examples of good (and bad) practice." Professional Marketing "Clarifies the essential techniques of market research that management needs to know." Journal of Economic Literature "The Market Research in Practice series are excellent publications. They offer students the opportunity to study core topics separately and in depth." Graham Webb, Senior Programmes Manager, Marketing, Sales & Retail, Park Lane College, UK "A useful guide to the strengths of research and the advantages it can generate for industry and commerce." Research, This book should become the last word in addressing the issue - how to make effective use of market research. I commend it without hesitation to all professional marketing managers., ""The Effective Use of Market Research: How to Drive and Focus Better Business Decisions appears in its updated fourth edition to put market research into a practical woeld of results. Case studies put theory to work, from using information in a structured research or business setting to assessing research criteria and getting the most from the information segmeents which are critical.""--The Bookwatch, "The Effective Use of Market Research: How to Drive and Focus Better Business Decisions appears in its updated fourth edition to put market research into a practical woeld of results. Case studies put theory to work, from using information in a structured research or business setting to assessing research criteria and getting the most from the information segmeents which are critical."--The Bookwatch, A useful guide to the strengths of research and the advantages it can generate for industry and commerce.
Dewey Decimal658.8/3
Table Of Content** Chapter - 01: Key to making good decisions; ** Chapter - 02: Getting the information you really need; ** Chapter - 03: The best research techniques anyone can use; ** Chapter - 04: What to measure and how to measure it; ** Chapter - 05: You have the information - now use it; ** Chapter - 06: Making sure that the customers are happy; ** Chapter - 07: Tracking trends and changing decisions; ** Chapter - 08: Getting the most out of business relationships with research companies; ** Chapter - 09: Using research to grow your business
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe Effective Use of Market Research looks at the circumstances in which market research is necessary, and explains what management can expect to gain from research and then analyses the type of business decisions that may be taken as a result., * Part of the new Market Research in Practice series, published in association with the Market Research Society, More and more companies today are using market research techniques, not just to find new markets, products and customers, but also to improve management and marketing decision making and to monitor customer service. The Effective Use of Market Research looks at the circumstances in which market research is necessary, and explains what management can expect to gain from research and then analyses the type of business decisions that may be taken as a result. An organization that knows its customers and monitors its activity well, and also has a good understanding of the key research techniques it needs, is likely to develop more competitive sales, marketing and communications strategies. This latest edition of Effective Use of Market Research explains how to develop representative samples, data protection legislation and the professional ethics incorporated in the MRS Code of Conduct.