This document discusses the key steps in marketing research:
1. Defining the problem and research objectives
2. Developing a research plan to collect necessary information efficiently
3. Implementing the research plan by collecting, processing, and analyzing data using various research approaches and instruments
It also discusses interpreting and reporting findings to management in a way that draws meaningful conclusions and recommendations supported by the data.
2. The systematic design, collection, analysis, and
reporting of data relevant to a specific
marketing situation facing an organization.
Company use marketing research in a wide
variety of situations.
3. Defining the problem and
research objectives
Developing the research
plans
Implementing the research
plans
Interpreting and reporting
the findings
4. The manager best understands the decision
for which information is needed, whereas the
researcher best understands marketing
research and how to obtain information.
It involve three type of objectives-
1. Exploratory research
2. Descriptive research
3. Casual research
6. This step includes-
Determination of exact information
Developing a plan to gather it efficiently
Presenting the plan to management
It also includes outlining the source of existing
data and spells out the specific research
approaches, contact method, sampling plan
that researcher will use to gather data.
7. Red bull wants to conduct research on its new
proposed vitamin – enhanced water drink
that would be available in several flavors.
The proposed research might
call for following information-
The demographic lifestyle characteristics
Usage pattern of population
Retailer reaction
Forecast of sale of both new and current
Redbull products.
8. SECONDARY DATA
It will include –
Company’s internal database
External information sources-
Buy secondary data from outside suppliers-
Nielsen, Experian Simmons
Free secondary data-industry association,
government agency, business publication and
news medium offers information.
Internet
9. ADVANTAGES
Secondary data is less expensive and less
time consuming.
It provides data that individual company
cannot collect on its own
DISADVANTAGES
May not meet the needs of
researchers
All data may not be available
The accuracy of data is not known
16. IT INVOLVES THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
RESEARCH PLAN
IT ENSURES CORRECT
COLLECTION,PROCESSING AND
ANALYSIS
IT GUARDS AGAINST PROBLEMS
OF INTERACTION,QUALITY OF
RESPONSES,MISTAKES AND
SHORTCUTS
17. IT BASICALLY INVOLVES THE
FOLLOWING :
INTERPRETING THE FINDINGS
DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
REPORTING TO MANAGEMENT
18. INTERPRETATION SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO
RESEARCHERS ALONE
MARKET MANAGER SHOULD ALSO DO
INTERPRETATION ON THE BASIS OF THE
PROBLEM HE/SHE FACES
IT SHOULD NOT BE BIASED OR IN
CONSISTENCE WITH WHAT THE
MANAGEMENT WANTS
19. IT INVOLVES GIVING LITERAL MEANING
TO THE INTERPRETED OR TABULATED DATA
AT HAND
FOR EXAMPLE :DATA TELLS US THAT 6 OUT
OF 10 PEOPLE IN PARIS OWN AN ELECTRIC
CAR WHEREAS ONLY 2 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE
OWN AN ELECTRIC CAR IN ISLAMABAD
THE CONCLUSION WE DRAW IS THAT
THERE IS HIGHER DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC
CARS IN PARIS THAN IN ISLAMABAD
20. FINDINGS SHOULD BE INFORMED TO DECISION
MAKERS IN A WAY IN WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE TO
THEM
BACK YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS WITH STATISTICAL
DATA COLLECTED
PROVIDE SOLUTIONS WHICH ARE IMPLEMENTABLE