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This chapter delves into the advantages and disadvantages of primary and secondary research methods, highlighting objectives such as trend analysis, market tracking, and model building. Learn about sources of secondary data, including government databases and commercial sources.
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Collecting Secondary Data Chapter 4
Primary v. Secondary Research • Primary Data • Advantages • Disadvantages • Secondary Data • Advantages • Disadvantages
Objectives for Marketing Research • Fact Finding • Identification of Consumer Behavior for a Product Category • Trend analysis • Market tracking • Environmental scanning
Objectives of Marketing Research • Model Building • Market potential for an area • Forecasting sales • Analysis of Trade Areas and Sites • Data Mining • Pulling out important information • Neural networks • Database Marketing
Sources of Secondary Data • Internal and Proprietary Data • Decision support system • External Data • Where can I find data? • Libraries • The internet • Vendors
Producers of Secondary Data • Books and Periodicals • Any marketing journal • Government Sources • Census • Statistical Abstract of the United States • World Fact Book • Media Sources
Producers of Secondary Data • Trade Association Sources • Data for one industry • Commercial Sources • Market share data • Consumer attitude and public opinion • Advertising research
Single Source Data • What is it?
International Research • Issues • Unavailability • Accuracy • Different terminology • We will use: • World Fact Book