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Why do we do research?. The one-on-one interview. The Focus Group. Advertising Age 10/11/10. A Snapshot. iPads : 3% Twitter users: 33%, make that 13%, or is it 7%? Organic food: 3.7% People $100,000+: 70% shop Walmart. Quantitative. US Income. Under $100,000: 82.2%
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A Snapshot • iPads: 3% • Twitter users: 33%, make that 13%, or is it 7%? • Organic food: 3.7% • People $100,000+: 70% shop Walmart
US Income • Under $100,000: 82.2% • $100k-125k: 7.5% • $125k-$150k: 4.3% • $150k-$200k: 4.1% • $200k+: 3.9%
How well do you know? • % of US births/Hispanic? • 25% • % of lesbian couples raising children? • 33% • % of births to unmarried women? • 40% • For women in their 20’s? • 60%
Marital Status 25-34 • 2000: 55% married; 34% never married • 2010: 45% married; 47% never married
Ways of Contact-Quant • Survey Research • Quantitative method; ask many people the same questions • Select a random sample to represent the entire group (population) • Methods include telephone, door to door, internet, mail
Dove’s Real Beauty Campaign Based on Quantitative Findings
Ways of Contact • In-depth Interviews • A qualitative method using one-on-one interviews asking open-ended questions • Flexible and unstructured • Focus Groups • A qualitative method in which a small group of users or potential gather around a table (or online) to discuss a topic (product, brand, or ad) • Directed by a moderator
Ways of Contact • Observation Research • A qualitative method using video, audio, and cameras to record consumers’ behavior where they live, work, shop and play. • Closer and more personal than quantitative research Principle: Direct observation and ethnographic research reveal what people actually do, rather than what they say they do.
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