Employee surveys are critical to measuring organizational satisfaction. The process to conduct an employee survey is fairly straight-forward and simple whether you decide to manage it in-house or outsource the study. The surveys provide many benefits to top management beyond just the data returned. Here are 8 benefits of using an employee survey: Opens up Read more

The following post was written by Josh Elander, Research Associate at RMS. Jumping into the world of market research can be a daunting idea, especially when your business isn’t accustomed to the research process. A great market research firm will be able to customize the project to suit the needs of your business, and help Read more

The following blog post was written by Josh Elander, Research Associate at RMS. Surveys are a premier research method for obtaining honest and effective feedback from consumers, but they’re also a valuable way to gain insights from your employees. We have a long history of conducting employee surveys for companies looking to gauge the satisfaction Read more

That is the number one factor in predicting overall satisfaction at the workplace according to a recent Best Places to Work study conducted by Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS) in Baldwinsville, NY. RMS recently completed its 2nd annual CNY’s Best Places to Work Study in a partnership with BizEventz, the Business Journal News Network, and Read more

Employee engagement. Most business owners and Human Resource personnel know they need to have engaged employees, satisfied employees, and loyal employees to operate a team successfully. In order to truly gauge whether or not your organization promotes a healthy and positive culture for its employees, an organization must use quantitative metrics gained through employee surveying efforts. Read more

Employee surveys are one of the most eye-opening yet underutilized studies among organizations. There are many studies that reference the impact that employee satisfaction has on customer satisfaction. In fact, most human resource consultants would argue you should start with fixing the culture inside of your organization before pursuing an external research focus. Even though valuable feedback Read more

The 2014 CNY’s Best Places to Work awards marked the 2nd year in a row Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS) partnered with BizEventz and the Business Journal News Network (BJNN) to manage the employee surveying process. RMS managed all of the data and analysis portions of the project leading up to the event held at Read more

This article was featured in the Winter 2013/2014 edition of RMS News – a publication of Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS). Here are five tips and tricks to having more effective employees in 2014: (1) Right Roles for the Right People – Understanding your employee’s strengths and weaknesses, and likes and dislikes can go a long way in employee Read more

Background: In 2013, BizEventz, the Central New York Business Journal (CNYBJ), and AmeriCU Credit Union partnered with Research & Marketing Strategies Inc. (RMS) to conduct the CNY’s Best Places to Work survey. The study identified and recognized the best places of employment in Central New York (based upon the RMS employee survey instrument). The RMS tool Read more

This blog post was written by our guest blogger, Marc Bovenzi, Business Development Associate at Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS), an employee survey vendor. All companies want their employees to be productive, work well with customers, work well with each other, and to do excellent work, but figuring out ways to improve in all of Read more