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  1. Most Preferred Survey Incentives by Research Panel Participants

    Over the past few years, Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) has cultivated and continually managed an internal research panel consisting of thousands of consumers.  The research panel has proven to be a cost-effective asset available to our clients. Having the panel at our disposal, we have the flexibility to recruit from a highly engaged Read more

  2. 3 Reasons You Should Survey Your Employees

    At Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS), we understand the top barriers to conducting employee surveys.  From the perspective of employers, a common barrier is the fear of receiving negative feedback from employees. Most business owners would agree that they prefer happy hardworking employees to dissatisfied ones. To create a positive work environment, business owners Read more

  3. Higher Education Program Feasibility | Case Study

    This blog post is a summary of a recent project completed by Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS).  Background: A State University of New York College partnered with Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) to conduct a program feasibility study. The college wanted to better understand the competitive landscape, occupational supply and demand, and potential learner interest Read more

  4. Improving CAHPS Response Rates by Telephone Survey Administration | Case Study on CAHPS Response Rates

    This blog post was written by our guest blogger Megan O’Donnell, Manager at Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) Healthcare Division. Improving CAHPS response rates is top of mind for many of our clients.  In our experience, Telephone Only and Mixed modes of survey administration result in higher response rates than Mail Only mode. The following Read more

  5. Key Takeaways: Demystifying Content Marketing Seminar

    Erica Winters, Research Analyst, represented RMS at the Demystifying Content Marketing seminar hosted by Eric Mower & Associates, and presented by Matt Read. Below are the key takeaways for implementing a content marketing strategy. For optimal brand engagement and buy-in from consumers, marketers need to do several things. They need to tell a good story, Read more

  6. 4 Tips for Transcribing Open-Ended Responses

    In-depth interviews (IDIs) are an insightful qualitative research method that allows the researcher to tap into the mind of consumers. To keep costs down, many businesses choose to complete IDIs via telephone, rather than the more costly option of conducting the interviews in-person.  While telephone IDIs provide a cost advantage, the researcher loses the ability Read more

  7. 3 Tips for Preparing Your Next Market Research Presentation

    Through my time at Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) and college, I have had my fair share of public speaking opportunities. These experiences have allowed me to witness great speeches, and not so great speeches. Here are three tips to help make your next speaking event successful. Know your speaking strengths Speakers often have Read more

  8. Readership Survey Firm | Case Study

    This blog post is a summary of a recent project completed by Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS).  Background: A regional news publication partnered with Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) to conduct a readership profile survey. The publication wanted to better understand readers’ usage, interests, and work to optimize marketing materials. The market research objective was to provide Read more

  9. 5 Tips for Organizing Social Media for Small Businesses

    Managing content on social media platforms can become time consuming. Social media is something we at RMS deal with on a daily basis for our internal purposes, recruiting purposes, ViewPoint Research Panel, and clients. Through our work, we have come up with strategies to tackle managing social media accounts that could be applied to your Read more

  10. 5 Benefits of Joining a Research Panel Like ViewPoint

    ViewPoint is a research panel owned and operated by Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS). ViewPoint provides businesses with insight for actionable decision-making.  Research panels such as ViewPoint need consumers just like you! ViewPoint members receive opportunities to participate in market research efforts such as surveys, focus groups, interviews, and mystery shopping. Signing up for Read more

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