What does market research have in common with Election 2016? Besides the fact that we all are very passionate about our work, have great hair, and want our work to have a positive impact, market research professionals must often overcome similar obstacles to those the candidates are facing in this year’s Presidential election. More commonalities Read more

The following post was written by Zach Shaw, Panel Coordinator at RMS. One of the most frequently asked questions we hear at RMS is, “How does signing up for a research panel benefit me?” Many people don’t realize how much surveys, focus groups, and secret shoppers impact the services and products we use in our Read more

The following blog post was written by Mark Dengler, President of RMS. I recently had the opportunity to be a part of the expert business panel at the 2015 Brazzlebox Small Business Summit on November 4th at the Oncenter. I was thrilled to see the amount of young entrepreneurs eager to learn and gather as Read more

Many companies measure customer metrics such as Net Promoter Score (NPS), as well as other loyalty and customer satisfaction metrics through short surveys sent to their customers. In fact, many Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems integrate with tools to collect data and report on those metrics.  Data for customer experience metrics can be transactional or Read more

How to Manage a Consumer Research Panel Step #3: Growth This post is the third in a series revealing the secrets of how RMS has had success with panel management. The first post discussed the importance of welcome calls, and the second post described quality control measures. This blog post will provide information on research Read more

How to Manage a Consumer Research Panel Step #2: Quality Control Creating a consumer research panel is a great option for businesses looking to receive ongoing feedback from stakeholders. Consumer research panels allow researchers to periodically receive feedback from members at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods. In order to have Read more

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

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

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

It is common practice for market researchers to encourage participation in research studies by providing incentives. What many researchers struggle with is the decision to provide multiple incentives of a smaller value, or fewer incentives of a larger value, as well as, what type of incentive to offer. Which option will encourage optimal participation? Opinions Read more