Each year Greenbook releases its GRIT Report which highlights key industry trends. It also provides relevant insight into the decision-making process when choosing a market research firm. Expectations can differ for a market research firm depending on whether you are working with a vendor on your first project or your 50th. However, some common expectation Read more

The 2014 GRIT Report produced by Greenbook identified five key criteria for selecting a market research firm. These factors were recapped by the President of Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS), Mark Dengler, in our off-site company retreat last week. The Winter 2014 Grit Report is can be accessed here and is a comprehensive survey of Read more

Newbies to market research might assume, “I can’t afford it.” With continuous strain on budgets, market research is one of the most common components of a budget to be cut. Management often feels as though there are more important pieces of the business plan to spend money on and that market research can always wait Read more

This article was written by our guest blogger Mark Dengler, President and Owner of Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS) and it will be featured in the upcoming edition of the RMS Newsletter. Researchers all agree that telephone surveys are one of the best means for collecting primary data from targeted population segments. They provide for real-time, two-way communication and give Read more

This article was written by our guest blogger Mark Dengler, President and Owner of Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS) and it will be featured in the upcoming edition of the RMS Newsletter. This is an age where everyone wants instant results. Not only do we want it fast, but we want it cheap and accurate. Often with market research, this Read more

Business Development Director at RMS, Sandy Baker is Recognized at Onondaga Community College Sandy Baker was recognized as a 2012 Alumni Faces Honoree, which is an Onondaga Community College initiative honoring “outstanding alumni whose achievements illustrate the transformative power of an Onondaga education and represent the promise of self-discovery that the College commits to every student, Read more

Businesses across the world use third-party market research firms to provide them with objectivity of results, among other benefits. However, even businesses that are equipped to do a project in-house are still forced to look outside of the organization in order to gain an unbiased perspective. Think in terms of employees evaluating their own company’s television Read more

Thinking about a career in market research? Here are 5 advantages to working for a smaller market research firm. Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS) is a market research firm in Syracuse, NY.

This blog post is the 2nd part of our 2012 Market Research Trends series. We list off the top 10 trends that will impact our market research firm for 2012 and beyond.

In the market research industry data quality is everything.  Data quality needs to be a top priority – everything relies on it.  Putting your energy into monitoring the quality of your data will help ensure the quality of your results, quality findings, and quality recommendations.  In previous blog posts we’ve talked about things such as pre-testing, Read more