Difficult business problems require innovative ideas to solve them. Utilizing market research provides business decision makers with the insight needed to overcome these hurdles. Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) knows that when conducted appropriately, market research can have a generous return on investment (ROI). Here are four examples for how market research can improve Read more

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

Here at Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS), we manage our own research panel called ViewPoint. ViewPoint is comprised of members who are willing to participate in various types of research such as focus groups, surveys, in-depth interviews, and mystery shopping. Typically, members of research panels, like ViewPoint, are rewarded for their participation which makes Read more

  As budgets become increasingly strained with every passing year, higher education institutions are turning to market research firms to investigate the viability of their current and potential academic programs. Many institutions require feasibility research as part of the program approval process, and for good reason. At RMS, we routinely conduct these studies, and have Read more

When budgets get tight and businesses need to get answers fast, many will immediately jump to a survey or other form of quantitative design. Decision-makers just don’t have the time to wait for a lengthy process of in-depth interviews (IDIs), focus groups, or shop-alongs. The trade-off of a lengthier and more in-depth study does not outweigh Read more

Strategic communication during a crisis is essential. During this time, stakeholders are looking for confirmation that the company or person has his or her best interests in mind. If the crisis is not handled well, the company or person will fight to get its stakeholders back. Here are 3 characteristics of good crisis communication for your company: 1) Quickness – First, Read more

In examining the significant trends in market research this year and going forward, perhaps the biggest trend is also the easiest to overlook: For the foreseeable future, the need for market research will grow and there will be more market researchers. A recent study from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists International has projected “market research analysts and Read more

Any job that a person does for a long time will inevitably start to seep into their personality and affect, at least in small ways, how they behave in their personal lives. At least I’ve found that to be the case with me. I’ve been working in market research for 15 years, ten of which Read more

“I’m on the do not call list.” A phrase our QualiSight on-site call center here in Syracuse, NY, hears sometimes from potential respondents over the phone. This phrase is often uttered even though Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS) is a full-service market research firm that conducts legit surveys, which makes our company exempt from the National Read more

This is a blog post that summarizes a completed project at Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS). Objective: A financial services client wanted to understand why customers voluntarily closed checking account(s) with bank. The bank also wanted to identify any unmet needs of those former customers and identify where those former customers currently obtain their banking services. The Read more