Article by Pat Fiorenza, Research Analytics Manager – RMS Are you thinking about strategies to grow your business? Expanding into a new market? Opening a new store? Offering a new degree program? Reimagining the way you do business? Feasibility studies are often an essential first step to getting you the data you need, particularly if you Read more

This blog post was written by Erica Winters, Sr. Research Analyst & Social Media Strategist, and is a summary of a recent project completed by Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS). Background: A higher education institution recently partnered with RMS to conduct enrollment process research. The client wanted to better understand the follow up, efficiency, and Read more

Mystery shopping is a popular research method used to gather feedback from an audience. It’s common for mystery shopping to be conducted in-person, but can also be conducted via phone or by making online inquiries. Mystery shopping is not solely used for retail research, as it is commonly known for. During a mystery shop, a Read more

The following post was written by Mark Dengler, President at RMS. As summer starts to wind down, I trust that folks are enjoying the sunny and hot weather. However, don’t be fooled by these hazy days. Companies can’t afford to be lazy. Summer is actually an excellent time to work on relationship marketing strategies with existing Read more

This blog post was featured in the recent edition of “Our Town” in the Baldwinsville Messenger in November of this year. It was written by our Communications Coordinator, Erin Wisneski. At a time when businesses were moving out-of-state, Mark Dengler chose to stay in Central New York and start his own company. In early 2000, Dengler’s Read more

Since 2002, Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS) has maintained our onsite, state-of-the-art call center in Syracuse, NY that continues to grow.  In March of 2011, the QualiSight call center is expanding yet again into a larger space located in the Village Commons in Baldwinsville, adjacent to the RMS offices.  This new space will allow for more CATI Read more

When people think about market research, they often think of it in terms of an organization looking outside itself for insights into their customers or markets. That is a large part of it, but an often overlooked (and sometimes feared) application of market research involves turning the lens around and looking inside your own organization. Read more

George from the RMS Research Bunker summarizes mystery shopping/secret shopping services, if your business can use it, and what you can learn from it.

Vance takes some time here in this post to describe why colleges and universities are doing more market research these days, and the different types of studies they undertake.

Looking for mystery shopping services in Central NY? RMS offers a full range of market research services including mystery shopping. This post discusses a little bit about how it works and why it is a growing trend in the industry.