InMarketing Research,the authors offer undergraduate and MBA students a compelling introduction to the field with extensive use of global, technology, service, and small business examples. Distinctive features include integrated coverage of technology tools and statistical analysis, current research, and a strong focus on strategy. To reinforce the text's emphasis on technology, each new copy of the text can be packaged with SPSS software containing data sets?created by the authors?specifically related to examples and tutorials from the chapters on data analysis. Case in Pointsections appear after the introduction of each major topic to reinforce key information with detailed examples. Research in Useboxes provide a variety of interesting real-world examples?often featuring offbeat or unique scenarios?that in some instances have been researched firsthand by the authors. Chapter 5,Using Geographic Information Systems for Marketing Research,devotes special attention to an important tool used in contemporary marketing research.
If you are serious about focus group, sampling, data collection, quantitative analysis, and the use of software in Marketing Research. This is the best book for it. The book has significant technical and quantitative details. If you are a creative type (right brain), as most marketers are, you may find the book very difficult to read. If you are trained in accounting, engineering, science or any one with a left brain (analytical, technical, etc), you will love this book. I have taught Market Research courses in MBA programs for 8+ years with five companies. I need to explain the formula of this book, in great details. In addition, I employed Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS) software, for Chapters 12 through 16. Without SPSS software, students would have no clue to learn these fine chapters. For most of my colleagues using the same textbook, they skip these chapters. Why? First of all, they never learned them when they were in MBA program. Secondly, they are creative types, with the right brain. Left brain does not exist in them. In short, there are thousands of jobs in market research, [...]. But being creative is not good enough, you need the left brain quantitative skills, that you can find in this great book.
This book will change how you make decisions
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This book will change how you make Marketing decisions. Research is definitely the first phase of any marketing plan. Know your market, your target, and your goals to truly maximize your marketing plan. This and other information will be found in this book.
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