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Group I :
1. More reliance on secondary data, exploratory research and expert opinion in industrial research. 2. Understanding of technical factors is important for industrial marketing researcher. 3. Managers of industrial products companies generally perform less marketing research studies than the marketing managers of consumer product companies. 4. More emphasis is given to descriptive method in industrial marketing research compared to experimental and observational methods used for primary data collection.
Scope
1. Development of marketing potential 2. Market Share Analysis 3. Sales analysis 4. Forecasting 5. Competitor Analysis 6. Benchmarking 7. New product acceptance and potential 8. Business trend studies
The first step in the marketing research process is to identify the marketing problem or opportunity accurately and define the objectives of marketing research.
2. Develop the Research Design or Plan The industrial marketing researcher or the marketing research agency develops the research design, which basically indicates the procedure and the cost of conducting the research study.
Particulars
Prepare a list of information required from research objectives Primary, secondary, commercial or combination Observational, exploratory, descriptive or survey, experimental Sampling unit, sample size, sampling procedure Mail, telephone, or personal interview Questionnaire, mechanical devices
Information Type
Based on the research objectives, prepare a list of information required. For instance, if the research objectives are to obtain competitors information, the list of information shall include: The list of competitors, their market share, major competitors strength etc.
Sources of Data
Primary Data Methods for Data Collection: - Observational - Exploratory - Survey - Experimental Secondary Data
Sampling Plan
The sample is a part of population (or universe) which is selected to obtain the necessary information. Sampling plan consists of three main decisions : Sampling Unit Sample Size Sampling procedure - Probability or Random Sampling (SRS & Systematic Sampling) - Non-probability Sampling (Judgment Sampling or Quota Sampling)
Methods of Contact
Mail Surveys
Personal Interviews
Telephone Interviewing
Data Analysis
Descriptive Analysis
Univariate Analysis Bivariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis - Multiple Regression Analysis - Multi-discriminant Analysis - Inferential Analysis
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Title Page Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction (or Research Brief) 5. Problem formulation and Research Objectives 6. Research Methodology 7. Results (or Findings) of the Research 8. Conclusions and Recommendations 9. Appendix 10. Bibliography
Components of MIS
Marketing Research Studies
Components of DSS
Data Base Decision Models
Statistics Display
Statistics
Data Base
Environment