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4 Ways Your Website Can Replace Focus Groups

Buzz Marketing for Technology

While focus groups attempt to simulate and gain insights on what the customer potentially thinks, nothing can substitute truly anonymous, honest and unbiased feedback. Websites, however, can now provide this level of data in real time. So how are websites replicating—and advancing—the traditional focus group?

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Pumpkin spice and everything nice: 5 seasonal marketing takeaways from fall flavors fever

Sprout Social

In addition to the typical pumpkin drinks, Starbucks introduced its new Apple Crisp Macchiato. Meanwhile, Dunkin’ unveiled its apple cranberry iced beverages. okay @Starbucks DID NOT have to go as hard as they did on this apple crisp macchiato. okay @Starbucks DID NOT have to go as hard as they did on this apple crisp macchiato.

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Why it’s time to break up with your biannual brand survey

Sprout Social

Commissioning a five-figure biannual brand perception survey—and spending multiple months on data collection and analysis—means the research you conduct will always be stale. For example, people might associate Apple with “minimalism” or “innovation.”. Think of it as a real-time focus group that provides honest, unfiltered feedback.

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Social Pros 16 – Jay and Eric Strike Back

Convince & Convert

Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. Jay : I mean it’s a focus group of one at that point, is it not? government, or Apple for that matter. Listen Now.

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Omnichannel customer experience: exploring seamless customer journeys

Sprout Social

Collect quantitative data and qualitative data for an extra layer of insights. Enable teams to pivot quickly and make data-driven decisions: Businesses adopting an integrated experience use analytics and customer behavior data to personalize customer journeys and introduce new features.

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Don’t Ignore Social Media’s Research Value

Convince & Convert

According to a Google source, the cost breakdown for market research is as follows (all figures shown are minimums): Eight person focus group = $6,000 ($750/participant). That would be the equivalent of 230 interviews or roughly 78 focus groups. This is just to prove a general point. Quantitative interviews = $80.

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10 Marketing Techniques for Content Marketers from Traditional Advertising

Writtent Blog

Most readers will recognize the video advertisement above, which catapulted Apple into its current position as a major player in the technology scene in the early 1980’s. They weren’t cheap to run, but it’s safe to assume that thousands of terrible marketing ideas were diverted when a focus group reacted poorly.