Understanding “Path to Purchase” will change marketing and media priorities. In most cases, it is likely to increase the budget for search, comparison shopping, and particularly in-store shopper marketing vs. using a media habits approach because those places don’t have a big share of media time but they are where the “lean-forward” action is.
Aug
13
Shopper “path to purchase”: a new approach to media planning?
In: advertising, media, retail, shopper insights, shopper marketing
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Jul
30
Seven ways marketing research can become strong
In: branding, Research is Cool, research transformation
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Marketing research’s impact is blunted because it often gets brought into the process too late. Research must become viewed as “strong”; as embracing action and feeling accountable for business results, being future focused, a thought leader while staying true to the rigor of proven research processes.
Jul
21
For consumer insights teams, shopper insights research feels foreign; it requires a different set of approaches and a totally different mindset. Shopping is about action more than preferences. It’s about the shopping trip rather than a single product category. Yet, shopper insights are critical for making shopper marketing work for your brand, enhancing your relationships […]
Jul
6
On June 9th , the ARF Online Research Quality Council (ORQC) presented detailed findings from an unprecedented US R&D project regarding online data quality, called “Foundations of Quality” (FoQ). Now that we’re into the 90 day action plan stage, I wanted to provide an update.