Marketing Research for Decision Making

Timeline
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September 30, 2020Experience start
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October 2, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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December 16, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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September 30, 2020Experience start
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October 2, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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December 16, 2020Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Communications Market research Sales strategy Marketing strategySkills
data analysis interviewing and focus groups demographics and segementation marketing analysis survey researchDo you have a marketing research question requiring further research and analysis? Guided by your organizational objectives, student-researchers working in small groups will gather and analyze data in order to provide you with key insights and strategic recommendations. Student researchers will bring together their knowledge on the design of research studies, collection of data, analysis of data, and reporting of findings to develop an actionable report for your organization.
Learners
The final project deliverables will include (for each of the 7 groups):
- A one-page Executive Summary.
- A 13 to 15 page written report detailing the challenge, recommended solutions, and action plan.
- A recorded presentation with actionable recommendations based on the market research results.
- An opportunity to further clarify with students after the submission of deliverables.
Project timeline
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September 30, 2020Experience start
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October 2, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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December 16, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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September 30, 2020Experience start
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October 2, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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December 16, 2020Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Beginning in late September/early October, students in groups of 3 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.
Project examples include but are not limited to:
- Conducting primary research using focus groups, interviews, and surveys.
- Market segmentation to identify the ideal target market for a new or existing product or service.
- Develop a pricing strategy based on industry research and customer surveys.
- Identify business expansion opportunities through location analysis and customer surveys.
- Identify key messaging via customer focus groups, surveys and/or interviews that investigate the competitive landscape for a new product or service.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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September 30, 2020Experience start
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October 2, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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December 16, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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September 30, 2020Experience start
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October 2, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
-
December 16, 2020Experience end