M ARKETING R ESEARCH Attitude, Market, Media, Product Restaurant Scenario
A TTITUDE R ESEARCH Marketing research designed to obtain information on how people feel about certain products, ideas, or companies Looking for preference or opinion Typically general in nature Gallup opinion polls
M ARKET R ESEARCH The systematic gathering, recording, analyzing, and presentation of information related to market composition Concerned with size, location, demographics Utilize existing sales data for sales forecasting
M EDIA R ESEARCH Marketing research that focuses on issues of media selection and frequency Measures effectiveness of advertisements Looks at volume of individuals receiving message Print (newspaper, magazine) Broadcast (radio, TV) Online
P RODUCT R ESEARCH Marketing research that centers on evaluating product design, package design, product usage, and consumer acceptance of new and existing products New brand ideas Test marketing – trial run Satisfaction surveys
A W EB SITE RECORDS THE NUMBER OF CLICKS ON A BANNER AD
T HE RESTAURANT OFFERS A NEW GRILLED CHICKEN SANDWICH
D ETERMINES THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS
S URVEY ASKS WHICH TYPE OF CUISINE THEY PREFER
I NTRODUCE A NEW MASCOT FOR THE RESTAURANT
L OOKING AT HOW MUCH PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR A MEAL
H OLDS A TRIAL RUN USING PLASTIC CUPS INSTEAD OF PAPER CUPS
I NQUIRES ABOUT THE NUMBER OF LISTENERS DURING THE 90 S AT NOON RADIO SHOW
C OMPARES THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF C HICAGO AND O MAHA TO CHOOSE LOCATION
O NE LOCATION USES TEAM WAITING INSTEAD OF INDIVIDUAL
A CONSUMER PANEL RATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A TV COMMERCIAL
E XAMINES RESTAURANT OPTIONS AT G ATEWAY COMPARED TO S OUTH P OINTE
N EWSPAPER HAS A SUBSCRIBER BASE OF 28,000 CUSTOMERS AND ADDITIONAL DAILY SALE AROUND 5,000
C AREFUL STUDY OF TRAFFIC VOLUME IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY
G ALLUP POLL ASKS IF SLOW ECONOMY HAS EFFECTED RESTAURANT BUSINESS
C USTOMER COMMENT CARD INQUIRES ABOUT CLEANLINESS AND SERVICE
T HE RESTAURANT PREDICTS THAT 50 GROUPS PER EVENING WILL VISIT
D ETERMINE THE PERCENT OF A MERICANS WHO VALUE SERVICE OVER PRICE