Burke: Learning and Growing Through Marketing Research
Essay by rakin122 • March 10, 2017 • Research Paper • 1,046 Words (5 Pages) • 5,062 Views
Burke: Learning and growing through marketing research’ Summary:
Burke is a well-known market research firm and a strong identity since 1931. They continuously improve their technology, process and methodologies to help its clients. In recent years the industry trying to find creative ways like telephone interview, web interview, mobile phone survey and shorter internet survey so that they can get more response from their client. Over this period marketing research has become an integral part of the decision-making process. Burke not only just provide data collection, but also they makes clients full circle in the market research process. Firstly they define the research problem and once they find the problem they come up with a suitable approach and analytical model that will help the client to solve the problem. Burke works with clients and help them and trying to identify what problem they are facing to make decision. With a series of creative methods, Burke makes sure that what the client thinks the problem is really the problem. Once the research question is defined, Burke create blueprint for the research process, from problem definition to collecting data to analyzing data and presenting the report. Burke continuously undertaking some new steps to improve marketing research process which can help the Burke and to grow more clients.
1. Describe the evolution of marketing research. How the role of marketing research changed as the field has evolved?
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Marketing research is first done in1895 or 1896 by sending questions through telegrams to advertising agencies. Than in 1930, some ladies in white gloves asked people about cake mixes. The methodology was door-to-door surveys. Later than the Second World War, researcher acknowledged psychological side of the marketing research and in 1950s to 1960s televisions became the greatest source of advertising and important area of marketing research. In the 1960s and 1970s marketing researchers began to work more with their clients on how to use new ideas to make decisions. As the time move forward, day by day, marketing research becomes popular as well as an important part of the decision-making process. After 2009 the industry is looking for creative methods to conduct marketing research using telephone interviews, mall intercept, web interviews, mobile phone surveys and multimode methods.
2. What is Burke’s view of the role of marketing research?
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They try to define the marketing research problem and developing an approach, research design, data collection and analysis, and report preparation and presentation to help the clients. This will help the client by following way,
• Provide authentic information
• Help to understand current business practices
• Make them and their business practice more efficient
• Reduce risk associated with the decision making process
Burke is expert in designing and objective based research which helps the client to make the most up to date decisions possible.
3. Visit www.burke.com and write a report about the various marketing research services offered.
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Burke's reputation as a leader in the marketing research industry is derived from our expertise in designing and executing objectives-based research that allows their clients to make the most informed decisions possible. They support this work with continuous process improvement based on an ongoing 360 feedback system and an active commitment
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