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Welcome to Marketing Research
Dr. Vinod Kumar
Marketing Research Basics
Teaching Pedagogy
• PPTs
• Case Studies
Evaluation Components
• Class Performance and Behavior – 20 Marks
• Group Project – 20 Marks
• Mid Term – 20 Marks
• End Term – 40 Marks
Marketing Research Defined
The systematic and objective process of generating information for aid in making marketing decisions
The American Marketing Association defines marketing research as follows:
Marketing research is the function which links the consumer, customer, and public to the marketer through information—information used to identify and define marketing opportunities and problems; generate, refine, and evaluate marketing actions; monitor marketing performance; and improve understanding of marketing as a process.
Marketing Research Defined
Why Do Marketing Research?
• Make better marketing decisions
• Understand consumers and the marketplace
• Find out what went wrong
Role of Marketing Research in Managerial Decision Making
•Performance monitoring
•Refining strategies and program
•Define the business scope and
market segments served
•Establish competitive advantages
•Set performance objectives
Situation Analysis
Strategy Development
Marketing Program
Development
Implementation
•Understand the environment and the market
• Identify threats and opportunities
•Assess the competitive position
•Product and channel decision
•Communication decisions
•Pricing
•Personal selling decisions
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Classification of Marketing Research
Problem Identification Research • Research undertaken to help identify problems which are
not necessarily apparent on the surface and yet exist or are likely to arise in the future.
Problem Solving Research • Research undertaken to help solve specific marketing
problems.
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Research by
Type of
Marketing Mix
Decision
Outcomes of Research
Is research relevant to a real
management problem?
YES NO
Does the
research follow
scientific
methods?
YES 1. Results are
relevant and
believable.
2. Results are
believable, but
not relevant.
NO 3. Results are
relevant, but not
believable.
4. Results are
neither relevant
nor believable.
Value
•Decreased uncertainty •Increased likelihood of a correct decision •Improved marketing performance and resulting higher profits
Costs
•Research expenditures •Delay of marketing decision and possible disclosure of information to rivals •Unclear research results
Value Should Exceed Estimated Costs
P&G Luring Women with their Feminine Toothpaste
• P&G has came out with “Rejuvenating Effects” a gender specific toothpaste
targeting the female customers, who do 82% of the grocery shopping.
• The flavor and package of the product was decided on the basis of the results
from a customer survey filled out by women.
• Though the product is priced slightly higher than the other brands P&G hopes
to make women think about the toothpaste in the same light as skin care
lotions and shampoo.
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Harley Davidson Exploring New Markets
• Problem: Flat domestic sales
• Solution:
– In 1999, Harley-Davidson started a rental program which provided a way to hook
customers on riding and thereby entice them into buying a motorcycle.
– 40 percent of those enrolled in the program were female and about 30 percent were
under the age of 35 • Result:
– Motorcycles rented went up from 401 days in 1999 to a total of 224,134 days worldwide
in 2004.
– 32 percent of rental customers surveyed bought a bike or placed an order after renting,
another 37 percent were planning to buy one within a year.
– Nearly half of the renters spent more than $100 on Harley-Davidson accessories, such as T-shirts and gloves.
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Marketing Research Process
Step 1: Problem Definition
Step 2: Development of an Approach to the
Problem
Step 3: Research Design Formulation
Step 4: Fieldwork or Data Collection
Step 5: Data Preparation and Analysis
Step 6: Report Preparation and Presentation
Problem Definition
Indication of specific marketing decision area that will be clarified by answering some research questions
“The formulation of the problem is often more essential than its solution.” - Albert Einstein
The Iceberg Principle
– The dangerous part of many marketing problems is neither visible to nor understood by many marketing managers.
– “Submerged” parts of the problem must be understood and including in the research design for the research to be useful.
Symptoms Can Be Confusing
Symptoms vs. Problems
Microbrewery • Symptom
– Consumers prefer the taste of competitor’s brand
• PD based on the Symptom – What type of reformulated taste is needed?
• True Problem – Old-fashioned package influenced taste
perception
Symptoms vs. Problems
Manufacturer of palm-size computers with Internet access • Symptom
– Distributors complain prices are too high
• PD based on the Symptom – Investigate business users to learn how much
prices need to be reduced
• True Problem – Distributors do not have adequate product
knowledge to communicate product’s value
Management Decision Problems vs. Marketing Research Problems
Management Decision Problems
• Ask what the decision maker needs to do
• Action oriented
• Focus on symptoms
Marketing Research Problems
• Ask what information is needed and how it should be obtained
• Information oriented
• Focus on the underlying causes
Common Errors
Problem Definition is
too Broad
•Does Not Provide
Guidelines for
Subsequent Steps
•e.g., Improving the
Company’s Image
Problem Definition
is too Narrow
•May Miss Some
Important Components
of the Problem
•e.g. Changing Prices in
Response to a
Competitor’s Price
Change.
Management Decision Problems vs. Marketing Research Problems
The management problem is concerned with the decision maker and is action oriented in nature. For example, the management problem offers a psychological pricing to enhance the quantum of sales. This management problem focuses on the symptoms.
Research problem is somewhat information oriented and focuses mainly on the causes and not on the symptoms. This is to determine the consumer’s opinion on psychological pricing and to estimate their purchase behavior for the psychological price being offered.
Translating Problems into Research Problems (Questions)
Marketing Problem • Determine the best ways the firm can communicate with
potential purchasers of laptop computers Research Questions • How familiar are consumers with the various brands of
computers? • What attitudes do consumers have toward these brands? • How important are the various factors for evaluating the
purchase of a laptop computer? • How effective are the communications efforts of the
various competitive marketers in terms of message recognition?
“Bad” vs. “Good” Research Questions
• “Bad” research question
– Is advertising copy X better than advertising copy Y?
• “Good” research question
– Which advertising copy has a higher day-after recall score?
Approach to a Problem
• For example, to estimate the “buying intentions” for a particular product, first, the researcher has to prepare a theoretical model to measure an attitude like buying intentions.
• Factors affecting buying intention?
• How buying intention can be measured?
Theoretical model to measure the buying intention
Framing Hypothesis
• Hypothesis 1: “Brand image” has a significant liner impact on the buying intention.
• Hypothesis 2: “Brand awareness” has a significant liner impact on the buying intention.
• Hypothesis 3: “Price” has a significant liner impact on the buying intention.
• Hypothesis 4: “Availability” has a significant liner impact on the buying intention.
• Hypothesis 5: “After-sales services” has a significant liner impact on the buying intention.
Broad Classification of Research Designs