A question I often get asked is about the value of technology domain or industry expertise when delivering market research...
7 Step Message Effectiveness Testing Framework: Part I
by Alan Nazareli on Mon, Aug 17, 2020 @ 02:45 PM
An important application of market research is testing market messages for B2B and B2C products. How should messages be...
How Anthropological Observation Guides Strategic Planning.
by Bob Sandler on Tue, Aug 11, 2020 @ 08:19 PM
What Drives His Dives: Three Reasons James Cameron Succeeds
by Marc Pitcher on Tue, Aug 11, 2020 @ 06:28 PM
35,576 feet below the ocean’s surface. According to James Cameron, a “desolate, foreboding, and moon-like” place. His trip...
Technology Market Validation Case Study: New Product Testing with Market Research
by Alan Nazarelli on Thu, Aug 06, 2020 @ 08:34 PM
At Silicon Valley Research Group (SVRG), we spend a lot of time applying our market research techniques to new products,...
Social Sentiment Analysis Research: Social Media Brand Tracking
by Alan Nazareli on Wed, Aug 05, 2020 @ 08:13 PM
Due to the phenomenal growth of social media and social networking, gone are the days where internet was mostly based on...
The consumerization of Big Data
by Alan Nazarelli on Tue, Aug 04, 2020 @ 08:32 PM
Yes, you heard that right. COBD. Now that IT has been consumerized, Big Data is next to be consumerized.
Social Media Brand Tracking
by Wes Fu on Tue, Aug 04, 2020 @ 01:26 PM
Due to the phenomenal growth of social media and social networking, gone are the days where internet was mostly based on...
“The Consumer is Changing Us”-Three Game Changing Disciplines every Marketer MUST Embrace
by Alan Nazarelli on Tue, Aug 04, 2020 @ 01:24 PM
"The consumer is changing us". So says Andrew House, head of Sony's Playstation division as the company unveils...
New iPad: Five Reasons Apple Always Gets it Right
by Alan Nazareli on Mon, Aug 03, 2020 @ 08:38 PM
One of the gents who works for me here at Silicon Valley Research Group just celebrated his baby daughter’s first birthday....
The "More Pull" Marketing Strategy
by Alan Nazareli on Sat, Aug 01, 2020 @ 09:30 PM
One disconnect is that customers are expecting and even demanding that the purchasing process become "more pull, less push"...
Big Data & Small Data
by Alan Nazareli on Sat, Aug 01, 2020 @ 07:21 PM
In his recent book, “Competing Against Luck”, Harvard professor Clayton Christensen discusses some of the limitations of Big...
Make Your Next Focus Group An "Unfocus Group"
by Alan Nazarelli on Tue, Jul 14, 2020 @ 07:07 PM
Does Google value beat Microsoft Office?
by Alan Nazarelli on Wed, Jul 08, 2020 @ 09:20 PM
According to this Wall Street Journal article (see link below), Google is aggressively targeting Microsoft's enterprise...
Customer Insights: The Phone Itch Cycle
by Alan Nazarelli on Wed, Jul 08, 2020 @ 01:24 PM
The Phone Itch Cycle
Most Relaxing Tune Ever? Science Trumps Market Research
by Marc Pitcher on Tue, Jul 07, 2020 @ 07:14 PM
New Report Released Upcoming Holiday Spending Trend (“What Consumers Most Wish to See Under the Tree”)
by Marc Pitcher on Tue, Jul 07, 2020 @ 06:32 PM
Silicon Valley Research Group is releasing its 2009 Holiday Spending report which will focus on the following items: What’s...
Tendency to Quantify Qualitative Data
by Alan Nazarelli on Sun, Jul 05, 2020 @ 09:17 PM
One concerning trend we have found with market research vendors and end-clients recently is the tendency to “quantify”...
Market Research 101: Who's Taking Your Online Survey?
by Shawn Fisher on Wed, Jun 24, 2020 @ 08:47 PM
With anonymity a major feature of online survey takers, market researchers face an endless quagmire of problems related to...
The Blue Moon Orange and Your Marketing Message
by Alan Nazarelli on Tue, Jun 23, 2020 @ 10:30 AM
This “under the hood” glimpse is sadly missing from technology marketing today.