I was a market research consultant.
On March 11, 2010, In market research jobs, by Pal Market
On March 9, 2010, In market research companies, by Pal Market
Explain two ways in which sales representatives can assist companies with market research.
On March 3, 2010, In market research jobs, by Pal Market
Marketing research specifies the information required to address the vital issues in decision making, designs methods for collecting information, manages and implements the data collection process, analyzes and communicates the findings and their implications. In simple marketing research is about researching the whole company’s marketing process.
The Role of Internet in Marketing Research:
Internet became the part and parcel of the businesses to make and convey decisions. The decision-making is done based on the information generated by the marketing research. Increasingly Internet is becoming a major source for the marketing research. The reason is Internet contains vast resource of information available for market research.
• Access to Multiple Resources
Accessing information through the Internet is an efficient alternative to hours spent with traditional sources like libraries. The Internet connects businesses, academic institutions, trade associations, government agencies and private individuals. Using browsers, it is possible to access the sites or user groups who are linked through the Net.
• Information at Finger Tips
Any kind of information that is available in Internet is just a few clicks away. For marketing research, the Internet has two important sources of information. One is the websites, which represent companies, organizations and individuals to promote their products, services or communicate their views. The other source is user groups. The information given in the websites rather than the user groups is more reliable for a researcher. The companies and organizations generally give genuine information about their businesses in their official portals. The user groups can give some useful leads by giving key words and URLs.
• Exchange Information Globally in Less Time
Through Internet it is possible to send and receive information from far distant countries. For example, you can send and receive market reports to and from China as easy as Canada. All this will happen in few minutes with less effort and cost. The effortless transmission of information across the boundaries made the job of the marketing research easier, to process both globalized and localized information for the marketing research.
It is undisputed to state that Internet has a vital role to play in the marketing research. The information base in Internet is expanding by the online versions of the other sources of information such as libraries, press, books etc. This will give a new exposure to the marketing research to become more effective and efficient in delivering better results.
On March 1, 2010, In market research jobs, by Pal Market
I am looking for a change in my job profile.
Please help me and tell me if anyone has any consultants number or any company they know who is involved into market research?
On February 23, 2010, In business market research, by Pal Market
Aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners are often misled or misguided on the topic of how to properly conduct market research that uncovers a profitable niche.
The path most unsuspecting entrepreneurs take is by ending up at keyword tool or database to begin their search.
As a keyword research expert and founder of one of the leading keyword research services on the internet, I can say with firsthand experience that keyword databases are not the first place to look nor should be even considered. Here’s why.
The primary keyword databases that are currently available to the general public only give search counts on a limited amount of data that accounts for 1% – 2% of the actual searches people do around the entire world. They can only predict (emphasis added) the real majority of searches that are being done on the big five search engines such as Google, MSN, Yahoo, AOL and Ask.com which hold 97%-98% of the keyword data.
Most importantly, keyword research only shows what keyword phrases people are using in the search engines to search for answers, not what people actually buy on the internet. Just because a group of people search for specific terms or brand names does not mean that’s what they purchase. That’s a key distinction many entrepreneurs and business owners tend to gloss over.
When looking for a profitable niche marketplace, your primary focus should be looking for proof of a group of hungry and rabid buyers that want to exchange their money for a service or product (information, physical or digital). Without this crucial qualifier, you may have the greatest product in the world, but you may be lacking a market to sell it to.
This article will present a number of great sources to look at which will give you a running start to uncover a truly, profitable marketplace exists before you go for the gold and put all your resources into a website, product creation or expenditures toward some sort of online property.
Once you establish that you have located a market that contains signs of adequate commerce moving through it, you then have a worthy reason to look further into a keyword research service to find out what keyword phrases people use to find the market you have chosen.
Let’s begin looking at how to identify a profitable market.
MAGAZINES
One of the best ways to find signs of a truly profitable marketplace is looking for a magazine in that industry. If a publisher has enough money to print and circulate a full color magazine, there are most likely advertisers that support the funding of the magazine’s ability to circulate all the copies which most likely means there are sales being made by those advertisers.
Now, this may bring you to question whether there is too much competition in a marketplace with so many advertisers selling in a magazine.
In fact, it’s a great sign to have competition which means there is an adequate amount of customers to sell to and a portion of a sizable pie to be had in that marketplace. If there is very little competition, you may (1) not have adequate product being sold in that space; or (2) not have a marketplace to begin with. The larger the competition is, the larger the piece of revenues you will be able to grab.
Without having to leave your seat, you can hop on over to Magazines.com and looking through the number of different categories to find a profitable topic or industry in which to start an online concern.
One of the things you’ll want to focus in on is the number of subscribers each magazine has and how long the magazine has been in print for stability purposes.
Make a list of magazines you want to look into and then go hunting for them at one of those large dedicated newsstands that covers just about every magazine on every topic.
To get a better look at what people are buying in the online world, you will need to ultimately decide whether you wish to represent physical or digital products.
PHYSICAL PRODUCTS
There are two incredibly huge marketplaces that are massively trafficked, move a lot of product and are great places to find what people are really buying.
Let’s start with the first huge marketplace…
eBay
At eBay, you can look through a list of the most popular products people are buying through auctions or from eBay stores that vendors have setup. To see a visual path on how to locate the most popular products, please use the reference below to view the extended version of this article.
Amazon.com
Another really big marketplace is Amazon and it’s not just for books. You can find just about any product and name brand that is a mover and shaker. Again, look at the most popular products in those categories that catch your attention.
DIGITAL PRODUCTS
If you wish to sell products of the digital nature which does not require inventory and which usually carries high profit margins for affiliates, you’ll want to check out the Clickbank digital marketplace that ranks product sales from highest to lowest sellers in each category.
Just browse through categories at Clickbank.com and you’ll instantly find the top sellers of digital info products, software and subscription services which are located right at the top listings. See also reference section below for a link to the extended version of this article for visual aids and more detailed guidance.
Once you gather the adequate market research, you can do one of the following:
• Create an online store that ships out physical products and merchandise (requires inventory)
• Sell merchandise through eBay auctions or their online stores (requires inventory)
• Create a site that represents vendors as an affiliate (requires no inventory)
• Create your own product, service or software for a digital product (requires no inventory)
Having used at least two of the four places above, you can be assured that you have conducted proper market research to uncover “proof positive” what people are buying and, thus, a profitable niche market.
You can then quickly build out a non-complex site with a simple product offering, find some low cost keywords to use in a Google Adwords Pay-Per-Click campaign with a minimal spend of $50 to test the market and see if you have a winner.
If the initial test results pan out, meaning that you pulled a profit from your test, you can invest more energies, conduct more extensive keyword research and expend more advertising dollars. If the test results do not pan out, find another market until something sticks.
I believe this should arm you with enough information to get you moving toward finding a market with bottomless profits.
On February 20, 2010, In market research jobs, by Pal Market
The expansion of health care and pharmaceutical companies throughout the world has increased the number of medical research jobs. Medical research initiatives funded by taxpayers as well as corporate investors are designed for primary discoveries as well as secondary products. Primary discoveries are drugs, supplies and diagnostic equipment that fit within the original plan of action while secondary products arise from accidental discoveries during medical research. You can find medical research jobs involved in primary and secondary discoveries through a number of venues.
Researchers who want to participate in the creation of medical guidelines and standards can work with government labs. These laboratories approach medical research from two different fronts. Testing centres use medical researchers to look at proposed pharmaceuticals as well as random tests of products on the market to maintain consumer safety. Many government laboratories will conduct medical research on independent initiatives including emergency equipment needed for military personnel.
There are plenty of medical research jobs in universities throughout the United Kingdom for researchers dedicated to specific medical conditions. These positions allow young scientists and experienced researchers to combine their unique views on medical research to study long-standing maladies. Many universities have laboratories devoted to cancer, diabetes, AIDS and other physical problems that offer medical research jobs for scientists devoted to a single disease.
Researchers who want a steady pay-check as well as state of the art resources should look for medical research jobs at private laboratories. Pharmaceutical companies have extensive medical research departments that test pills, ointments and other solutions for medical problems. There are a multitude of independent laboratories funded by pharmaceutical and medical supply companies that conduct tests on products to meet government standards. These positions will continue to grow as pharmaceutical companies expand their range of products but many medical researchers are worried about their reputations while working in the private sector.
A niche market for medical researchers exists in non-profit and advocacy agencies looking for independent research. The number of medical research jobs in the non-profit field remains small though the growth in philanthropic efforts funding these positions has grown in the 21st century. These jobs combine the high-minded ethical standards associated with university work with the resources available to medical researchers in the private sector. The problem with advocacy and non-profit positions is the uncertainty associated with philanthropic funding. These positions are ideal for younger researchers in need of experience as well as older scientists who have built up a retirement fund from other positions.
On February 15, 2010, In market research companies, by Pal Market
I want to make extra money, and I think this would be an easy way to do it. Any advice would helpful. Thanks, Gary
On February 15, 2010, In business market research, by Pal Market
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On February 9, 2010, In market research jobs, by Pal Market
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