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Below are the 5 most recent articles on this topic. These articles were published within the last three years and are only available to registered subscribers.

Research shows the power of telling a good story when creating advertising aimed at kids
Marketing to kids requires the ability to harness the power of pictures, the author argues. Teaching adult marketers how to look at a brand and view a commercial as a child does is the most valuable contribution researchers can make to the creative development process.
Using the Hallmark moment to illuminate the significance of the grandparent-grandchild relationship
Marketing to a mature audience in the 21st century requires a unique understanding of how to pull at grandparents' heartstrings. The key to success with grandparents is creating modern Hallmark moments that illuminate the significance of the grandparent-grandchild relationship - and realizing that today's grandparents aren't your typical old folks.
Overcome these common hazards to seize their potential
This article explains to how effectively execute a mixed-method market research project and avoid having the many facets end up as little more than disparate parts of an incomplete whole.
You can learn some interesting things when you force consumers to stop using - or make them use too much of - a product
Deprivation research, in which a consumer’s favorite product is withheld from them, is a useful market research tool but is more powerful when inundation research is run in tandem. Forcing product usage on a group of consumers can uncover equally compelling findings, the author argues.
By the Numbers: How to improve your segmentations with max-diff
The author uses a checking-account example to show how maximum difference scaling, or max-diff, can deliver finely-tuned segmentations without subjecting respondents to an onerous number of comparison questions.

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Ned Dweeb does segmentation
This article is the latest installment in his series on the research efforts of the mythical Second City Bus Service. Previous installments have appeared in the March 1991 and October 1990 issues of Quirk’s. Here, Ned Dweeb learns the value of finding market segments that differ both in terms of attributes desired (benefits) and critical marketing behavior.
A fickle but valuable segment
First-time car buyers are hard to entice but can provide a valuable source of ongoing sales. The article summarizes results from a Polk study that explored the various factors that motivate these consumers.
Determining your share
The authors feel (and provide supporting evidence) that the relationship between share-of-wallet and satisfaction is non-linear and argue for managers to undertake satisfaction efforts that work in concert with share-of-wallet-enhancing efforts.
Clarifying the numbers
While the buying power of gay consumers has been well-documented, the authors argue that the actual size of the market and its various sub-markets has been subject to inaccuracies. The article explores the reasons behind some of these numbers and attempts to clarify more accurate estimates.
Highly classified
India is a diverse and complex country. This article discusses the socioeconomic classification system used in India today, which was developed nearly a decade ago, including the basic reasons for developing the system.

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Related Glossary Terms

Psychographic research
Research that attempts to explain behavior by analyzing people's personality traits and values. Often associated with lifestyle research.

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