The first survey conducted with the use of computer-aided statistical tools was the census made in 1890 in the USA. It was the 11th US census. The first one took place in 1970. The methods used were prepared by Herman Hollerith. The data was entered using punched cards and counted by the machine.
Have you ever wondered what makes every relationship work? Among numerous contributing factors, the one that should be emphasized is good communication skills. There is a reason why it is one of the most required elements during a job interview. Not only what you say, but also the way how you do it play here a pivotal role.
One of the most common questions, especially among those making their first steps in research projects, concerns survey distribution and ways to reach survey respondents. How to make clients aware of the possibility to express their opinion and reach the desired sample keeping your response rate high?
Endless emails, group discussions, cross-departmental consultations, weekly roundups, newsletter or intranet are just a few of many channels of internal communication between your employees. They are all designed to improve the information flow, however, the multitude of possibilities sometimes makes people forget about their main purpose – facilitating effective business ideas.
Some of you may be wondering how intercept surveys can help grow your business. Get inspired by the ideas below. Research will help you reach meaningful information for optimizing your website and offer.
You want to implement intercept surveys and get feedback from people visiting your website, but feel concerned about their reaction to pop-up survey invites? How to prevent them from treating your invites like unwanted adds and closing the window without even reading? Read this article to learn how to design effective intercept surveys that don’t annoy your users.
Website intercept surveys in form of widgets, pop-up windows, and questionnaires for website visitors come back! They’re one of the best ways to get insight from your website viewers and collect Voice of the Customer. You may find it hard to believe if you still remember the old and ugly, intrusive pop-ups that made it impossible to navigate through a website. However, the range of possibilities available now for gathering data from your website viewers is far more diverse and user-friendly and their benefits are numerous. Find out why they’re a great idea!
Best time for sending newsletters? Optimal article length? Acceptable unsubscription rate? How to research subscribers’ preferences? Don’t look for ready-to-go solutions. Remember to think over the most important things: the aim, function and situation in which your message will be received. Today we’re bringing you a piece of advice and practical approach to email marketing from our partner SALESmanago.
Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a popular customer loyalty measurement methodology. Recently, not without a cause, it’s become very popular among marketing and sales professionals. The methodology assumes that in order to conduct an effective study of customer loyalty it’s enough to ask just this one question :
In the case of survey based research, it’s not just about WHAT you want to ask. It’s also as much about HOW you formulate your questions. Otherwise, you might end up with data that is false or of poor quality. Good questions are clear and they don’t raise any doubts at the time of completing the questionnaire. Bad questions may include answer suggestions or they can even make it impossible to give a truthful answer and as a result they are discouraging. What kinds of questions should you avoid?
We are continuing series of articles for students. Online surveys gain more and more popularity. Are you wondering if you should try to use this research technique. Please find below quick summary of pros and cons of online surveys and questionnaires.
We are starting series of articles created for students that are looking for online survey and questionnaire tool for their dissertations.