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Many US market research firms are expanding their reach globally in an attempt to gain business. The globalization trend in marketing reflects the globalization trend in all businesses as improved communications and information access has led many multinational corporations to seek global marketing solutions. Firms that expand internationally should be careful to design surveys and other data collection techniques that are appropriate for each country, and should analyze data and response patterns carefully.
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Computer surveying has revolutionized market research survey by improving response rates and efficiently gathering information into databases that are easily and quickly analyzed. Market researchers who use computerized interviewing should make sure that their sample isn't skewed towards the younger, better educated, and wealthier households that tend to own computers.
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Burke Marketing Research introduced Opinion One, a personal computer-based multimedia research network in 1991. The network is located in 20 places throughout the US which allow survey respondents to answer questions with a touch screen on a full screen video. A basic survey takes three to five days but more complex surveys take one week or more.
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