Is social media the right platform to get justice?

where is my money

Yesterday I saw an update on one of the LinkedIn groups about how someone has been duped by a company with regards to payment. As with many cases of international business it becomes difficult to get justice in case the other side is on an offshore location. Every country has its own set of laws [...]

Are you pulling or pushing clients?

client is god

Let us be honest here with each other – we all want money and to get that we offer products/services which has to be bought by an entity called ‘client’ – in a scenario where we cannot find enough clients to sustain our production/delivery costs we are in BIG trouble. So but naturally every action [...]

What if an online panel company does not have a marketing budget?

show me money

To recruit panel members you need money – to hire sales superstars you need money – to buy state of the art panel management software you need money – to participate in offshore research conferences you need money – in fact to even take your client for a lunch you need money. In every aspect [...]

5 Simple Methods To Keep Your Respondents Happy

happy respondents

If it was possible I will always put respondents in the balance sheet as – ‘assets’ and why not after all an online panel company is as good as its respondent base. Unless you are a fake company and aggregate panels from other companies – it is MUST to keep your respondents happy and responsive. [...]

Managing large scale fieldwork using mobile in India: what are the challenges & key success factors?

aakash bhasin

The recently concluded MRMW Asia conference brought together industry’s greatest minds from the region to discuss the challenges and opportunities of mobile research for delivering actionable insights. The event was held on January 30-31 in Kuala Lumpur and over 155+ delegates from client-side, agency-side and technology firms attended the event. I am really excited to share [...]

How To Spot A Fake Online Data Collection Company in 2 Minutes

i am a thief

To start a data collection company you don’t need any qualification – in fact formal education is also not required – you just need to be ‘street smart’ or to put it in right perspective – you should be able to get the data collection done – somehow, anyhow. This fact along with the lure [...]

Is Market Research Sexy?

Will you advise your kids to join market research industry? Well most of the researchers I have posed this question have shared that they will probably suggest a high paying less work hours job – in simpler words although they love what they do but will suggest their kids to pick a more lucrative career [...]

Will Online Panel Companies Kill Market Research Agencies?

What if an online data collection company starts providing market research services? Will they effectively put traditional market research agencies out of business? This may seem a far fetched reality to some but one cannot deny its possibilities. With shrinking markets and harsh recession onslaught – every new dollar earned is a lease of life [...]

Is Mixed Mode Methodology of Online Data Collection a BIG FRAUD?

Let me share with you a naked truth – your online data collection vendor is fooling you big time and you have absolutely NO idea. “C’mmon Akshay Kanyal you are just making stuff up” I know that will be the reaction of many market researchers but stay on with me and I will tell you [...]

The Biggest Secret of Running a Successful Online Panel Company

….and it is very simple – ‘just maintain the demand & supply cycle. It means that in order to create a successful and awesome online panel company you should be able to maintain a balance between the supply of online panels and the demand for it. Unfortunately many business owners operating in the industry are [...]