Marketing Research Pixar

Marketing Research is imperative to Disney Pixar's success. Marketing research is the process in which managers perform to gather information effectively to introduce their products and services to their target market. Although the amount of time required for this research depends on the size of the target market and the company's line of business, there is a defined process used to implement the company's products or services. This process includes 1) assessing information needs, 2) developing needed information through internal databases, 3) implementation of marketing research, 4) organization of ideas, and 5) distributing and using information. Therefore, marketing research is important to developing a marketing strategy because it assesses what steps a company needs to take to reach their target market. Therefore, marketing research is important to developing a marketing strategy because it assesses what steps a company needs to take to reach their target market. The Internet has helped with collecting marketing data through online focus groups, Internet surveys, and experiments. The marketing research process also involves collecting and secondary data.

Secondary data involves re-checking internal and external secretarial and marketing procedures, such as sales invoices, warranty cards, and published material. Therefore, an efficient means for data collection will assist this process. As defined within Marketing Research, "scaling is the process of creating a continuum on which objects are located according to the amount of the measured characteristic they possess," (2007). Therefore, this paper will review how Disney Pixar employs secondary market research, and effective scaling processes for their organization.

Secondary Market ResearchPixar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney, has changed the way animated movies are made. Pixar has played a revolutionary role in changing the public's view on how movies are made by introducing computer-based graphics

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