Focus Groups Focus groups are one of many methods utilized by researchers to gather qualitative data. This method consists in simultaneously interviewing a group of people‚ usually 6-8‚ in the same location with a shared factor (Krueger& Casey‚ 2000). They are also a powerful tool to assess services or examine new ideas (Krueger& Casey‚ 2000; McNamara‚ n.d.). Focus groups are an ideal data gathering method for researchers because they allow them to learn the social norms of the community or subgroup
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Issues in the Caribbean Focus Groups A focus group is a special kind of interview situation that is largely non-quantitative. In focus groups‚ a researcher gathers together 6 – 12 people in a room or neutral location with a moderator to discuss one or more issues for a set timeframe. The responses during a focus group interview are usually recorded‚ thus prior consent of all of the participants is required. The group should be homogenous enough to avoid conflicts. Focus groups are useful in explanatory
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Failure of New Coke Wright State University MKT 3500 - 01 Marketing Research By Nicole Fore Taylor Gilliam Ashley Hatton John Petry Abstract During the 1980’s Coca-Cola was faced with a potentially company killing problem. They were losing market share quickly to their competitors. Pepsi was stealing a portion of the younger generation with their advertising campaign‚ and they proved that consumers liked Pepsi better with the “Pepsi Challenge.” To combat their falling market share Coke decided
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HBR Case Study: “Introducing New Coke” 1. What is the case about? This case study is the story of Coca-Cola‚ its history and the report about one of the most fascinating stories about the company this is still regarded by many as a mysterious case: “the introduction of the new Coke”. The author Susan Fournier‚ in the case study went on by presenting the history of the Coca-Cola Company: how the company started and how throughout its history it became a brand‚ a part of everyone’s
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Introducing New Coke Q. In your opinion‚ what was the most significant challenge (or problem) that Coca Cola faced with the Pepsi Challenge? Ans. The most significant challenge faced by Coca Cola was in the late 1970s when the top executives of the Coca Cola actually paid less and less attention to the marketing and sales of their central product and they were making attempt on diversifications‚ and the competitor Pepsi during this period targeted the young generation by
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ONLINE FOCUS GROUPS Research paper Supervisor: Iivi Riivits-Arkonsuo Tallinn‚ 29.05.2013 Herewith we declare that this essay is based on our own work. All views‚ opinions and data from different sources by other authors are used only with a reference to the source. This document has not been submitted for any degree or examination in any other university. Table of Content Introduction 4 1. Definition 5 2. Types of online focus groups 6 3. How to conduct online focus groups 8 3
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Chevrolet currently sit in the minds of the 18-25 age group? • What are the connotations of the Chevrolet brand? • What is the potential to be a ‘cool’ and ‘must-have’ brand? Instrument 1 – Focus Group We have decided to conduct a focus group as one of our research instruments because it will collect qualitative data which is relevant for our objectives because we need to find out opinions and ideas which may be difficult to group into close-ended questions. It will consist of 6 participants
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CASE ASSIGNMENT: COKE ZERO Chapter # 8) Do Real Men Drink Diet Coke? When a couple of marketing managers for Coca-Cola told attorney Elizabeth Finn Johnson that they wanted to sue their Coke Zero colleagues for “taste infringement‚” she was baffled. She tried to talk them out of it‚ but they were determined. They argued that Coca-Cola Classic should be protected from the age discrimination it would suffer with the introduction of a newer‚ younger soft drink that tasted exactly the same as the
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case of Coca-Cola changing their well established Coke formula and introducing an new one in 1985 for the purpose of gaining more market share; the reason why such decision was made by Coke’s executives was mainly because of a series of marketing campaign conducted by their major arrival - Pepsi. During mid 1970s‚ Pepsi has ran a the famous “Pepsi Challenge” of blind taste tests on all the commercials to show that the majority preferred Pepsi than Coke based on its teste. By 1977‚ Pepsi had exceeded
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the focus group interview? Why is group interaction an important issue when analysing focus group data? By student - 3200230 Focus group is one of the research methods that can be used by undergraduate students in their dissertation. The aim of this essay is to explain the purpose of conducting such group as well as highlight its advantages and weaknesses. Before that is achieved‚ more general picture of what that methodology is will be given‚ explaining how focus groups
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