Market Research
An important part of buiding your business is understanding your customers and the market for your product.
Resources online
Best databases
- Product positioning , Encyclopedia of Small Business, Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Target marketing , Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, Gale Virtual Reference Library
Best web links
- Consumer Expenditure Surveys from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- American Demographics has articles on demographic data and trends
- Market Research Manual – NYC Public Library
Resources at the library
Check the catalog
Search the catalog under Any Keyword or Subject Keyword . Try a search on marketing research.
Browse the shelves at these Dewey (shelf) numbers
658.8s – marketing
Books, Audiobooks and DVDs to check out
- Don't Think Pink: What Really Makes Women Buy--And How to Increase Your Share of This Crucial Market (Nonfiction/658.834/Joh)
- The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More (Audiobooks/658.802/And)
- That's Marketing: Understanding Customer Behavior (DVD/658.8342/Thats)
- Mind Your X's and Y's: Satisfying the 10 Cravings of a New Generation of Consumers (Nonfiction/658.8342/Joh)
- The Hummer and the Mini: Navigating the Contradictions of the New Trend Landscape (Nonfiction/658.83/Wat)
- Satisfaction: How Every Great Company Listens to the Voice of the Customer (Nonfiction/658.8343/Den)
- The Executive Guide to Corporate Events & Business Entertaining: How to Choose and Use Corporate Functions to Increase Brand Awareness, Develop New Business, Nurture Customer Loyalty and Drive Growth (Nonfiction/659.2/All)
Books to use only at the library
- Market Guide, Editor & Publisher (Reference/R/380.1/Edi)
Fast facts from our info pros
Margin of Sampling Error - Surveys
(http://champaign.org/market_research/margin_sampling_error.html)Sampling error is the error that can result from the process of selecting a survey sample. Sampling error is the only error that can be quantified, but there are many other errors to which surveys are susceptible.
