A major problem for most managers today is having too little information.
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A market information system (MIS) is a software package that companies purchase to help decision makers cope with critical information.
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Market information systems serve as an information bank where important data are stored until it is needed.
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The information needs of all marketing managers are essentially the same.
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In marketing planning, situation analysis involves identification of competitive strengths, weaknesses, and trends.
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Technology companies such as Apple use market research to understand product users' needs and also to understand the competition.
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Managers are typically aware of all the information in their own company.
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Most companies do a good job of maximizing their existing information.
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Not tracking and responding to demographic changes is a management failure because the data are easy to obtain and major changes occur slowly.
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Companies can use demographic data to create profiles of current customers and identify new market opportunities.
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Good marketing research looks to develop answers to fit a predecided outcome.
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Secondary data are collected for some other purpose than the problem currently being considered.
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Research almost always involves secondary data collection.
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Market research can be a useful tool helping senior managers identify and deal with the real issue.
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Causal research is useful for identifying characteristics of a target market or determining how customers use a product.
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Primary data are collected specifically for the research question at hand.
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An in-depth interview is a structured conversation with an individual who was selected at random.
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Open-ended questions allow respondents to express themselves freely, which tends to result in more detailed responses that are useful for exploratory research.
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Conducting an online (virtual) focus group is an appropriate alternative to a traditional focus group format, and it offers cost-efficiency and convenience.
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A continuing process of identifying, collecting, analyzing, accumulating, and dispensing critical data to marketing decision makers is known as ________ .