ABSTRACT

This is a perfect guide to understanding the core principles of qualitative marketing research. It presents qualitative marketing research in the broader context of marketing and managerial decisions, consumer psychology and contemporary knowledge about unconscious and automatic processes. Different types of qualitative marketing research methods are examined, from the classic focus group interview (FGI) and individual in-depth interview (IDI), to more cutting-edge methods such as ethnography or bulletin boards, which enable marketing researchers to discover and understand real consumer motivations, needs, values, and attitudes.

With numerous international case studies, including PepsiCo, Unilever, Danone, Nestle, Aviva and Citibank, the book is uniquely practical in its approach. It is vital reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of marketing research, consumer behaviour and consumer psychology.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|19 pages

Why we need qualitative research methods

The role of research in marketing

chapter 2|25 pages

From consciousness to unconsciousness

Evolution in understanding consumers and its consequences for qualitative marketing research practice

chapter 3|24 pages

Qualitative methods

The different tools in the hands of a marketing researcher

chapter 4|32 pages

Projective and enabling techniques

A way to go beyond declarations

chapter 5|32 pages

Step 1

Defining the research questions and research schemata

chapter 6|21 pages

Step 2: discussion guide

The art of asking the right questions

chapter 7|28 pages

Step 3: conducting an interview

The difference between good and bad moderators

chapter 9|9 pages

Concluding chapter

Future developments in qualitative marketing research