3. • Most brand managers would say "it's effective if there's a high recall of the brand".
• Your head of sales would probably say "an increase in sales would be a good
determinant of an ad's success".
• Your inventory manager would most likely attribute it to the number of times the
stocks were replenished.
4. • But if you ask a market research manager, most likely he/she would not just give
you a yes or no answer but would provide you statistical data on which part the ad
failed and would also provide the brand manager a set of recommendations to
address what is lacking in the ad.
5. • Market researchers usually conduct post ad tests to determine brand recall and ad
effectiveness.
• The general objective for conducting this type of test is to show how the ad stands
out from competition and
• if there's enough brand recall that would help convert a consumer to a customer.
• Basically, this type of test would answer the question
"Does my Ad has what it takes to cut through the clutter?"
7. • Determine the target market
• Using statistics, determine a sampling size that would represent the entire
population of your target market
• Survey is one-on-one - meaning, hire someone who can converse very well and is
nonthreatening because it takes a good interviewer to get high quality answers
from random consumers.
• Interviewer MUST follow what is in the questionnaire. Do not create your own
questions.
8. • Write all the answers. And when we say all, we mean ALL. Even the smallest detail.
• After interviewing, gather all the results and tabulate in one file. (Ideally create a
separate post on how to tabulate the results).
• After computing the results, compare the quantitative data to the qualitative and
formulate your recommendations.
9. The hard part here is the interview part where you have to
• convince random strangers to spent some of their time talking to you and
• sharing information that can be personal depending on the brand being surveyed
on.
10. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE PLANNING TO
CONDUCT THE RESEARCH YOURSELF, HERE ARE A
FEW TIPS
• Be approachable and friendly! If you're a bad in the real world, then this is not the
job for you. But if you NEED to do this like it's a requirement for a class, then by all
means TRY and do a bit of acting to get the data you need.
• Make sure NOT to add or remove anything from the questionnaire. Doing so will
definitely not give you the right results you need.
• Be polite - this is a no brainer, since you're the one who is in need of the data then
you must be on people's good graces to get what you want.
• Always say THANK YOU after the interview. After all, the answers of a random
stranger might give you the insights you need to improve your company's ad.
11. • The questionnaire below is the one used when researching for a brand in the
dressed-chicken category (the ones that you see in the supermarket).
• Just change the section where it talks about the brand with your own brand.