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Since they were first used over 65 years ago by US government sociologists investigating the effectiveness of military propaganda movies the focus group has been the backbone of the market research industry.
By the middle of the twentieth century ECCO Irving Fisherman Sandali Nere italia , advertising agencies started to jump on the bandwagon hiring researchers to discover out why certain kinds of products and services were appealing. The focus group gained popularity because its format prompted the participants to explain their reasons and motivations behind product charm, recognition and ultimately purchase. The use of focus groups grew, especially amongst politicians as policy setting instruments. Focus groups even gained credence in academic research despite having no regular methods for the gathering or capture of the outputs produced. It seemed like the focus group was here for the long-haul.
So what’s gone unsatisfactory? In his recent Slate Magazine article ECCO Uomo Intrinsic Sandali Nere italia , “Lies, Damn Lies and Focus Groups?” Daniel Gross challenges the efficacy and usefulness of focus groups for informing product development and marketing. He highlights the widely documented mismatch between what people express about product concepts in focus groups, and the way they in reality behave when it comes to making purchases. A small point ECCO Uomo Yucatan Sandali Bison Nere italia , which costs companies millions in improper product development and misplaced marketing.
On top of this there is an widening endemic difficulty with focus group research that simply refuses to go away. The ‘Focus Groupie’ is a term used to describe people who for whatever reason spend their spare time contributing to focus groups. You can’t really blame them, the promise of about $90 and a free meal is very appealing. And nothing is off-limits for these opportunist opinion givers. Yesterday they were early adopting gin lovers, today cautious supporters of animal rights ECCO Chander Classic Fisherman Sandali Nere italia , tomorrow who knows? Yet, in the words of one such ‘focus groupie’ the only thing they have in common is that “after a while the stories don’t seem like lies – more like acting – and it’s quite fun to pretend to be someone else”.
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